New street lights --- elmsvale

• Guest 699

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  16 March 2012     18:38159668
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  all week elmsvale have had the street lights replaced with smaller clear lights inside of the orange ones
  last year the pavements were sorted , so with a short distance to the grammar schools and 20 minute walk to highspeed trains , will soon be the place to move to before the houses go over the £ 200,000 mark !!
• Guest 653

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  16 March 2012     23:36159735
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  Both of which (street lighting and pavements) are the responsibility of Kent Highways.
  
  We often hear of bad stories about Kent Highways, it makes a nice change to hear a good story.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• DT1

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  17 March 2012     08:52159750
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  Short walking to the grammar schools affects house prices?
  
  I think you have cause and effect muddled up!
• Guest 653

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  17 March 2012     09:52159787
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  I think there is a correlation between good schools and house prices Darren; not just that, but it does help.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 March 2012     09:55159789
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  i seem to remember some years back in london people were pulling all sorts of stunts to make sure they lived in the catchment area of a good school.
  
  parents would get together and rent a bedsit and never ever go there if the address was right.
• DT1

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  17 March 2012     09:59159791
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  I think you've muddled it as well Roger.
  
  Perhaps there should be some kind of test (that can only be taken once) to move to areas with good street lighting and pavements.
• Guest 653

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  17 March 2012     10:02159794
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  In what way Darren ?
  
  Street-lighting and pavements are totally different (and unrelated in terms of value) to being near a good school, but oddly, they are all the responsibility of KCC.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• DT1

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  17 March 2012     10:24159800
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  Not all the responsibility of KCC for long. I think there is a perfect correlation between all things mentioned. Trees on streets being an excellent indicator of social positioning.
  
  Define 'good school' and then define 'nice area'. This is Michael Gove's problem, he fails to understand our society.
• Keith Sansum1

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  17 March 2012     12:12159821
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  good point dt1
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