A DISAPPOINTED councillor wants answers regarding a road he believes has been neglected for far too long.
Victoria Street in Dovercourt has been a popular site for flytipping and Harwich mayor Ivan Henderson would like Tendring Council to prioritise the site before someone gets hurt.
Mr Henderson has had dialogue with the council over the issue in the past few months and has provided an update.
He said: “The council said they will have to go through the full process of issuing an enforcement notice on the developers.
“We get this continuously, I believe there’s a lack of enthusiasm from Tendring Council with evidence being they never go through with the enforcement.
“This site has been an ongoing problem for years, it is dangerous and an accident waiting to happen. If a child fell into that hole they could be seriously injured.”
Mr Henderson also believes that the temporary safety measures put in place have been ineffective and more needs to be done.
He added: “The hoarding that’s been put up is in a bad state and needs replacing, the council know that.
“My biggest worry is the safety of the residents but second on that list is the location.
“It’s right outside of our main Dovercourt railway station where all our visitors come and go so the first impression they get is that eyesore.
“I can’t understand how the council don’t see the problem, it’s not good for tourism at all.”
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A Tendring Council spokesman confirmed the authority was working to resolve issues at the site.
He said: “Since we were last contacted by the Gazette our open spaces team has done some clearance of the site; these works being carried out in default for the owner to repay.
“While we cannot comment on the details of a live investigation – launched when a complaint is made of this nature – the matter is being actively pursued by officers with an intention to resolve the issues at the site as soon as possible.
“As we said last year this location is identified within our adopted Dovercourt Revisited Masterplan as a development opportunity site.”
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