Have you ever noticed just how dirty Leabank Square is?
Grab yourself a cuppa, put a coat on - and take a short walk around the Square. There is so much litter, empty cans, plastic bags, dog poo, newspapers, even used nappies (!) lying around.
I am positive that hardly any of this is the fault of the residents of Leabank Square - there is NO WAY that anyone would do this right outside their own doorstep deliberately!
It is really down to the extremely bad management of the separate ares of Leabank Square.
All the residential estates surrounding us are managed by one exclusive management company - and that means that the services are all done by one company.
Leabank Square, however, is manged by 5 different management companies - all with their own separate agenda, timetable & set of standards. And this isn't even a large residential square!?!
The most illogical aspect of all this - is that the separate management companies all come to maintain & clean up on different days. This means that when on block is cleaned - there is still rubbish & litter lying outside the others - which the wind blows back to the newly cleaned block!!
Why can't we get all the separate blocks & terraces to be cleaned & maintained on the same day? That way - we will have at least 3 or 4 days a week - when Leabank Square looks beautiful! That way too - when every resident sees something lying around - we can simply pick it up and bin it.
As you all know - the Community Association was re-launched last month - and we will be seeking a meeting with all the separate management companies together - to see if we can arrange this simultaneous weekly clean-up!
We will also lay down minimum standards for the cleaning. This means that we need to say what it is exactly - that we want done in Leabank Square - on this common day.
How often do we want all the bins in the blocks of flats disinfected?
How often do we want sweeping of all the sidewalks done?
How often do we want the windows cleaned in common stairwells & corridors in the flats?
How often do we want the communal grass areas mowed?
How often do we want the hedges along Berkshire Road trimmed?
How often do we want all the litter picked up all around the square on the same day?
Let's chat.......
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