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The Petition
Are you fed up with the lack of care your estate is receiving from the council? In that they feel it's OK to let the trees grow out of control, the grass grow to knee height and don't bother to repair roads or weed the paths. I am, and I'm asking you to sign this petition so we can do something about it. We all pay community service charges and a lot is collected from this large area of the bay. It's about time we started to receive better service from the authority or even the same service as the other areas of the Bay.
The Demands
We the people of Watcombe estate, (undersigned) demand that Torbay council take immediate action to address the following important issues around this area.
1 Cut back and trim all avenue trees on the estate to a reasonable level. And in some case's remove dangerous old trees that are ripping up paths and are in danger of causing serious damage to property and or, injury or death to the local population.2 Regularly cut and keep the grass areas in a better condition,as is done in all other parks in the Bay.
3 Repair roads and paths around the whole estate and rid them of the weeds.
4 We would ask that the council approach the relevant housing associations that rent property's in the area and discuss taking action with their residents to keep their gardens in a clean and a tidy state. And to make regular inspections to see this is adhered to. And where in the case that the property be privately owned, take action and enforce regulatory council policy's against these tenants if their property is causing a nuisance.
5 Keep the children's park in a good state of repair and free from litter, also adding litter bins for people to use.
We are not asking for any more than we are paying for and feel that we are being singled out by you (the authority) as a means of saving revenue. We are already known as a impoverished area of the bay and your actions or lack of actions are not making things any easier or making the situation any better.
Finally, and on a more personal note, as a home owner in the area, I feel you Torbay council are directly or at least largely responsible for the depreciating value of my home. And this must stop. I will be investigating legal avenues to seek expert advice on this matter and I can tell you after talking to many other home owners in the Watcombe area, their feelings are much the same.
Photos
Photos are included so you can see the situation for yourselves.See photos here
I am very willing and able to meet and discuss any proposals you may have and walk the area with an appointed official at any chosen time and date, if this is what you would want. But the people of Watcombe would like to hear some positive news back from you in the very near future.
Sincerely M.Stockton Resident.
(admin for Watcombe care group Facebook)
Contact
Tel 01803 320908
Mobile 07979813257
email [email protected]
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The scale of local interest has prompted the council to confirm a site visit for next week. I am currently finalizing a formal report of the maintenance failures to present during that meeting.
43 Comments
The way watcombe is being neglected by Torbay council is a disgrace , all the other parks seen by tourist etc are well maintained and a nice place to visit. I've never once seen the council there, sort it out.
It's about time they sorted the grass and the trees out ,the trees have got that overgrown that anyone could hide in the growth off the trunk and mug someone and you wouldn't even know they were there .
My children can't even walk down our rd without the danger of getting a face full of thorns and dodging low branches of trees, Torquay used to be a lovely place to live, we pay more council tax and get less results!
Watcome is being let down by the lack of maintainence it is receiving it looks scruffy and I find it embarrassing the majority of us her take pride in out homes and want to live in a well kept surrounding area
If public areas of the estate aren't maintained it makes it look like the residents don't care, which isn't true. It can also lower value and appeal of properties in the area.
The park is a brilliant part of watcombe and the dtate it is allowed to get in is horrendous, It needs more bins, regular checks for broken glass and tegulat maintainance. Bring back the junior dtreet gardens give then kids the power to help. Aldo the tree situatuon is todiculous speaking as a gouse hold who's tree fell on the house as the tree had died and being told by housing our responsibility and threatened with bills etc is beyond unfair. we pay a charge to look afted the estate and cant tell you the last time i saw the 6 ft stinging nettles and thirb bush were chopped by the council as we did it 2 years ago due to the thorns stick in our child and dogs feet and causing a fairly big vet bill. If your goubg to charge us to care for the conmunity then you should be looking after it!!
It's becoming a slum. The council don't care because the Conservative Mayor is incompetant and should be voted out.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The Petition
Are you fed up with the lack of care your estate is receiving from the council? In that they feel it's OK to let the trees grow out of control, the grass grow to knee height and don't bother to repair roads or weed the paths. I am, and I'm asking you to sign this petition so we can do something about it. We all pay community service charges and a lot is collected from this large area of the bay. It's about time we started to receive better service from the authority or even the same service as the other areas of the Bay.
