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I welcome the review which has taken place into how Dundee City Council dealt with the severe winter weather in November, December and into January. I'm pleased that my particular concern for the welfare of sheltered tenants is being taken on board.
I was pleased to be able to attend the briefing today which was organised by the Chief Executive for elected members. It was good to hear about what officers of the council had done during the recent bad weather. It was also good to have the opportunity as an elected representative to pass on the many concerns raised with me by constituents and others across the city.
The Chief Executive has undertaken to take on board a number of comments and issues which were raised and to feed these comments into a review of the council's policy which will be considered before next winter.
Firstly, I would want to praise the work done by council employees and others in terrible conditions. Many of them went above and beyond the call of duty.
But there are lessons to learnt. There needs to clarity in the public's mind about what they can expect from the council.
On a number of occasions I have raised concerns about sheltered housing residents who were virtual prisoners in their own home for a number of weeks. The council cleared the entrance to sheltered housing lounges but did not clear the footpaths in surrounding streets. This needs to be looked at. For a number of sheltered lounges Christmas was cancelled as a result of this.
In general the council needs to review how often they can expect severe winters like the one we faced this year. Was it a blip or is it part of a trend towards harsher winters? If it is part of a trend then the council, the Scottish Government and indeed the UK Government need to be devoting more resources to winter maintenance.
In terms of roads maintenance the council needs to deal with the many potholes which are a result of the recent weather. The council needs to consider whether it is right to spend less on repairs or spend more and have repairs that are genuine and long-lasting.
I look forward to seeing the policy proposals brought forward by the Chief Executive and the Administration and I hope that they will make a real difference to the way in which the people of Dundee experience severe weather.'
I was pleased to be able to attend the briefing today which was organised by the Chief Executive for elected members. It was good to hear about what officers of the council had done during the recent bad weather. It was also good to have the opportunity as an elected representative to pass on the many concerns raised with me by constituents and others across the city.
The Chief Executive has undertaken to take on board a number of comments and issues which were raised and to feed these comments into a review of the council's policy which will be considered before next winter.
Firstly, I would want to praise the work done by council employees and others in terrible conditions. Many of them went above and beyond the call of duty.
But there are lessons to learnt. There needs to clarity in the public's mind about what they can expect from the council.
On a number of occasions I have raised concerns about sheltered housing residents who were virtual prisoners in their own home for a number of weeks. The council cleared the entrance to sheltered housing lounges but did not clear the footpaths in surrounding streets. This needs to be looked at. For a number of sheltered lounges Christmas was cancelled as a result of this.
In general the council needs to review how often they can expect severe winters like the one we faced this year. Was it a blip or is it part of a trend towards harsher winters? If it is part of a trend then the council, the Scottish Government and indeed the UK Government need to be devoting more resources to winter maintenance.
In terms of roads maintenance the council needs to deal with the many potholes which are a result of the recent weather. The council needs to consider whether it is right to spend less on repairs or spend more and have repairs that are genuine and long-lasting.
I look forward to seeing the policy proposals brought forward by the Chief Executive and the Administration and I hope that they will make a real difference to the way in which the people of Dundee experience severe weather.'
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