St James - Lib Dems Campaign for Better Pavements

3.51.03pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 29th Mar 2004

There is no mention of pavements in the Council's capital programme.

St James Councillor Mary Lewis

Liberal Democrats spent £200,000 each year on the maintenance of pavements in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The quality of pavements in the St James' area continues to worsen, yet the Tories reduced expenditure to £60,000 last year - and there was no reference to it in the first draft of the 2004-5 capital programme.Your local Liberal Democrat Councillors are on the case!!

We have demanded that expenditure on pavements be identified separately, increased to £100,000 per annum and the sums ring-fenced so that the Tories cannot spend the money on any of their other pet projects that will not benefit the residents of St James.