Labour Forces Deal Flood Seminar.
- 13 April 2012 08:21165202Running a little late with this one from LABOUR. Many thanks to the guys there.
Labour Forces Deal Flood Seminar
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Kent County Council has been forced to put funds into a plan to combat surface flooding in Deal and kicked this off with a seminar at the Landmark Centre, Deal, on Wednesday 4 April.
Gordon Cowan, Labour Leader of the Opposition on Dover District Council, says: "The fact that Kent County Council has "found" some cash to put into a meeting of stakeholders to find out about Deal's flooding problems shows that even Kent's Conservatives can be embarrassed into action. Labour has been saying for years that the County Council needed to show that it was prepared to do its bit by clearing out the drains. They have at least started that process and now, I hope, we can stop the buck-passing and get on with having a sensible discussion with Southern Water."
Mike Eddy, Labour District Councillor for Mill Hill, Deal, says: "We have seen rivers running down Mill Hill in times of heavy rain. We have seen drain covers lifted and a fountain created in the middle of the road. And we have seen small lakes develop at the bottom of Mill Hill threatening homes and blocking roads. Across Deal we have seen similar flooding because the roadside gullies are choked with weeds and the drains are choked with muck. It may seem strange to talk about flooding as a hose-pipe ban starts but when rain comes it comes in short sharp bursts. We get the floods and the rain doesn't refill the aquifers."
Former Mayor of Deal and Labour Town Councillor for Middle Deal, Deryck Murray, has been a leading campaigner in the fight to get Deal's drains cleared and to limit surface flooding.
Deryck Murray says: "Sorting out Deal's surface flooding is important for all of us. It affects our insurance premiums, our health and the town's economy. And the Conservative District Council has now made the problem worse by giving permission for massive house-building on the flood- plain at Sholden. The meeting at the Landmark Centre is long overdue and I hope it will result in positive proposals. I would encourage everyone to report blocked drains to Kent County Council's Highways Services."email: dover7@msn.com - 13 April 2012 09:36165207bad enough around pencester/stembrook after a bit of rain.
- 13 April 2012 09:41165208So, they are to build upon the flood-plan...
http://www.kent.gov.uk/environment_and_planning/flooding/how_we_manage_flood_risk/flood_response_plan.aspx?theme=mobileIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - Brian Dixon
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13 April 2012 13:03165237howard,thats a lack of maintainance to drains in the area,a common acerance around the town.and besides that some drains are put in the wrong places. - 13 April 2012 15:41165272Bit late in reality as well Paully.
Flood defence work is planned to commence in Deal next year & alleviates the majority of Deal's potential flood issues.
What we have here is a KCC drainage maintainence issue. Important yes but the not structural deficit issue.
I wonder how many quoted are KCC candidates next year.
Dover's problems in Maison Dieu/Pencester area were dealt with last year.
Watty - 13 April 2012 15:45165277i remember seeing southern water coves working in maison dieu road last summer with a sign that the work being carried out was in respect of flooding.
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13 April 2012 23:14165374nice to see labour keeping up the good fightALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 14 April 2012 06:29165388Trying to score politcal points more like. Paul is right, they're making a story up.
KCC now have a schedule of drain gulley clearance and are working on it.
Roger - 14 April 2012 06:54165390Over the years we have had quite an amount of complaints about flooding, and on top of that the prospect of flooding seems to have shaped all our lives one way or another....so good to see this moving forward.
Will relax the topic now from its locked position.email: dover7@msn.com - Keith Sansum1
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14 April 2012 07:04165391oh dear ROGER another poster who says they stopped posting on politics.
but its nice to see you posting again
with regard to the original headline of course we all suffer floodingALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Brian Dixon
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14 April 2012 07:11165393roger,dosent that make kcc unfit for purpese,if drains/flooding is the issue shouldnt drains been kept clear in the first place and not left neglected for so long. - 14 April 2012 07:27165398Very good point Brian.
email: dover7@msn.com - Keith Sansum1
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14 April 2012 07:30165399oh paulb
thought my point was ok lol
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 14 April 2012 07:41165401Oh dear I cocked up with the diplomacy there...lol!
But if it was KCCs job all along do look after the flooding situation where have they been, they are not a new body just bussed in.email: dover7@msn.com - Keith Sansum1
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14 April 2012 08:07165406paulb
don't mention its a conservative run local authority lol
cant blame it on the lib dems there lolALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Brian Dixon
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14 April 2012 11:14165443never mind paul,just add a small drop of water to that glass of wine and will be ok.
- Keith Sansum1
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14 April 2012 12:18165463brian;
don't waste water lolALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Brian Dixon
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14 April 2012 15:13165503not waste kieth,just makes the drink last longer. - Keith Sansum1
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14 April 2012 18:10165550don';t drink it, lasts for ever then lolALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 15 April 2012 17:22165723Now now boys, I know these are austere times but adding water to our wine is Not an option
#14 They're still waiting for the bus me thinks