The Demands
We the people of Watcombe estate, (undersigned) demand that Torbay council take immediate action to address the following important issues around this area.
1 Cut back and trim all avenue trees on the estate to a reasonable level. And in some case's remove dangerous old trees that are ripping up paths and are in danger of causing serious damage to property and or, injury or death to the local population.2 Regularly cut and keep the grass areas in a better condition,as is done in all other parks in the Bay.
3 Repair roads and paths around the whole estate and rid them of the weeds.
4 We would ask that the council approach the relevant housing associations that rent property's in the area and discuss taking action with their residents to keep their gardens in a clean and a tidy state. And to make regular inspections to see this is adhered to. And where in the case that the property be privately owned, take action and enforce regulatory council policy's against these tenants if their property is causing a nuisance.
5 Keep the children's park in a good state of repair and free from litter, also adding litter bins for people to use.
We are not asking for any more than we are paying for and feel that we are being singled out by you (the authority) as a means of saving revenue. We are already known as a impoverished area of the bay and your actions or lack of actions are not making things any easier or making the situation any better.
Finally, and on a more personal note, as a home owner in the area, I feel you Torbay council are directly or at least largely responsible for the depreciating value of my home. And this must stop. I will be investigating legal avenues to seek expert advice on this matter and I can tell you after talking to many other home owners in the Watcombe area, their feelings are much the same.
Photos
Photos are included so you can see the situation for yourselves.See photos here
I am very willing and able to meet and discuss any proposals you may have and walk the area with an appointed official at any chosen time and date, if this is what you would want. But the people of Watcombe would like to hear some positive news back from you in the very near future.
Sincerely M.Stockton Resident.
(admin for Watcombe care group Facebook)
Contact
Tel 01803 320908
Mobile 07979813257
email [email protected]
Updates
July 23, 2015
The scale of local interest has prompted the council to confirm a site visit for next week. I am currently finalizing a formal report of the maintenance failures to present during that meeting.
43 Comments
I feel area is not clear or safe for my 3 children paths covered in weeds grass cut in patches the park unsafe glass needs etc every where n noise from people working on cars n mess at night
The way watcombe is being neglected by Torbay council is a disgrace , all the other parks seen by tourist etc are well maintained and a nice place to visit. I've never once seen the council there, sort it out.
It's about time they sorted the grass and the trees out ,the trees have got that overgrown that anyone could hide in the growth off the trunk and mug someone and you wouldn't even know they were there .
My children can't even walk down our rd without the danger of getting a face full of thorns and dodging low branches of trees, Torquay used to be a lovely place to live, we pay more council tax and get less results!
Watcome is being let down by the lack of maintainence it is receiving it looks scruffy and I find it embarrassing the majority of us her take pride in out homes and want to live in a well kept surrounding area
If public areas of the estate aren't maintained it makes it look like the residents don't care, which isn't true. It can also lower value and appeal of properties in the area.
The park is a brilliant part of watcombe and the dtate it is allowed to get in is horrendous, It needs more bins, regular checks for broken glass and tegulat maintainance. Bring back the junior dtreet gardens give then kids the power to help. Aldo the tree situatuon is todiculous speaking as a gouse hold who's tree fell on the house as the tree had died and being told by housing our responsibility and threatened with bills etc is beyond unfair. we pay a charge to look afted the estate and cant tell you the last time i saw the 6 ft stinging nettles and thirb bush were chopped by the council as we did it 2 years ago due to the thorns stick in our child and dogs feet and causing a fairly big vet bill. If your goubg to charge us to care for the conmunity then you should be looking after it!!
It's becoming a slum. The council don't care because the Conservative Mayor is incompetant and should be voted out.
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I feel area is not clear or safe for my 3 children paths covered in weeds grass cut in patches the park unsafe glass needs etc every where n noise from people working on cars n mess at night