With local elections approaching on Thursday 7th May, we thought it would be good to sound out the candidates on where they stand on key issues that affect our neighbourhood.
This looks set to be a busy ballot paper, unusually with a full 3 candidates standing for the Green Party and Reform, in addition to the normal representation from The Conservatives, Labour and The Liberal Democrats.
We asked HyPER members for the topics or questions that they would like to be addressed.
From all the responses, we picked the main issues and whittled the questions down to 4 which are listed below. We have contacted all 5 parties and asked them for their responses, which we hope to get back to members by 30th April.
- Crime and ASB: “What will you do to address crime and deal with anti-social behaviour on the Hyde Park Estate? Do you have any plans for increased CCTV coverage?”
- Planning (double-glazing): “Many houses on the Hyde Park Estate are unable to install double-glazing due to planning constraints. This results in increased noise pollution and poor energy efficiency. What can you do rectify or mitigate this?”
- Airbnb: “Accommodation that is short-let illegally can cause untold misery to residents. What will you do to control Airbnbs, and ensure if they have approval that they also show appropriate insurance and pay taxes?”
- Traffic: “We nearly had a low traffic neighbourhood several years ago, but instead the Council put in place measures that failed adequately to address the traffic issues. What would you do to deal with the traffic?”