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| Cllr Muir in Holywood with ice covered pavements |
North Down Borough Council and the Roads
Service need to sort out arrangements for the gritting of town centre footpaths
before the winter arrives.
Last year town centre pavements were treacherous and
arguments continued concerning who was responsible for gritting them. Towards
the end of the cold spell grit was spread by North Down
Borough Council but this was widely viewed as too little and too late with
businesses trade badly affected.
Earlier this year I raised the issue and again I am urging the
Council and Roads Service to come to an arrangement which ensures that town
centre pavements are gritted when snow and ice is experienced. We simply cannot
afford to leave businesses inaccessible for days.
I will continue to raise this issue at Council meetings until a satisfactory solution is found.
I will continue to raise this issue at Council meetings until a satisfactory solution is found.