Open Letter: Pothole Protests

Dear Sirs,

Seeing Ashford featured in The Times and on various online newspapers with regards to Ted Relph's home-made pothole warning signs was extremely amusing.

I certainly think that he should replace the sign within two weeks if the holes have not been fixed to his satisfaction.

I applaud his attempt to get something done about the dire state of the roads in his area, and wonder if perhaps members of the public across Ashford Borough should do the same where ever they have potholes.

Certainly, in my own area, there are some terrible wounds on the road that must be causing significant damage to the heavy amount of traffic that we have in Kennington.

Given that we have recently been informed of a council tax rise, I find it odd that we would require the extra cash boost to help fix roads blighted by potholes.

However, by and district councils are only awarded 25% of the money that they accrue in revenue from council tax. If governments pledged to allow councils to retain 75% of the money accrued, as the Liberal Democrats do, then we wouldn't need to have extra money allocated within the budget.

Kind regards

Kelly-Marie Blundell
Ashford Liberal Democrats
Kennington