Hi,
meic wrote:As a Sustrans Ranger I have always raised complaint about barriers, a bit of a personal hobbyhorse. My Coordinators always declare that they too have objected and the barriers are imposed by either private landowners (understandable) or the Council. The Council often cite the Police as declaring it a condition for getting consent for the path, I always ask how or why the Police have any say in this and the answer is along the lines of "that's how it is".
Interesting
"meic" why would the police be getting involved here/ are council trying to steer you clear of the real reasons, my cynic mind says someone is making money by getting involved with making something thats not really wanted or needed by the real users.
Dig out the official line on the barriers, but you might bang your head on the glass first.....you probably know as we do that its just mates...........
My local council as all councils are quoting cut backs for deminishing services, so they close public toilets or just get the contractors who wallow around in new vans with expresso in hand and another mate to hold the keys even though the council admit that their relationship with the main contractor is "Frosty"
Or hand the stinking toilets to the local action volunteers, despite the leader of the council being sacked....he hangs on to his Moyoral powers and plants some more Palm Trees outside on the highway privately owned and made luxury penthouses....................