Liberal Democrats Protests as Herts County Council Obstructs Reporting Blocked Gulleys

He rtfordshire Liberal Democrat county councillors have challenged the Conservative administration at County Hall about its repeated failings over highways gulley cleansing.

At the recent County Council meeting, Lib Dem County Councillor Chris White (St Albans Central) highlighted the fact that he had already flagged up 20 entirely blocked gulleys in his division and was working on a further ten.

He said: 'For some unknown reason, it is not possible to report these as highways faults. It is high time they could be reported on-line like any other problem.'

Cllr Nick Hollinghurst (Tring and the Villages) added " I went out last week and cleared a ditch and a couple of gulleys myself so that floodwater on the road could drain away - it's an issue that needs to be addressed. Blocked drains and gulleys plus heavy rain are obviuously going to lead to flooded raods and, potentially, to flooded homes."