East End Ward

Had an interesting communication from a constituent reference postal deliveries in Douglas. I have been informed that mail appears to be going missing and was wondering if anyone else is having the same difficulties.

You can contact me by email at will.dawson@dundeecity.gov.uk and I will be more than happy to look into the situation.

Personally, I tend to get some mis-directed mail i.e. mail delivered to Balunie Avenue rather than Balunie Street.

I have written to the manager of Dundee East Delivery office to see what the current situation is and will give you an update as soon as i get a reply.

The street name signs that I reported recently, the faulty road sign at the Douglas Road/ Happyhillock Road and several signs reported by Christina are to be looked at by the Planning and Transportation department. The response from the department is as follows

"I have been passed copies of e-mails from Councillor Dawson and Councillor Roberts regarding problems with a number of street name plates and traffic signs. I understand that the street name plate issues have already been addressed by my colleague. I have inspected the locations of the traffic sign problems at Douglas Road / Happyhillock Road roundabout and Pitkerro Drive and have arranged to have the defects rectified."

Hopefully see a resolution to these issues soon.

Following todays Courier article and a spot on Tay FM, I have continued to take up the case of the derelict ABB factory on the Kingsway.

To see the full article follow this link

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/06/04/newsstory9807224t0.asp

Both myself and Christina are dimayed at the state of the building and are following on from the work previously carried out by John Corrigan in trying to get something done. We are both under the impression that no one wants this building anymore and the longer it stays in it's current condition the less likely anyone will want to move into it.

I have written to ABB and will update the blog when more is known.

Fingers crossed ABB take some notice and live up to their responsibilities

Very distressed about the lack of action being taken by Asda in relation to the trollies littering the ward.

Spotted lots throughout the ward recently and wrote a letter to Asda. After no response I decided it was wise to speak to the press. From the article, assurances appear to have been given that they take this very seriously and go round the area a few times a week looking for rogue trollies.

I believe the store is now under new management and this may have explained the lack of response as the contact we used to have within the store has either moved or left the company.

I will continue to keep an eye on the situation and report these trollies when i find them or they are reported to me.

Currently reporting more and more potholes on the roads within the ward and am becoming increasingly concerned about the state of many of the roads. The roads currently being looked at are Balunie Street, Balbeggie Street, Baluniefield Road and Balantrae Terrace just to name a few.

I will be asking for assurance that these repairs are done in a timely fashion and that the repairs last for more than a few days.

Street signs have also been an issue recently. I have reported a number of different street signs that need replacing or repaired such as Balcarres Terrace and Balmoral Gardens. These have mostly been vandalised but many in the ward are faded and require replacing due to old age.

Glad to report that the housing department have placed work orders to have the back court areas of some of the tenements on Balbeggie Street cleaned up and internal stair lighting repaired.