We are not impressed (From Halesowen News)

This letter is totally unfair.

Not only did Dudley Council conduct it's own consultation about the changes to the road lay-out in Meres Road and Abbey Road - including the hand-rails in question - letter-dropping all the houses affected, but the local ward councillors - Cllr Hazel Turner included - distributed our own flyers advising residents of a public meeting the Council's highways engineers had organised to discuss the new road lay-out, which was held at Caslon School on October 19th last year.

These changes were made in response to residents' previously expressed concerns about accidents and speeding at this location.

Sadly, despite all this publicity, only ONE couple on the estate actually bothered to turn up to the public meeting and offer their views. Alas, that couple was not Mr & Mrs Fellows!

I beg to differ on the invitation letters supposedly pushed through residents letter boxes,no one in Abbey Road appears to have received one.For something as important as the hair brained scheme you lot came up with you SHOULD have been knocking doors.the only flyers you put through our letter boxes were election leaflets in april.As for the plans to change the road layout you have NOT quelled the speed of traffic but significantly INCREASED it but YOU wouldnt know that because you dont live in Abbey Road.In regards to your snide remark about Mr & Mrs Fellows not being at your supposed meeting,the obvious reason is that Mr & Mrs Fellows knew nothing about a meeting,it also proves the point that neither did any anyone else know of your meeting!explain that Mr Burston.Was it not your duty as representatives of your constituency,to ENSURE the voices of the people were heard.THANK GOD,LABOUR kicked your ****.

by the way cllr.Burston,the couple who did turn up to your "supposed"meeting was,im told,the caretakers,whom i would imagine,had to be there to lock up.