Road side grass not being cut

[countryman]

The locals are in disagreement over not cutting roadside grass for the wildlife, not sure if this is going on elsewhere or not, personally I have said it needs cutting and is dangerous on some junctions where the grass is restricting you view of on coming traffic, tragically a man has been killed now and it’s being blamed on long grass at a junction, the council were out the next day cutting said grass, any one else seeing this or is it just Hampshire.

[yates]

Have to agree with you. It's great to encourage wildlife but leaving the vegetation too high poses an undue risk as the drivers view is obscured 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Round here it is either not cut or just a metre from the carriageway is cut.

 

Councils also need to cut the trees in front of road signs.

[Yellow Bear]

10 minutes ago, countryman said:

The locals are in disagreement over not cutting roadside grass for the wildlife, not sure if this is going on elsewhere or not, personally I have said it needs cutting and is dangerous on some junctions where the grass is restricting you view of on coming traffic, tragically a man has been killed now and it’s being blamed on long grass at a junction, the council were out the next day cutting said grass, any one else seeing this or is it just Hampshire.

Derbyshire is the same - this is a comment from our local FB group (non shooting related) after a major RTC at one such junction.

"It’s not council cut backs, it’s vocal cretins in the media like Chris Packham interfering and forcing them to have ‘bio diversity plans’ which including not mowing hedges and not spraying weeds in the paths. Butts Road footpath is almost overgrown with thistle in the recently resurfaced footpath…."

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, the council say wildlife but it is another money saving scheme 🤔

Edited June 16, 2023 by oldypigeonpopper

[oldypigeonpopper]

2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

Hello, the council say wildlife but it is another money saving scheme 🤔

There is a particular junction in the vale where you have to drive half way over a main road to see oncoming traffic from left as the grass and vegetation obscure the view

[dead eye alan]

21 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Round here it is either not cut or just a metre from the carriageway is cut.

 

Councils also need to cut the trees in front of road signs.

Same here and we have lots of roads.

[sportsbob]

Same in Somerset, the weeds growing in the kerbs will displace the surface and result in higher costs in repairs.

[Genghis]

Has the council reduced council tax in the area where they're not cutting grass?

 

Don't worry, I already know the answer. Same as when they reduced bin collections to fortnightly but the council tax still had its usual annual increase.

 

If the council want to cut back on services then they should cut council tax to go along with it. If your regular restaurant reduced the size of your meal but increased the cost every time you went then you would stop going. We don't have any option to not pay council tax so that's why they get away with this.

[ditchman]

Biiiggggg fire risk...........fags flicked out of windows.........

[Rem260]

I complained to the council about weeds in the pavement and kerbs. They replied that the government said it was optional if they were required to weed them. Being the case we have decided not to.

[discobob]

1 hour ago, Rem260 said:

I complained to the council about weeds in the pavement and kerbs. They replied that the government said it was optional if they were required to weed them. Being the case we have decided not to.

This is the trouble in this country - it is always down to the lowest common denominator - as they decided not to do it did they reduce and release that budget meaning they needed less council tax? Rhetorical question - we know the answer - the money was used for some hairbrain scheme that will more than likely either end up costing us more in the long run due to inflectional management by them, lack of foresight by them or just shere bloody incompetence. That or some method to penalise people more to bring in more money for them to have on the vegan lunches (I await Scully to take me to task on this  ) and to repeat the whole process all over again..

[Rem260]

1 minute ago, discobob said:

This is the trouble in this country - it is always down to the lowest common denominator - as they decided not to do it did they reduce and release that budget meaning they needed less council tax? Rhetorical question - we know the answer - the money was used for some hairbrain scheme that will more than likely either end up costing us more in the long run due to inflectional management by them, lack of foresight by them or just shere bloody incompetence. That or some method to penalise people more to bring in more money for them to have on the vegan lunches (I await Scully to take me to task on this  ) and to repeat the whole process all over again..

Probably pays for the canopies at council meetings or pride paraphernalia.

[Bigbob]

Money saving here too it gets cut September why its starting to die back by then  

[Fargo]

Bet the bike lanes are kept weed free 

[Bigbob]

1 minute ago, Fargo said:

Bet the bike lanes are kept weed free 

They doubled the pavements here put bike lanes on the road next too them and the bikers still pedal on the pavement even the wife commented to on out the passenger window yesterday 

[Fargo]

21 minutes ago, Bigbob said:

They doubled the pavements here put bike lanes on the road next too them and the bikers still pedal on the pavement even the wife commented to on out the passenger window yesterday 

Same here . Madness and cost local council millions. Always empty and the odd biker is still on the road or actual pavement.

[enfieldspares]

6 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Round here it is either not cut or just a metre from the carriageway is cut.

 

Councils also need to cut the trees in front of road signs.

This seems a sensible idea. Cut where it needs to be done for safety leave it long where it doesn't need to be. 

[discobob]

16 minutes ago, Fargo said:

cost local council millions

It doesn't though - they get the grants from central government to do it...in other words - our money collected via PAYE etc.... But they can syphon money off or use there preffered sub-contractor/Spouse/Family Member to do the work.... at a nice markup

[JohnfromUK]

6 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Round here it is either not cut or just a metre from the carriageway is cut.

 

Councils also need to cut the trees in front of road signs.

Like that here as well - though they do cut fully a couple of car lengths each side of junctions - which seems sensible.  The problem here is that last wingter (despite it being almost frost free around here) they put so much salt out, i has killed the grass for a foot to 18" from the roadside - and on narrow roads, lorries and the school bus pull onto what used to be grass (the roads are not wide enough to allow large vehicles to pass) breaking up the surface.

[Jaymo]

I’m all for a bit of ‘biodiversity’ , but why not set aside part of city parklands for ‘rewilding’ and not the pavements and verges. 
Desolate Cities look bad enough already, without making them look even more **** by not up-keeping them. I don’t see this in other European cities that I visit daily. 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

3 minutes ago, Jaymo said:

I’m all for a bit of ‘biodiversity’ , but why not set aside part of city parklands for ‘rewilding’ and not the pavements and verges. 
Desolate Cities look bad enough already, without making them look even more **** by not up-keeping them. I don’t see this in other European cities that I visit daily. 

Do you use binoculars from the cockpit?    

[Jaymo]

1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Do you use binoculars from the cockpit?    

Muppet. They do let me out to sample the ‘local wildlife’ and ‘nightlife’…. 
Little side note, our Crew Hotel in Turin forms part of the old FIAT factory ( wondered why the ceilings were so damn high). It’s the one with the rooftop test track that featured in The Italian Job. 
There is a museum and you able to walk the track, for a few of course.   

[old man]

6 hours ago, Genghis said:

Has the council reduced council tax in the area where they're not cutting grass?

 

Don't worry, I already know the answer. Same as when they reduced bin collections to fortnightly but the council tax still had its usual annual increase.

 

If the council want to cut back on services then they should cut council tax to go along with it. If your regular restaurant reduced the size of your meal but increased the cost every time you went then you would stop going. We don't have any option to not pay council tax so that's why they get away with this.

Councillors just vying for the big job up on the gravy train?

[Vince Green]

It's No Mow May. Another weird woke initiative to allow the weeds time to spread into people's gardens