Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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DDC INFO just in. Many thanks guys.
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FLOOD PROTECTION - WORKS
TO HELP HOUSEHOLDERS
A range of flood protection works is being planned to help householders in Dover following important news of grant funding of more than £110,000 from the Environment Agency to protect properties in the area for the future.
The funding was awarded following work on a Surface Water Management Plan, which is being prepared by Dover District Council, Kent County Council, and other partners, including Southern Water and the Environment Agency.
The plan focuses primarily on the surface water flood risk in the Dover Town area, which was identified by DEFRA as being particularly susceptible to this type of flooding. As part of work on the plan, a number of properties were found to be eligible for grants for flood protection, and DDC and KCC applied for the funding.
DDC is delivering the grant locally, with support from KCC, and is working with householders to make sure homes remain protected from flood risk. Works may include floodgate doors, raising the threshold, waterproof rendering, non-return valves and barriers. DDC Cabinet approved the project at its meeting on 5 September.
Cllr Nigel Collor, DDC Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management said: "This is good news for Dover and for local residents, and we are very pleased to be able to work with our partners and with householders to help protect properties for the future of the area."
Brian Dixon
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cleaning the road side drains may be a start,as they seem to be blocked most of the time.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Knowing these Buffoons the money will probably be wasted on nothing ( I was not referring to our
councillors ) They do all the hard work for it and the know it all's cock it up.
Time will tell.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Cllr Collar says This is good news for Dover and for local residents and we are pleased...................................................to help protect these properties in this area.
Four years ago the Councillors and DDC Regeneration planning Officers Lambasted Publicly the Environment Agency for giving evidence and proving the area was on a Flood Plain.
Many of the Residents contacted us to say they have tried everyone including the MP and Cllr Collar to help them.
They were informed by all they could not help.
We put forward both the residents and the Hospitals case regarding the Flood Plain.
Councillors DDC Scrutiny Committee ignored all the Facts given to them in September 2007!!!!!!!!!!!Four years ago.
Now they want to be congratulated for using Environment Agency Grant money to save the households from flooding when they were prepared to let OUR hOSPITAL FLOAT IN SEWAGE.
Well thats Local politics!!!!!!!!!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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local politicians are very adept at being associated with successes and distancing themselves from failures, photo opportunities rarely missed.
hardly a way to run a dance hall.
Keith Sansum1
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howard;
its fair to say that collor will have watched the last kcc bye electiion result and know that his time was up some time ago.
he will be dreading the next kcc election where he will be removed from office.
the tide changed at the last kcc election, the clock is ticking for mr collor.
this is as reg says desperation stuff.
the clock is tick tick ticking
soon time to say,,,,,,,,,,,,
nigel who ??????
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Some very strong passionate posts there.
Its good that there is some finance available for flood defences in Dover Town. The flood risk was the reason given whey we couldnt have a central hospital right here in the heart of town bringing life and vitality to our inner community. I myself, but bearing in mind Im a foreigner and relatively not here all that long, never remember it flooding in central dover. Did it ever?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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i think just on the hospital issue itself
excuses have been made as to why we cant have the hospital dover deserves,
we have also seen politicians abuse the system by fighting amongst themselves.
sadly this has allowed those within the govt and N.H.S. to use it as an excuse to scale down dovers facilities
and again, only you and i are the losers
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Jan Higgins
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Paul, I have lived in the area on and off since the mid sixties and I do not remember the Dour ever flooding that area.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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there have been instances of basement flats in the folkestone road being suffering water damage in major storms and shops in the town centre have suffered on the odd occasion, no different to many other towns.
i cannot imagine the dour ever bursting its banks in town.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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like i said howard
excuses excuses
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Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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My mother used to live in a basement flat on Maison Dieu Road (directly opposite the proposed clinic site - it was never going to be a hospital) and was flooded out three times in five years. I have on quite a few occasions had to wade through surface water, especially on the car park next to the health centre. Most drivers will know about facing standing water on the corner of Maison Dieu Road opposite Morrisons.
If there is any doubt about flooding risks down there I am sure the fire brigade have records of the number of times they have been called in to pump out peoples homes.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
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Chris
Are you saying that the problem of flooding could not be addressed and solved?.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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Not as such, but a lot of the problems stem from the drainage to residences along Maison Dieu Road and, having spoken to various water companies and other agencies, these stem from problems the landlords would be expected to pay for fixing. Without them being sorted, with non-return valves, the road drainage would still face being overloaded in heavy rain etc. The river, which can and does overflow at times, will need to be addressed along its whole length, rather than just moving the problem away from wherever building is desired first. However, how keen would people be on one solution proposed which involves digging up Pencester Gardens to create a flood plain?
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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The only standing water I have come across is the large puddle that collects on Frith Road just past Salisbury Road that drenched me to shoulder height when a bus went past.
BTW there is a large pothole near the bottom of Albert Road and there will be more to come when the frosts hit as the road surface is disintegrating, so drivers and cyclists beware if you use that road.
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Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The houses along Park Street have basements, we have a friend who lives there and their basement gets very damp over the Winter months and the smell is none too pleasant. I will tell them about the above funding if they haven't already read it here first
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I think the problems stem from the culverts under Morrisons car park and under Castle St/ Snoops. When the river is in spate, particularly when Crabble Mill opens up their sluice, those culverts can't cope and there is a backflow into the surface water drains.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
I was born here and never has it flood in town Brian said it right clean the drains more often, this is just another way the council can get grant money and do nothing with it well not for the town anyway.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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its now time to stop talking and start the phyiscal work of sorting it out.
1,get the drains cleaned out.
2,replace drains that have no function.
3,put drains in the right places.
i'm sure this would help as a start,but may be to simple for the boffins.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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A Chronology of the floods in Maison Dieu and other areas over the years was sent to DF Front page over a year ago.Probably to long and boring for members to read,bit like my question to DDC,so I will cherrypick a few.
June 2007 DDC press release...Flood Two feet deep Maison Dieu and other areas Citizen Bureau evacuated.Bowling green damaged.
Sept 2003. DDC press release.Maison Dieu and other areas flooded.River Dour burst its Banks.
Surprise ..Surprise ..DDC stop flood press releases when they wanted to build our Hospital on guess what...Maison Dieu.
Reports of flooding go back to 1970 and beyond.The basements and first floors of homes in Maison Dieu have been flooded many many times.
In Short it is on a `FLOOD PLAIN` end of discussion.
A dossier is being prepared for the Local Government Ombudsman detailing DDC`s involvement in this fiasco.
Our Hospital has been delayed because the Authorities had there heads in the sand for their own selfish reasons.
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