Many people complain about the condition of our roads, due to the excessive amount of heavy traffic and the fact that most of the roads were initially cart tracks, the sub-bases are inadequate and they keep getting dug up to repair or upgrade the services.
Some complaints are made regarding the footpaths mostly due to hedge cuttings not being removed and rotting down into good compost, covered in weeds.
Who is responsible? States Works and parishes.
There has been some complaints about granite boundary walls, but mainly when they collapse, causing footpath or road blockages.
Who is responsible? The landowner adjacent to the road.
My concerns. The existing weeds growing on, into and on tops of the granite walls, not only spoil the appearance of this beautiful island, but will cause the granite walls to collapse. This is now evident.
One winter has gone past without cleaning or weed-killing. This winter and next will see more walls collapsing, or in the case of sea walls, such as Rocquaine, having to be opened up for root removal.
Owners will be left with massive bills unless glyphosate is used to kill the deep rooted weeds in the walls.
Jersey's States have lifted the ban on glyphosate for their Works Department and licensed firms. Guernsey needs to follow suit and landowners need to check their household insurance policies, which normally do not cover boundary walls.
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