Heathcock throws light on council's costly error
January 19, 2012 11:24 AM
County highway chiefs have removed a street light near a Cambridge primary school and told worried parents it could cost £1,700 if they want it back.
Residents were not consulted when Cambridgeshire County Council took away the light in Spalding Way close to the Queen Emma Primary School.
The decision left the route to and from the school in darkness and residents called on Lib Dem County Councillor, Geoff Heathcock, who represents Queen Edith's to help.
He and residents met county council officers on site to discuss the decision and they were told it could cost £1,700 to reinstate the light.
Cllr Heathcock said: "This decision was taken without talking to the residents to find out how this would affect people living in the area.
"This is where a policy on paper might look right but has little flexibility when it comes to looking at the consequences of such an action. A decision taken in haste could now cost the taxpayers of this district a considerable sum."
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