Loveridge Avenue tenfoot flooding

John Fareham and John Abbott have secured attention to the risk of the Loveridge Avenue tenfoot flooding. Whilst handling an enquiry regarding the proposed changes referred to in CONTACT! 1416 we had our attention drawn to the fact that the tenfoot was at risk of flooding. This naturally was cause for concern so we referred the matter to the officers who agreed to instigate an investigation into the state of the drainage. It will of course be remembered, by those who followed the recriminations after the 2007 floods, that drainage issues were at the forefront of the controversy at the time; so far as we are concerned, the lesson has been learnt and we take all drainage issues seriously. There may never be floods like those again, but we take the view that we should not take the chance and will follow up this matter so that, if a problem is found, it will be put right.