taxman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 we had ours cut a fortnight ago. They've been again today! Scheduling is being done by a bunch of buffoons The contract probably states "to be cut twice a year" but nobody at the Council thought to make sure the contract stipulated just when the two cuts should take place. It's a classic con thats been going on since I worked for the Council over 17 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Sheffield couple’s sadness after being told to remove roadside garden https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-couple-s-sadness-after-being-told-to-remove-roadside-garden-1-9399562 Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mr-a-bonney-www-sheffield-gov-uk-keep-britain-beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrecordings Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 just outrageous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 just outrageous... It's really not outrageous. It's just being made to appear outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I was going to post about this on the thread which seems to have disappeared! If the verge belongs to the homeowners it is non of the council's business what they grow there. If the verge is part of the highway, why is the council asking the homeowners to remove the flowers or pay the council to remove them from what is their responsibility. The whole thing is a nonsense anyway. If Hollin House Lane is the one at the back of the garden centre, it connects West Lane and Back Lane and the only people having any business driving down it are residents or visitors of residents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I was going to post about this on the thread which seems to have disappeared! If the verge belongs to the homeowners it is non of the council's business what they grow there. If the verge is part of the highway, why is the council asking the homeowners to remove the flowers or pay the council to remove them from what is their responsibility. The whole thing is a nonsense anyway. If Hollin House Lane is the one at the back of the garden centre, it connects West Lane and Back Lane and the only people having any business driving down it are residents or visitors of residents. [devil'sadvocate] If the verge belongs to the council then the homeowners shouldn't have planted there..why should the council pay for removal?[/devil'sadvocate] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katekate Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I think the council should be grateful that these residents are keeping the area looking nice. There's to many people dumping rubbish all over the place and making Sheffield look like a dump. Its nice to hear about someone having a bit of respect for where they live and being bothered to keep it looking nice. Its a shame other people living in Sheffield don't take a leaf out of their book. I know there are a lot of people who keep verges clean and tidy when its not their responsibility to do so but what does having a bit of respect hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 [devil'sadvocate] If the verge belongs to the council then the homeowners shouldn't have planted there..why should the council pay for removal?[/devil'sadvocate] A fair point. I would say that if this is the case, then it is a speculative attempt by the council to pass the cost on to the homeowners. It would be almost impossible to recover legally, especially as the planting has been done for over twenty years and as far as we know, the council has never asked them to remove the planting in the past. From photos I've seen of it, it looks like one side of the road is the couple's front garden and the other is the highway verge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly13 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Very slow cutting Grass Verge this year S6 area , some places 3ft high Ive cut mine myself twice in last few week -I don't mind doing it . But wondering if Sheffield council not bothering or is it cause they cut there work force -any other areas not done ?? Shocking Sheffield city council, its been so warm so the grass is still growing and needs cutting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 If you look on street view it’s next to nothing in terms of area - so; 1. You would question why the council are bothered in the first place. 2. The impact of removing the plants is not the catastrophe the people are making out in the star with talks of impact on wider society / bees / barn owls etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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