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I live on the Folkestone Road and I'm one of the (District) Councillors for the ward.
I walk up and down the road, two, three or more times a week and drive up and down it a few times a day and it breaks my heart and makes me damned annoyed to see just how awful some people live.
The amount of rubbish that is just strewn all over the floor, the mattresses, furniture, broken toys, dirty nappies - all have been reported to DDC and many departments there and they and outside agencies (Police and Social Services) are working on all the issues I raise with them.
Howard knows, he gets a copy of many of the emails and photos I send.
Part of the problem is the make-up of the properties - how the old, large family homes have been allowed to be turned into little tiny boxes for the less well off, vulnerable and less able.
Some houses have been turned into HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupancy), but I'm sure they house many more people than they are registered for, which then causes a problem with the rubbish.
Some if not most, of these badly managed houses, have some very small children living in them and for many, it must be like a slum - inside and out.
The Priory Forum is (amongst other things) trying to organise a meeting/gathering with all sorts of nationalities of local people to try to create a greater understanding of each other, but also point out what is needed of them.
Noise is also another big concern that causes real problems late in the evening, sometimes as late as 1am.
There are also too many businesses in Folkestone Road, that are funded by KCC (so our money) and looking after various types of "vulnerable" people - homeless men, homeless youngsters, ex-prisoners, people with learning disabilities etc.
There's too many for one street and too many tiny flats, too many people who don't give a stuff about where they live and how they live.
I am trying very hard to change all this, but it is not easy and is taking far too long.
I'm not sure what is meant by ordinary people, but ordinary people are not happy about things: the mess, waste and litter, the noise and the fact that we don't seem to have enough "decent" people living here.
We do need more community involvement, but with such a transient population, it is very difficult.
Roger