Region: Edinburgh
Image of the petition Lack of grass cutting between Currie and Balerno
Welfare

Lack of grass cutting between Currie and Balerno

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Local Council Parks department

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Petition is addressed to: Local Council Parks department

Areas of grass land have been left to over grow and now are an eye sore.

Local residents in C and B pay the council over £7M in council tax each year.
Yet the state of the green grassed areas area now one that re minds me of a 1970 council estate waste land where no one pays the council tax!
The grassed areas that once dawned lovely green areas where as children would sit and play, dogs would run about, and woman would feel safe walking from the bus, but now, the kids can’t use the areas, dogs that are off the lead poo and it’s impossible to find, and woman feel nervous with the risk of not being able to see what is possibly in the tall grass and Docks, an ideal opportunity for another attack. One resident has started cutting the Docks as she does not feel safe. I spoke to one resident who has sold their house, one of the reasons when she moved in the adjacent area would be suitable for children to play, now that is not the case. Another spoke how they did not want their dog in eth long grass in case of ticks. Some residents have taken to cutting these areas next to their property to prevent weeds and the unsightly look being so close. One resident said they were asked by their house insurer if they were near an area of meadow or grass land as this would raise the Premium due to the risk of fire. 
Instead the residents who vehemently object to the eye sore, some have read a polished article on the councils web site, “attractive and biodiverse landscape” “enjoyed by residents and visitors”.
At present, these now tall grassed areas are full of weeds such as docks and ragwort, the council have stated the “project focus on over looked areas, steep banks, areas under trees, small fence off spaces, and large seldom used areas”
“Collaboration between local grounds teams and residents “, “remain attractive and beneficial to wild life “ the only wild life is the anger in the local residents who have all complained to me when out walking and the topic is discussed.
I did speak to one of the machine operative’s cutting the verges, who said that they had been instructed to only cut the verges and leave the remaining area to rest? Is this farming of a 7 year cycle?
What would it take? a day a fortnight, with a tractor towing a set of mowers to cover the whole area, if they can cover an 18 hole golf course it could be used to maintain our green areas.
I and a few others would be delighted to have the opportunity to meet the council and any of its partner teams to discuss the views of the residents with regard to the “this trialing” as it’s the residents living in this area that need to feel safe and enjoy our surroundings. The meeting can be a boots on the ground to see first-hand the eye sore areas and mark up a drawing of areas that could be left under trees.

Note when the issued was raised at the local council meeting the response was place an article in the Currie and Balerno News.

Reason

Re make the areas safe for

People to walk in the evening
For Children to play
For young families to stay and not feel the have to sell and move house
For dogs to run about without attracting ticks
For dog owners to be able to find the dog poo
To reduce hay fever suffers effects

return the area to an attractive area for residents

Thank you for your support, Ken Brown from Edinburgh
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Petition started: 08/20/2024
Petition ends: 02/20/2025
Region: Edinburgh
Topic: Welfare

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There has been an increase in ticks and dog muck in the grass when it wasn’t cut. In addition to being unsightly, it just looked abandoned, nothing looked like a “wild flower garden” as the council website had described, more of a derelict area. In addition to that, as a petite woman, I have felt unsafe walking my dog incase of being attacked or dragged into the grass like the horrendous rape case in 2015 not a 5 min walk from there parts of grass, whom the culprit still hasn’t been found. Balerno and Currie are meant to me nice areas to live in.

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