I do regret that labour failed to gain control of Walsall Council this time in May.. me losing was a major factor here. Running the Council in these difficult economic times cannot reverse the cuts but at least we could have looked very carefully at individual cases and families where really severe hardship will happen.
We hear that such centres as the Dartmouth centre will be axed.. when a dynamic business plan for this centre and for the nearby Ryecroft centre with a bit of coordinated effort would have brought a successful sustainable result. Also to secure the future of the cottage in Ryecroft Place which serves so many elderly people and helps to make their daily lives so much better.
The regeneration of the Goscote and Poets area is now stalled and will now probably not happen for many years. The successor of the New Deal organisation, New Horizons needs to be a lead in this regeneration of the whole of North Walsall and Bloxwich... I do not think that a tory run council will care to support this being too interested in ensuring their wards are well served.
The issues of 'tat' wagons, drug dealing, fly tipping remain and the only way to tackle these issues is to ensure enough resources are placed into enforcement. What chance of this happening in Blakenall?
The issues left in North walsall also remain as the 'forgotten' corner of Walsall.... it is time for Blakenall to be leading not trailing behind...
Regards
Ian Robertson
ex labour Councillor Blakenall.
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