Tensions rise in ‘saga’ of parking reviews
Residents in Netherlee have reported cars being vandalised and anonymous notes left under windscreen wipers of cars parked in side streets between 8-9.15am and 4.30-6.30pm on weekdays.
Residents association spokeswoman and mum-of-two Barbara Rourke warns that neighbourhood harmony is being eroded and neighbours are beginning to become enemies overnight over custody of public parking spaces — and Rourke places the blame firmly within the corridors of East Ren Council.
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Hide AdShe said: “We’ve been patient so far but we are not prepared to play an incongruous game of musical cars for another 18 months.”
Rising tension was fuelled by a council decision to tag Thornliebank on to the list of areas to be reviewed first, shunting Netherlee down a rung in terms of priority.
Adding fuel to the fire, the decision to slip Thornliebank into fourth place was found on a post on the East Ren council Facebook page — and not even councillors representing the area were aware of the decision.
Councillor Ralph Robertson told The Extra: “I was never informed of this by the council. And, as far as I know, neither were the other councillors in the area. The residents are right to be upset.”
A spokeswoman for the council said: “We are sure the vast majority of our residents will act responsibly when parking on our streets. Timescales for the review in Netherlee have not changed.”