Issue - meetings

To receive any petitions in accordance with Standing Order 68.  Notice should be given in writing or by e-mail to the Partnership Committee Officer at least 14 days before the meeting.  Alternatively, the petition can be submitted on-line through Surrey County Council’s e-petitions website as long as the minimum number of signatures (30) has been reached 14 days before the meeting.

One petition has been received and the officer response is attached.

Request to resurface Dennis Road, East Molesey

Lead petitioner:  Sanne Enemark  Signatures from 40 residents of Dennis Road, representing 35 households.  

That the Local Committee [Elmbridge] agreed :

To add Dennis Road to its list of roads for consideration for prioritisation for resurfacing in a future year.

Reasons: To enable prioritisation of funding when compared to other projects.

Declarations of Interest: Cllr Mary Sheldon declared a personal interest as her daughter is a resident of Dennis Road.

Officers attending: Nick Healey, Area Highways Manager

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: One petition was received

Julian Bye presented the petition on behalf of the petitioner.  The circulated presentation with photos is attached to these minutes.  He highlighted the unsightly and dangerous condition of both the road and pavement.  The road is home to families and many of the surrounding roads have been treated in recent years.  The poor condition of the pavement and high kerbs result in people walking in the road pushing wheelchairs and buggies.  There is a School in Vine Road which means that there are many pedestrians using the road.  Although the potholes have been filled, the pavement is so high in places that car doors often become stuck on the pavement when opened and are damaged.  He hoped that it would be possible for resources to be made available to address the issues.

Member discussion –key points

The Area Highways Manager indicated that the cost estimates in the report are just to treat the road,  any work on the pavement would double or triple the cost.

The Chairman agreed that surrounding roads had been addressed in previous years but this was at a time when the Committee had a significantly larger budget.

Whilst members of the Committee had sympathy for the residents, many of them could point to other roads in the Borough in a similar or worse condition and could not agree to promote this road in preference to them.  The Area Highways Manager agreed to inspect the road for safety defects and to see whether it would be possible to carry out jet patching.

Resolved:

To add Dennis Road to the list of roads for consideration for prioritisation by the Committee for resurfacing in a future year.

Reasons: To enable prioritisation of funding when compared to other projects.