Issue - meetings

A concern was raised about motorists who parked their vehicles on grass verges, particularly on Wyngate Drive.  Councillors responded that it would be difficult to take action where the vehicles were not causing an obstruction.

A query was raised as to whether the council were proactive in encouraging recycling as fewer people appeared to be putting out their orange bags. The Chair explained that it was not possible to persuade everyone to recycle although the vast majority of people did take this issue seriously.

Pedestrian Crossing

Concerns were expressed relating to a pedestrian crossing on Liberty Road. The crossing was not a pelican crossing with lights and was deemed to be dangerous. It was reported that people had been knocked down by speeding traffic there.

The Chair commented that the ward funding had been used to invest in a radar gun for use to deter speeding motorists, and he questioned whether this should be put to use there. After some discussion, it was agreed that the best way forward would be to start a petition. The Neighbourhood Development Manager agreed to progress this further.

Councillor Surgeries

Members of the community were asked to note the details of their surgeries as follows:

1^st Friday of the month at New Parks Customer Service Centre, Aikman Avenue, between 3- 4 pm

2^nd Wednesday of the month at St Anne’s Church Hall, Letchworth Road between 7.00 – 8.00 pm

3^rd Saturday of the month at Braunstone Frith Recreation Centre, Sharman Crescent between 11.00am – 12.00 pm.

1.    Local Libraries in Leicester would be running a summer reading challenge with the theme Record Breakers, information leaflets were distributed to those present.

The meeting closed at 8.05pm.