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Funding confirmed for Western Access Road in Stafford
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tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
So our immoral council have money for a road to only increase car usage, but no money for the care of our elderly and needy. They can all go f*ck themselves as far as I'm concerned
Just remember that come the next election.
but isnt this road going to be self funding how much money is 3000 new houses this road allows to be built going to generate per year. the national dept is still getting bigger. we need to learn to live within our means. from a goverment level they need to spend less or raise taxes or both. where should the axe fall. social care is protected to an extent as they heave to meet certin legal commitments.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
They may be less bothered about increased car usage than making as-yet-unbuilt housing units look more accessible to potential purchasers..?So our immoral council have money for a road to only increase car usage, but no money for the care of our elderly and needy. They can all go f*ck themselves as far as I'm concerned
kyoto49
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I can assure you I never voted for this 'shower of sh*te'!!! And I did vote!
kyoto49
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Says someone who has clearly never tried to find a care home for the elderly (that actually gives a damn) that falls within the budget the council provide per person. Legal commitments there may be, but I can assure you that no care home in Stafford provides a decent standard of care for the miserly weekly amount the council will pay, and I know cos I visited every miserable piss smelling one of em
. *No offence if you have unfortunately found yourself in this terrible position
gilbert grape
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The old "more roads means more traffic" argument always puzzles me! Is there somebody sat in a factory saying, "they've built another road, we best get some more cars made!"
This road is literally happening on my doorstep so I do have views on it - the plans have changed since they were first drawn up and now the road has move slightly further back, the sound barrier of trees and grass banking has grown in size and people also seem to forget, or ignore, when this road goes in, all of the land to the north of the road will be handed back to wildlife rather than retained as car parking.
The Castletown residents group has been to meetings with the council as it is they/us that will be most affected and points have been taken on board from both parties. Some Doxey Road houses will be monitored during the works and have also taken part in the noise and vibration studies.
I feel that, unlike the rugby club development, this scheme has had some proper consultation rather than just pushed through at a political level.
This road is literally happening on my doorstep so I do have views on it - the plans have changed since they were first drawn up and now the road has move slightly further back, the sound barrier of trees and grass banking has grown in size and people also seem to forget, or ignore, when this road goes in, all of the land to the north of the road will be handed back to wildlife rather than retained as car parking.
The Castletown residents group has been to meetings with the council as it is they/us that will be most affected and points have been taken on board from both parties. Some Doxey Road houses will be monitored during the works and have also taken part in the noise and vibration studies.
I feel that, unlike the rugby club development, this scheme has had some proper consultation rather than just pushed through at a political level.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
You don't need to have more vehicles to have more traffic. There are places that I don't drive because it's just too much aggro to do so. Traffic is about vehicle use. A parked vehicle (that is not obstructing the highway) is having no input into 'traffic'.
But there is a natural ceiling at which point vehicle use will no longer increase. there is no way to reduce this ceiling without putting measures in place that get people out of there vehicles either voluntarily or forced I.e better / cheaper public service provision. or pricing people off the road I.e higher taxes or allowing congestion to get so bad people don't think it worthwhile using there vehicles
Malcolm
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Nothing will change after the next election.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Not if we rely on the government to change it, no.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Gandhi..?
Though, this seems to be the nearest thing that he definitely said "If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do."
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Farage.
1JKz
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Jackson?
alphagamma
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Gridlocks R US, then.
