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A petition calling for the pavements along Butler Avenue in West Harrow to be resurfaced was submitted at a Harrow Council meeting last month (September 26).
Its creator, Mike Williams, claims the more than 70 signatures come from the 41 houses along Butler Avenue and represent the “unanimous view” of residents.
Mr Williams believes the “very poor state” of the pavements are a “clear danger” to pedestrians. He told the council: “We are aware of three recent significant injuries as a direct result of trips on the poor surfaces, two of which required hospital treatment.”
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), Mr Williams said: “We started to hear anecdotal evidence where people would say “oh no, we don’t walk up there” because it’s too difficult. They purposely avoid it.
“Then an elderly lady up the road said she had had a fall and ended up in hospital, then someone else said they broke their elbow. One lady got a very nasty graze on her face.
Uneven Pavement Butler Road. Dovile Usone said her son has fallen off his scooter numerous khbrknews already. Image Credit: Grant Williams
“People talked about suing the council but before doing that I thought we should try and get them to redo it.”
Mr Williams claims the council are “just filling in the worst holes”, which has to be done every month. He calls this a “quick fix” but said the problem is just getting worse.
He wants a complete resurfacing. He said: “I don’t want them to just come along with some tarmac and make it look like a dog’s dinner. They should lay proper paving stones, they should do proper resin bonded tree pits to future proof it.”
Butler Avenue, Harrow. Mike Williams claims the petition is the ‘unanimous view’ of Butler Avenue’s residents. Image Credit: Grant Williams
He added: “Do it once, do it right. If they don’t, I will be asking my next question, which will be…
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