At last after four years of campaigning and petitions by the residents “Access only” signs have been installed in five streets in Greenlands where parking for the local residents has in the daytime been a nightmare. Both myself and Chris Ryan made it one of our aims to push for this should we have been elected. This has now been achieved and there are now a lot of happy residents.
The streets affected are Sidney Avenue, Lime Grove, Gresley Place, Hayfield Avenue and Leys Road.
Here is a copy of a letter sent to the Gazette by one of the residents
Letters - October 6, 2011
Published on Thursday 6 October 2011 10:20 For many years, we on Leys Road have been plagued by people, who work at the nearby Unity College and Warbreck House, parking their cars in our road.
They treat the road like a car park, leaving their vehicles outside our homes from early morning until teatime.
It causes us terrible problems because we know if we go out in our car any time during the week, there will be nowhere to park on our return. People living in Sydney Avenue, Hayfield Avenue and Lime Grove have also been badly affected.
We appealed in vain to the last Tory councillors, we took photos and even put in a petition to no effect.
Then, at the local elections, we quizzed the candidates to see if they would do anything to help us. Coun Wright was very sympathetic, as she is also affected, and promised to help if elected.
Thank goodness she was.
Within two months of the Labour councillors Wright and Ryan getting on the council, our roads have been designated access only. Now, people can only park their cars in the street if they live here, or are visiting a house on the street.
On behalf of all the residents of all the streets now living on unclogged streets, thank you councillors Wright and Ryan.
ROBIN and JENNIFER DALTON
Leys Road
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