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A Ladder Residents' Association?

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John McMullan  by John McMullan 49 minutes ago


Hugh, is it time we started a Harringay residents association? I hate RAs because I think they direct funding to the well organised but we are one of the few places in Haringey without an RA and look at how we are treated compared to the Gardens. We could make sure that it was well funded (i.e. better funded than the traders association) and makes the right political donations (seeing as our %$£&ing votes don't seem to count).

Hugh  Reply by Hugh 29 minutes ago

If you're serious, why not start a discussion, but the key will be getting a group of folk together with the time and inclination to do as well as talk.

matt  Reply by matt 13 minutes ago

Define 'Harringay' geographically first John. Which residents would it serve? Hugh's HOL map includes the Gardens which already has a residents assoc. Would you go for the ladder roads, including Green Lanes, Wightman, Turnpike Lane and Endymion Rd that border the ladder roads?

The other issue for some is that setting up an RA may be seen to compete with the LCSP.

 

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Permalink Reply by Manuel on April 27, 2013 at 22:49

I agree we need a Residents Association for the Ladder. And we need to lobby to reduce the rush hour traffic ussing the Ladder as a shortcut between Green Lanes and Whightman Rd

Permalink Reply by Hugh on April 27, 2013 at 23:05

Manuel, you might be interested in this upcoming meeting being organised by some Ladder residents.

We have a local election coming up next year. You can listen to what your current representatives said about traffic when they were in the running for the last election via the links in Section 2 on this page. Your current councillors are Karen Alexander, David Schmitz and Gina Adamou.

Permalink Reply by Manuel on April 27, 2013 at 22:53

I think it would be quite simple to avoid all that extra traffic but not allowing tight hand turning and left turning in some of the Ladder roads and no left hand turning in other ones. Then cars would not be able to use the Ladder as a shortcut and they would not be able to beat traffic by getting from Green Lanes to Whightman Rd

Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 4, 2013 at 12:45

Agreed.

Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on May 4, 2013 at 11:12
A discussion is a start, I'd speak to people, get some meetings going, host meetings,
Matt's right about the roads, that frame Harringay they are crucial,
it's a delicate process that needs encouragement and support from all of us.

LCSP has a role and can be incorporated into the Ladder/s Residents Association as would all the roads individual residents associations, it would serve as an umbrella for the Ladder as a whole, there are approximately 8 thousand residents in the Harringay Ward, and that includes children.

An LRA could provide a framework or platform for groups whose focus may be for the benefit of children's well being, or senior citizens needs.

Time commitment is an issue, I think the chair role should be shared, and more sustainable as you can pool strengths,
can we avoid a system that annoys us where there are a select few, outreach is important to keep residents in the loop.

Sporting bodies, garden associations and friends of park associations etc should be included, to join up thinking for the benefit of the local area. A constitution needs to be set up, with a code of conduct for its members for a positive way to bring thoughts together and address views, diffusing confrontation.

Lets do it and get it right, I see too many reasons to do it, and it would be mutually beneficial to all of us, that way we can't be fobbed off.

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