Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Drains again

They cleaned the drains again this morning - & made a thorough job of clearing the gutters of leaves as well – less than a year after the last time. It was needed too – one of the drains on the bridge was already full up to the level of the grid, so no wonder it was flooded the other week.

This time the tanker they were using carried the logo not of a private contractor but of the two district councils which have recently joined together in a joint alliance.

This makes a lot of sense from the point of view of efficiency – the two areas are very similar in geography & economy, & smallness in terms of population size – but there has been some grumbling & apprehension about issues of politics & autonomy.

As a former civil servant I am intrigued by the administrative aspects of having also to work with two different county councils & two different government administrative regions.


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