Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Potholes and Parking

Candidates for Council Office would do well to say what they propose to do about the following two disgraceful situations -

I have never seen our roads in such a poor state of repair. All of the Ladder roads have three or four major potholes; on Green Lanes south of Endymion there is a pothole large and deep enough to swallow a baby buggy complete with occupant or a G-Wizz. There is a huge, but happily shallow, depression on Turnpike Lane outside the Lebanese grocer and a deep rut traversing the Lane. The Council may well say that these are caused by winter frosts but this winter was relatively mild. Suburban roads in Moscow are in much better condition and, as you know, they really do have frost.

Candidates and current Councillors, why are our roads in such atrocious condition ?

Secondly, parking charges are going up - as they do. But in the Council-run car park behind M&S in Muswell Hill the charge for 1 hour parking has gone up overnight from £1.20 an hour to £2.25 an hour.

Candidates and current Councillors, why has the charge more than doubled when payment is now by telephone ( a further charge ? ) so the Council now does not need to pay someone to empty the pay-and-display machines ? How can you justify that increase ?

Your answers may affect the result of the upcoming May election.

A. V. Oter

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Permalink Reply by Zena Brabazon on April 23, 2018 at 12:25

Pothole update! I have been around the ward and can say that there has been progress in fixing the potholes which I and other have been reporting. The huge pothole at West Green Road has been filled in, and some of the bigger ones on Ladder Roads.

I'm not saying its solved, but there has been improvement in doing the repairs. I will keep on nagging and chasing.

Zena Brabazon

Cllr, Harringay Ward, Labour Candidate, Local Elections, May 3 2018

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Permalink Reply by Nick G-T on April 23, 2018 at 13:22

Please take a look at Falkland, they filled a couple but left most. And they are well within the depth threshold.

Also, there are large stones scattered across many roads which when driven over fly about, damaging cars and potentially injuring pedestrians. They should be cleared at the same time as filling the potholes or during the weekly street sweep.

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Permalink Reply by Zena Brabazon on April 23, 2018 at 14:11

Hi Nick. will do. Falkland and Fairfax are both in need of urgent attention!

Zena

Zena Brabazon

Cllr, Harringay Ward, Labour Candidate, Local Elections, May 3 2018

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Permalink Reply by Bob Ruggles on April 23, 2018 at 13:25

Many of the pot holes come from past Service work. Where the repair is not up to standard. Years ago the Council had inspectors who signed off these repairs. Joys of Cuts .

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Permalink Reply by Bob Ruggles on April 23, 2018 at 13:29

What's needed is a Borughh Reporting scheme. So that users can claim negligence off Council if they refuse to repair roads. I understand it is still cheaper to pay out claims than fixing pot holes .