Comment
Issues and Options Document
Representation ID: 34547
Received: 17/12/2017
Respondent: Mr Ken Potter
I 'm Ken Potter, one of the many elderly people living in this area in the
slightly more affluent ORMAND HOUSE (retirement flats) very close to
Rochford Square.
None of the profiles shown in the document sent to me by Rochford Council
apply to me but I still pay council tax!
With obviously too much time on my hands I have given this some thought
over many months and reached the conclusion that you are ignoring the
town's greatest asset - the square where you really need to get some
improvements in street furniture and other areas. A classic example of this
has been completed by Rayleigh Town Council. Perhaps you can do some
benchmarking with them under total quality improvements, which you know
doubt operate from.
If more were done to spruce up the area, perhaps this would result in the
leasing of more shops and would be a way of raising additional revenue for
the Council. How does Rayleigh get on with this - there are plenty of shops
there now
And what about the high level of disabled pensioners in the area? Pubs and
Police stations being sold off for the building of expensive flats and so it
goes on. Has any executive from the council actually walked round Rochford
Square lately?
They will see the remains of former banks, old posters and general decline of
shop fronts as well as shop closures and a general decline in standards
caused, in part, by parking in the square.
I know it is an issue for Parish or Rochford Council, but has anyone thought
that there might be a few more street benches for elderly people? There are
currently none. The one in the area of the Take Away at the bottom of the
square is used throughout the summer is by the owners of the Takeaway
and is therefore useless!
Drastic thinking I know but if you declared the square a no parking areathere
are lots of other places around the immediate area for parking and
these could be developed and advertised and don't forget parking spaces to
encourage use of byes After all you will not loose revenue, as this goes to
Essex!
And don't forget the market on Tuesdays one of the few times the square
comes to life and no cars!
I 'm Ken Potter, one of the many elderly people living in this area in the
slightly more affluent ORMAND HOUSE (retirement flats) very close to
Rochford Square.
None of the profiles shown in the document sent to me by Rochford Council
apply to me but I still pay council tax!
With obviously too much time on my hands I have given this some thought
over many months and reached the conclusion that you are ignoring the
town's greatest asset - the square where you really need to get some
improvements in street furniture and other areas. A classic example of this
has been completed by Rayleigh Town Council. Perhaps you can do some
benchmarking with them under total quality improvements, which you know
doubt operate from.
If more were done to spruce up the area, perhaps this would result in the
leasing of more shops and would be a way of raising additional revenue for
the Council. How does Rayleigh get on with this - there are plenty of shops
there now
And what about the high level of disabled pensioners in the area? Pubs and
Police stations being sold off for the building of expensive flats and so it
goes on. Has any executive from the council actually walked round Rochford
Square lately?
They will see the remains of former banks, old posters and general decline of
shop fronts as well as shop closures and a general decline in standards
caused, in part, by parking in the square.
I know it is an issue for Parish or Rochford Council, but has anyone thought
that there might be a few more street benches for elderly people? There are
currently none. The one in the area of the Take Away at the bottom of the
square is used throughout the summer is by the owners of the Takeaway
and is therefore useless!
Drastic thinking I know but if you declared the square a no parking areathere
are lots of other places around the immediate area for parking and
these could be developed and advertised and don't forget parking spaces to
encourage use of byes After all you will not loose revenue, as this goes to
Essex!
And don't forget the market on Tuesdays one of the few times the square
comes to life and no cars!