Here's some interesting news. Presumably everyone in New and School roads have had this leaflet pushed through their doors? If not you can print this one off. What's interesting about this then?
1. Is the re-surfacing work being undertaken as a result of the meeting earlier this winter at Camelsdale School where residents explained forcibly that they were fed up with underinvestment in infrastructure; speeding cars and a lack of safe crossings?
2. A cunning plan to buy us off by sorting the roads out a bit so we stop whining about the possibility of building on the rec?
3. Just part of the routine road improvements which every village gets on a rotation?
Who can tell as the leaflet doesn't say?
But it's (the leaflet) also a bit sinister too. We are being told that the police will remove cars parked in the way of the surfacing work, but it doesn't tell us where else we can park. What are the arrangements to be made for disabled or elederly people? Or children? Or parents with babies and tinies in buggies?
Co-incidentally, I've just spoken to a very thoughtful and helpful young woman who did agree that the leaflet isn't that useful but said that the contractors will try to help out with regards to access and so on. But if you want to know more you can ring Neil Westmore who's a W.Sussex CC employee and apparently knows what's going on 01243 642105 or you can email highways.western@westsussex.gov.uk where I am assured you will get lots of help and info.
Watch out though as the work starts week beginning April 1st (true) and is likely to be very dispruptive for a bit.
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