Tony Gribbin, Neighbourhood
Services Area Manager gave the following updates:
NEAT??
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- Winter works continue
at a rate expected.
- Since the last LAC
(in January), a mild winter period had been experienced with the
exception being w/c 6th March?
- The Grounds staff
continued to work a 28-hour week during the winter period, which
ended this week, and they would revert to longer, summer hours from
Monday coming.?
- Progress through
scheduled work had been a challenge but ultimately
successful.?
- Mr Gribbin to be
alerted if members believed any requested work had not been
completed.?
- Preparations had been
finalised for the upcoming grass cutting season. All grass cutting
equipment had either been serviced or was scheduled to be
serviced.??
- Grass cutting to
start within the next 2 weeks depending on ground
conditions??
- No fundamental route
changes?
- Seasonal grounds
maintenance staff were being recruited for this
year.??
- Weed control
activities will be undertaken in-house again this
year.??
- Blue dye?WOULD be
used this year.?
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?Street
Cleansing?
- Business as
usual
- Street sweeping was
always affected by ground frost, the service had been suspended
recently due to the winter weather event?
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Waste
?
Residual and
recycling?
- Business as usual for
waste collection services.??
- Round Review - Work
had been completed in readiness for deployment of the two new
RCV’s. This is done to ensure they are deployed in the most
efficient way possible.?
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Garden waste collections had
started??
- Increasing
housing/customer numbers had meant additional adjusting of rounds
to accommodate the increase. (£49.50 for 20
collections)?
- Initial take up for
the service was high, the scheme remained as popular as
ever.??
Bereavement
Services
?
- No issues at the
Crematorium.?
- The Muslim burial
area in Bedlington was now complete and ready.?
- The drainage on the
roundabout, in Bedlington cemetery would have a new section of
drainage attached to the field drain system. This would commence
from Wednesday 22 March 2023.
Members made the following
comments:
- The team were thanked
for their continued service
- Dirt was not being
cleaned around the new Miller housing development in
Bedlington.
- A request to clear
leaves on the cycle path from Alexander Park and St Peter &
Paul’s
- Flooding caused by
leaves and mud in Cramlington
- Was there an update
on the ownership of the fence
??
Russell Mason, Interim Area
Highways Manager introduced himself and provided the following
updates:
- All Highways
Inspectors and maintenance crews continued to work inspecting,
fixing carriageway defects, making repairs, and making safe
category one defects across the Southeast area.?
- NCC were one of the
top performers in a national Excellence award in Highway and street
lighting Maintenance by APSE (Association for public service
excellence).
- The gully emptier was
fully deployed dealing with reported issues and cyclic
maintenance.
- Larger capital tarmac
patching had been carried out in Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval and
Moorland Drive, Bedlington
Drainage
improvements
- Crookham Way,
Cramlington, Front Street, Seghill, B1505 East Field, Cramlington,
Stead Lane, Bedlington, Spring Vale, Sleekburn, Hester Gardens to
The Avenue, New Hartley
LTP – Carriageway
Resurfacing
?
The programme was completed for
this year. Next year's Schemes had recently been approved in the
following areas:
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- East Farm Terrace,
Cramlington. Complete.?
- Avenue head
Roundabout (remedial Work) Complete?
- Beresford Road,
Seaton Sluice (remedial Work)
?
?
?Other Complete
work?
??
- A192 Large Signs
Complete?
- Red Lion R/A,
Bedlington - Safety Scheme (Upgrading barriers)?
- Seghill First School
– Safety Scheme (Signs)?
- St Ronan’s
Drive Seaton Sluice Traffic safety scheme.
?
Upcoming
work?
?
- Installation of
parking bays Esmeralda Gardens, Hazlitt Place,
Seghill
- Main Street Seghill
– Installation of 2x pedestrian dropped kerbs (Andy
Barbers)
- Signage Scheme
– Stead Lane & Whitley memorial school Bedlington.
(School safety scheme).
- Traffic Calming
scheme Bristol Street New Hartley
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Cramlington Underpass
Flooding?
?
An upgraded pumping station had
been approved and installation should commence next week. This
would include a remote communications device that could report any
flooding direct to the depot/officers.
Members made the following
comments/requests:
- Thanks were conveyed
from residents to compliment Highways for the work which had been
carried out on the drains and gullies on the B1505 to resolve
flooding
- An incident had
occurred at Atlee Park/Plessey Woods
- Parking to be looked
at on the bend opposite The Church of Bedlington Christian
Fellowship “Coffin church” due to parking outside an
Eyelash extension shop.
- A transporter was
parked on Choppington Road, Glebe Bank blocking the pedestrian
walkway, could this be investigated.
- Officers were thanked
for resurfacing part of Ellison Avenue, Holywell, however, the
other side of the road was now in a bad
condition.
- The team was thanked
for their perseverance in repairing the underpass in
Cramlington.
- An update was
requested on re-surfacing of the entrance to CLV.
- Complaints had been
received on worn road markings on Dudley Lane near Vue cinema and a
refresh was requested.
- Could the town centre
roadworks at Cramlington be reviewed and
monitored.
RESOLVED that the information be noted and issues set out in the
bullet points in members’ comments be followed up.