Tring, in Hertfordshire, was last year beset by floods on several key roads in and around the town. These were caused by blocked drains, ditches and gulleys. In Cow Roast near Northchurch a great improvement has been seen following a week-long programme of work and the regular flooding at Tring’s Dundale Road/Icknield Way junction is now greatly improved – although still not completely cured.
However, thousands of smaller (at the moment!) problems are building up across the county. The policy of an 18-Month Cleaning Cycle for drains and gullies is clearly failing – and failing badly.
Tring’s liberal democrat County Councillor, Nick Hollinghurst, said, “It is quite ridiculous for people to have to wait 18 months for blocked gullies to be cleared – just because of policy which may now be out of step with changing rainfall patterns.”
Hertfordshire County Council is carrying out a survey of residents to provide vital information on people’s travel patterns to help plan transport in the county.
The questionnaires, which are straightforward and only take about 10 minutes to complete, are due to be published shortly but will only be sent to random households.
If yours is one of the selected households, there are two types of questionnaire to complete; one household questionnaire and one travel diary questionnaire (for each member of the household). One household member should complete the household questionnaire for the whole household (i.e. anyone living at the address on the covering letter) and then each household member aged 4 or older should complete a travel diary (or someone else can do it on their behalf !)
As an incentive for completing the survey you will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three £100 Love2Shop vouchers. To be eligible for this you must complete the questionnaires by the 30th November 2015.
If you have any questions about the survey please call the free phone helpline on 0800 652 8646.