Abbotsford and Corso sheltered housing – grass maintenance #dundeewestend


Sheltered tenants in the Corso and Abbotsford areas have asked me for an update on grass maintenance in the area.

I have been in touch with with our local environment manager about this and he advises that where the grass is done by hand machine, this work is now well underway. 

The ride-on mowers’ work should be starting this week.



Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend


DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 26 APRIL 2021

Riverside Drive/Riverside Approach – give/take traffic control from Monday 26 April for 2 weeks for sign replacement works.

BT Cable Renewal Programme – rolling off peak temporary traffic lights at various location from Monday 26 April for 4 weeks – streets affected in order are: Strathmore Avenue (at Hospital Street); Loons Road (at Gardner Street); Logie Street (at Ancrum Road); Glamis Road (at Ancrum Road); City Road (at Pentland Avenue); Charleston Drive (at Yarrow Terrace); Glamis Road (at Elmwood Road); Blackness Road (at Seymour Street) and Perth Road (at Pennycook Lane).

Forthcoming Road Works

Perth Road (Hyndford Street to Windsor Street) – closed on Wednesday 5 May for Scottish Water work.



New online craft club

Details below of a new online craft club – all welcome :





Blether Tay-Gither – Storytelling in Dundee

Blether Tay-Gither is the Dundee Storytelling Group.


From Sheila Kinninmonth, Blether Tay-Gither’s secretary :


Hope you can join us for our April Blether on Zoom

Tuesday 27th April – 7pm to 9pm

This month’s theme for those who want a theme is is Rebels, Bandits, and Outlaws – but feel free to share any story, poem or song you would like to share, we’re very informal and not at all strict.  Limit 10 minutes maximum please.

Stories throughout the ages are told about those who do not play by the rules. I’m certain we have all had a hero with a rebellious streak. The outlaw is necessary for change and bringing a bit of colour to our lives. Stories would be awful dull without them.
 
Join us for stories this month of the mayhem of mavericks, the antics of outcasts, the swindles of swindlers. Bring a story and share a cuppa over the internet, or just come to listen and have a blether.

Zoom details to join are :

Topic: Blether Tay-Gither Storytelling Club
Time: Apr 27, 2021 07:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82460270020
Meeting ID: 824 6027 0020

Hope to see you there!


Roads and pavements improvements 2021-22 #dundeewestend

Yesterday, I was advised of the detail of roads and pavements improvements planned for the West End for this financial year and these are as follows :

Adopted Footway Programme 2021-22

Perth Road South Side – Nr 312 to Taylors Lane – Resurface

South Tay Street – East Side – Whole Length – Slabs

Taits Lane – Both Sides – Various Sections – Resurface + Kerb

Unadopted Asset Programme 2021-22

Dunmore Gardens – Footways – Reconstruction

Norwood Terrace – North Footway – Reconstruction

Perth Road – South Footway Phase 2 – Reconstruction *

Rockfield Crescent – Footways – Reconstruction

* I sought clarity as to the precise part of Perth Road concerned and am advised it is the south pavement roughly between opposite the bottom of Ninewells Avenue to just west of Millbay Terrace/Gardens

Non-Adopted Asset Programme 2021-22

Seafield Road Car Park – 15 Bays – Resurface

Union Place (South) Car Park – 35 Bays – Reconstruction

Carriageway Programme 2021-22

Briarwood Terrace – Whole Cul de Sac – Resurface

Grosvenor Road – Perth Road to Shaftesbury Road – Resurface

Newhall Gardens – Main Loop Only – Surface Dress

Ninewells Avenue – Perth Road to Dickson Avenue-  Surface Dress

These are very welcome – I have been raising many of these with the City Council repeatedly on behalf of residents.   However, this does not go nearly as far as is required for the West End in terms of getting all our roads and footpaths up to standard.

At the 2021 Dundee City Council budget meeting, my colleague and I presented an alternative budget which would have seen an extra £2 million capital spending over the next year on roads resurfacing.   

We believe a substantial increase in roads resurfacing is necessary to tackle worn and potholed local roads.  

Unfortunately, none of the other parties supported our £2 million additional spending despite it being fully costed, but I will continue to pursue improving road condition across the West End.