Dear David ...

27 April 2021
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Dear David

In your latest flyer you have stated that the Conservative County Councillor has “secured the funds and resources to resurface the town centre in 2012”.

This would, of course, be amazing. Please could you provide more details of deliverables such as:

1.     Exactly where and when this resurfacing will take place for all major milestones
2.     Design considerations and of any changes to the actual road layouts, including junctions etc, 
3.     Adherence to relevant standards such as LTN 1/20
4.     Public consultations to establish needs and desired locations for this work
5.     Rationale as to why this should not just be regarded as routine maintenance
6.     Provision for Active Travel, including disabled access

Yours sincerely
Mark Harrison 

3 May 2021

Dear David

I contacted you with a question last week via your preferred channel, i.e. your Tory email address. I had been hoping for some clarification of your statement that the Conservatives had secured the wherewithal to resurface the town centre this year. In the absence of a reply, I managed to view the plans provided by Skanska. It appears, from what I saw, that this amounts to little more than routine maintenance? If you believe differently, I would be grateful for your views?

While we're on the subject, I am told there is likely to be some resurfacing work on Park Road, too. If this is not to be another piece of routine maintenance, it would be helpful to understand how this major artery will be brought up to LTN 1/20 standards in the process. The crossing places could certainly be brought into alignment if this is to be a proper capital project, don't you think?

Good luck on Thursday

Yours sincerely
​Mark Harrison