A petition calling for safer roads in Bourton on the Water has been presented to Gloucestershire County Council.
Cllr Paul Hodgkinson and Ginie Moss with the petition outside Shire Hall
Two residents of Bourton – Patrick and Ginie Moss – have gathered 1100 names on the petition which calls for the installation of a 24/7 crossing facility on Station Road plus any additional safety measures.
Cllr Paul Hodgkinson (Churn Valley) accompanied Mr and Mrs Moss to the Council and asked Cabinet member Cllr Windsor Clive whether he would support the road safety initiative,“I’m baffled by your suggestion that £100,000 has been spent in Bourton in the last five years on road safety measures. Local people I’ve spoken to,including the heads of the local secondary and primary schools,don’t see improvements which could corollate with this figure.”
“Given the huge public support for a 24/7 crossing facility on Station Road and other road safety measures,can Cllr Windsor Clive please clarify precisely what this figure has been spent on and give his enthusiastic support for road safety initiatives in Bourton?”
Cllr Windsor Clive confirmed that money had been spent on a cycle pathway and lollipop lady crossing.
After the meeting,Cllr Hodgkinson and Mr and Mrs Moss all hoped that the Council would listen to the depth of public feeling and put forward some robust suggestions to promote road safety in Bourton.
