tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post5917993699098894799..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Conservatives promote closed mindsTony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-13245932788021174262009-05-18T15:13:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:13:00.000+01:00I cant speak for Maidstone but here in West Kent w...I cant speak for Maidstone but here in West Kent we have our share of poor road, we must have bigger pot holes than you!, it takes months on end to get street lights fixed. The pavements are often very shoddy. The grass verges get cut 12 times per years in West Kent, but why do they do this in the winter months and not more frequently when the grass is growing? Something to do with the contractor being KCC's own commercial enterprise?<br />We have our share of failing schools and without the millions of pounds from central government many schools would be crumbling away. And we all pay for Turner mark 1 and 2, for Kent TV, the KCC publicity machine and for Kent health watch. We all also pay for the BIG FAT pay cheques and pensions that the bosses at KCC get given.<br /><br />I must not forget allowances and expenses given to the 84 council members. It average at about £22K each. You may be interested to know that as an example Gloucestershire and Leicestershire councillors only average £14K each for doing the same job.<br /><br />But do Kent residents realise any of this when they vote! Do they know its all down to KCC and not the local Town hall or central government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com