Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2017 13:27:11 GMT
Tenant inspections took place on 9th August, conducted by John King and Murray Crump from America Lane and Sylvia Harris from Oathall Avenue. Unfortunately Helen Hewett was unable to be present but the recommendations put forward have now been accepted by the Town Council.
Three evictions were proposed, all at Oathall Avenue. Warning and advice contacts have been made with specific plot holders on both sites.
General recommendations were:
There are many plots where grass and weeds have been allowed to grow unchecked at the front of the plots. This looks unsightly and weakens the tarmac, hastening the need for repairs. Even though users have set bricks or planks to separate their plots from the path they should not ignore the responsibility to scrape it clear with shovels and/or to put a little membrane sheeting down to stifle the growth.
Where plots have paths of stone flags or grass separating them from their neighbours they are often overgrown. This may be because tenants aren’t aware of any convention over whose responsibility it is to keep them cut back and weeded. A previous Town Clerk made a judgement of Solomon: stand on the tarmac in front of your plot looking inwards and the path you see to your left is your own responsibility. Please observe this and keep weeds and grass from spreading.
Many people are on holiday now and plots are not looking at their best. It is important that tenants do not neglect them now but weed them and clear out crops that have passed maturity, and dispose of any waste, rather than leave things to rot over winter and perhaps spread disease and weeds. Plots that are significantly overgrown at the time of the October inspection will receive warnings.
Three evictions were proposed, all at Oathall Avenue. Warning and advice contacts have been made with specific plot holders on both sites.
General recommendations were:
There are many plots where grass and weeds have been allowed to grow unchecked at the front of the plots. This looks unsightly and weakens the tarmac, hastening the need for repairs. Even though users have set bricks or planks to separate their plots from the path they should not ignore the responsibility to scrape it clear with shovels and/or to put a little membrane sheeting down to stifle the growth.
Where plots have paths of stone flags or grass separating them from their neighbours they are often overgrown. This may be because tenants aren’t aware of any convention over whose responsibility it is to keep them cut back and weeded. A previous Town Clerk made a judgement of Solomon: stand on the tarmac in front of your plot looking inwards and the path you see to your left is your own responsibility. Please observe this and keep weeds and grass from spreading.
Many people are on holiday now and plots are not looking at their best. It is important that tenants do not neglect them now but weed them and clear out crops that have passed maturity, and dispose of any waste, rather than leave things to rot over winter and perhaps spread disease and weeds. Plots that are significantly overgrown at the time of the October inspection will receive warnings.