Stephen Metcalfe, local MP
for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has welcomed the news that Thurrock
Council will be conducting a public consultation into roads on the Frost
Estate.
Local residents, councillors,
and the local MP have been campaigning for the Council to fix the road which
has fallen into a state of disrepair. Earlier this year the Frost Estate
Residents Association submitted a petition which called on the Council to hold
a referendum on creating a community, or parish council.
Thurrock Council will now
initiate a consultation and if 51% of Frost Estate residents engage with the
process, a parish council could be up and running by May 2015. This would then
allow the parish council to precept money to repair the roads.
Mr Metcalfe commented: “This
is fantastic news for the Frost Estate residents and brings them one step
closer to their ultimate objective of getting the roads fixed.”
“I would like to thank the
local councillors how have been involved in solving this issue and the Frost
Estate steering group who’s dedication and determination is now beginning to
pay off. Hopefully when I visit the Estate in the future, we will be even
closer to getting the roads back into working condition.”
