APPENDIX A Winter Service Plan 2014-2015 – COMMENTS & OBJECTIONS SUMMARY Letter/Email from Comment/Objection Officer Comment 1st consultation Arborfield Parish We are disappointed to see that our requests from last year have not been No additional salt bins will be installed this season Council included in this year’s plan. We really feel that anything which can be done to due to budget restraints. The Town Council can encourage parents to walk to the school should be paramount. Both a salt bin at purchase their own salt bins through WBC, which the meeting point for the walking bus and salting along the route are extremely they will need to maintain if they take this option. important and would ensure a safe route to school. Joyce Stonor Area I have requested a salt bins for: Manager Finchampstead Ward - Church Lane/Whitehorse Lane Finchampstead, No additional salt bins will be installed this season Evendons ward - One to be placed in Blagrove Lane, opposite Blagrove Drive due to budget restraints. The Town Council can to cover corners and top of Edneys hill purchase their own salt bins through WBC, which The other at the top of Oaklands Drive, so that the residents could keep the they will need to maintain if they take this option. Hill clear when snow/ice. Hatch Ride has moved to ‘third tier’ salting please move it back to ‘second Hatch Ride was on the Third Tier for the 2013/14 tier’ as it has been for the last couple of years. Service Plan and will remains so for this season Also don’t think I have seen the new schools entered on this plan for Additional schools, Evendons, The Charvil Piggott, footpath/road clearance, Winnersh, Woosehill, Evendons. Windmill and Wheatfield Primary have been added to the Winter Service Plan Cllr. Gary Cowan I support the comments from Arborfield PC and I would ask the council to Baird Road is included on the Second Tier and will reconsider regards. Also below are the comments last year from Arborfield PC be salted in the event of an extended period of cold which had my full support yet none were acted on. Can I ask that they are weather. included in this year’s plan. The point that is missed re Penrose Park is that it is 300 houses with Baird Road as it's only access so if residents cannot get out of No additional salt bins will be installed this season any of its junctions 300 families are trapped. The legion is the park and walking due to budget restraints. The Parish Council can bus for the Coombes school as is Linkway. Last year we had many problems and purchase their own salt bins through WBC, which by allowing the legion and Linkway to become dangerous or unusable you defeat they will need to maintain if they take this option the school travel plan as well as risk life and limb of parents and children. It is a H+S issue also. Cheers Gary. Our comments last year were: Comment noted however due to limited resources Salt bins - There is currently one on Baird Road at the Rayner Drive Link Way will not be promoted to 2nd Tier and will roundabout in Penrose Park but it has been identified that it would be useful remain 3rd Tier. to have 2 more, one on Arbery Way on the grass next to the footbridge as it can then be used for Arbery Way, Attwood Drive and Bushell Way and for the footbridge itself and the footpaths in that area. The other one could go in the car park between Rayner Drive and Howell Close. Salt bin in the Royal British Legion car park as it is used and actively promoted as a place for Coombes School parents to park and where the walking to school bus starts from. We feel that Link Way meets the criteria for 2nd rather than 3rd tier salting as it is used for Coombes School parking, is on a slope and is the route used by the walking to school bus. Finchampstead I confirm that we have no comments to make on the 23014/15 Plan. Parish Council Wargrave Parish The Councillors have asked me to draw your attention to the absence of No additional roads have been added to the plan for Council Silverdale and Hamilton Roads in Wargrave from the gritting schedule. They felt 2014/15 due to budget restraints. that these roads would benefit from being included in the secondary tier of the schedule. Hurst Parish Council Members had no comments to add to the existing plans regarding snow/ice in the This document covers Winter Services only, there is winter months. However, it was noted that there is no reference to floods which a separate document that covers flooding. were obviously a major issue for Hurst last year and caused more problems than any of the snow we had. Cllr. Pauline One immediate comment, by then you will have to add the new LE cycleway to Cycleway added Jorgensen the list of cycleways. Andrew Moulton I have no specific comments to make on the report. Winnersh Parish Thanks for this. I have had a very quick thumb through the information and one All the new Primary Schools have now been Council thing stands out. On p44 I cannot see provision for the clearing of snow outside included, Wheatfields being one on them the new Wheatfields primary school on Woodward Close, Winnersh. Since you are busy setting parking restrictions ready for the opening of the school it might be diplomatic to include provision for the clearing of snow when the winter arrives. Earley Town Council Had no comment on the plan but requested a salt bin near junction of Whitegates No additional salt bins will be installed this season with Culver Lane as the ground slopes here and is on a bus route. due to budget restraints. The Town Council can purchase their own salt bins through WBC, which they will need to maintain if they take this option. Wokingham Town Footways outside schools - Many schools have more than one entrance and the A decision was made a number of years ago that Council footways to all entrances should be salted. only the footway outside the main entrance would be (As an example, Keephatch School has an entrance in Hughes Road) salted, this is still the case, as per Appendix E Town centre footways – Rose Street between the car parks and surgery should Broad Street to Surgery is already included. be included. Wokingham Without Please note that following Wokingham Without Parish Council meeting last Your comment is noted. Having schools on 3rd Tier Parish Council night, the Councillors would like Hatch Ride to be upgraded from the third to the roads is not unusal as there are a number of schools second tier, as there is a primary school on this road, and it is important for the that are located on the 3rd Tier roads thoughtout the road to be kept open. borough. WBC have no intension to revise any of the routes at this time. Woodley Town No comment to make on this report. Council 2nd Consultation Cllr. Lindsey Ferris I sent an e-mail in the summer to say that the part of Waltham Road (Twyford) E-mail sent confirming that Station Road and that is not part of the A321 (namely the bit between the Railway Bridge and Waltham Road are included within WBC Winter Broadhinton should be considered for second tier for salting. There is little point Service Plan. salting Winchcombe Rd and Colleton Drive if one of the links to these roads is not also salted. It is also a main bus route. I cannot see this in the list although the A321 part is included. I also mentioned that I thought Station Rd Twyford (at least the part from The Golden Cross to the Station frontage) should also be considered for second tier salting. During morning and evening rush hours this is a particularly busy road. Please confirm that these comments/additions will be included. Tony Humphreys - No comment ref the Winter Service Plan but can you please send me an E-mail sent confirming that all emergency TVP updated list of emergency contact numbers and names. information will be included within the Winter Service Plan and available on the website. Cllr. Rachelle The roads leading to the entrances to Winnersh Primary School and E-mail sent confirming that the Roads with the Sheppard-DuBey Wheatfield Schools are not included in the lists. Robin Hood Way, Poplar exception of Poplar Lane are included in the Winter Lane, Watmore, Greenwood Grove and Woodward Close. School children Service Plan. Winnersh Primary School main need safe paths to walk to school. entrance on Greenwood Grove. Cllr. Mark Ashwell Parish/Town councils buying their own bins is an option – if gathered E-mail sent confirming economy of scale on together is there an economy of scale please?How much would they be and delivery< £270/bin. could they be maintained by WBC (at a cost) please? Cllr. Malcolm My comment (question) is about snow and ice during the Christmas and New E-mail sent stating that at current time street light Richards Year period (2-3 weeks, one week before Christmas until say 4th or 5th Jan) and equipment can’t cope with changing times. the likelhood of people walking home late at night from celebratory meals and occasions well after midnight, when the overnight street blackout changes are in operation.