King more important than taxpayers when it comes to repairs

IT WOULDN’T be hard to guess the route of the royal visit in advance.

All one needs to do is follow the army of Fife Council workers and subcontractors who, for a week now, have been painting and repairing any defects to roads, pavements, street furniture and railings along the route to the Town House.

This is galling for residents who I know have tried without success for as long as five years to have dangerous defects/trip hazards sorted in the historic quarter where our new king will walk.

It’s easy to see who the council considers important and it certainly ain’t us, the people!

I’d write more but my pen is out of ink, my inkwell is at the other end of the desk, and the chap who refills it is tending to his other duties. when they dig up a road, install temporary traffic lights, and then do nothing for days on end with the huge amount of disruption that this can cause.

There are many instances when this happens, the latest example is at the bottom of Parknuek Road; the road has been restricted for at least a week now with, for at least half of that time, no-one working in that location, why is this?

What adds to the disruption is drivers blocking access to turn-offs Again why is this? All this does is add to the disruption.

If the council has no control over who and when various companies can dig up a road, then it’s a poor show and another example of how local government is being slowly eroded. There is the Town and Road Act which enforces councils to work with utility companies to minimise disruption but this seems to be ignored by all parties.