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Lib Dem Action for North Lambeth
May 1, 2006 6:24 PM
Lib Dems have protected and invested in our valuable green open spaces
Investing £16.7m to resurface and repair roads and pavements across Lambeth. The budget for road and pavements repairs is now six times what it was when Labour ran the council.
Lib Dems have helped Lambeth deliver the biggest drop in reported crime in inner London. Wardens in Prince's ward are patrolling the streets in support of the work of the police in fighting crime - they will be rolled out across the borough from April 2006, covering gaps left by underfunding of the police by Labour's Mayor.
Introducing a £10 discount to the cost of parking permits for residents within the Congestion Charging Zone and campaigning for a congestion charge discount for Kennington residents living just outside the zone.
Securing PFI credits for the £114m refurbishment and redevelopment of the Myatts Fields North Estate. And under the Lib Dems the illegal squatting of St Agnes Place has come to an end to make way for more social housing.
Successfully pressing the council to make a commitment to open a new leisure centre in North Lambeth.
Calling on the Mayor of London and the government to sort out the mess that is the Northern Line and rein in the contractors who are variously blamed for the line's woes under the public-private partnership.
Fighting to protect North Lambeth from over-development, using the planning system to protect green open space, improve the quality of the built environment and increase the amount of affordable housing.
A massive £3.6m invested in North Lambeth's parks and open spaces - like Archbishop's Park, Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth Walk, Kennington Park and Vauxhall Park. What's more, the council's annual parks repair and maintenance budget has been increased from around £225,000 to £640,000 to allow more repair work to be done as it's needed.
Lib Dems have reversed the decline of North Lambeth's libraries - with a massive programme of refurbishment, and increased spending on the book fund. We're also committed to expanding library facilities in North Lambeth in the future and have called for the various options for a new permanent library in Waterloo to be investigated in detail.
Over the last three years the Lib Dem-controlled North Lambeth Area Committee, with a devolved budget from the Town Hall, has invested £400,000 in environmental and community safety improvements across North Lambeth. These include: -
- Upgrading street lighting in Vassall and Oval Wards
- Improving lighting in Kennington Park, Spring Gardens and on eight housing estates
- Gating alleyways in Waterloo to prevent anti social behaviour and street drinking
- Extending the Lambeth Walk open space
- New equipment for Lollard Street Adventure Playground
- Landscaping on Myatts Field South Estate
- A new playspace for older children in Paulet Road
- Improving four youth facilities as recommended by the Youth Council's Peer Inspectors
- A trim trail around Archbishop's Park
- A playground in Wyvil Estate
- A tenants room on Mawbey Brough Estate
Making sure that much-needed Kennington parking sub-zone will go ahead. Lib Dems on the council have also increased funding to the council's transport department to sort out local parking problems and put in free short-term shopping bays in support of local businesses such as on Kennington Road. We've also developed traffic calming schemes in response to residents' concerns, such as on Walnut Tree Walk and Fitzalan Street.