Liberal Democrat Leader Lynne Beaumont slammed KCC and Shepway Council’s performance during the recent spell of bad weather, saying she was ‘astonished at the mess we were left in'.
In a question to Cllr Rory Love, Cabinet for Environmental Services, Revenue and Benefits, during the Council meeting of February 18, Cllr Beaumont asked what representations Shepway council had made to KCC.
Cllr Beaumont also highlighted the case of an 83 year old woman who was left trapped at home for five days and pressed for an ‘absolute guarantee’ that this would not happen again.
Cllr Love granted that despite the weather warnings the highway authority seemed to be less prepared than on previous occasions, but explained amount of snow meant that ‘in the immediate aftermath only those staff able to walk to work or living near the depot could report for duty’.
Cllr Love said no authority could ever give ‘absolute guarantees’, comparing this to a ‘Michael Fish’ trap. Michael Fish infamously assured the nation that concerns a ‘hurricane’ was headed England’s way were false. Cllr Love also expressed a personal view that he ‘would like to see more residents take on responsibility themselves.’
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