Words failed County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst when he received the following e-mail. So he reproduced it as sent to him unchanged, typo and all. He has, however, to placate the angry Executive Member of Highways, Cllr Stuart Pile, now removed the name and contact details of the Head of Customer Services (which the officer himself published in the county's e-mail apology).
The unpopular and ill-conceived Helioslough Railfreight plan has received a further setback when the County Council unanimously voted against the Eric Pickles approved plans.
Over 500 local people in Hertfordshire are waiting to hear about their dropped kerb crossover applications, because Herts County Council decided to stop processing applications in the run-up to the new Highways contract from the 1st October. Since then Ringway, the new contractor, has not done the work either.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Mark Watkin, Opposition Spokesperson for Education, challenged Hertfordshire County Council's Executive Member for Education, Conservative Councillor Frances Button, to explain how services will address the needs of specific groups who cannot cope with schools, such as high achieving children with autism. She failed to do so. Instead she repeated the standard response that they could either attend a Moderate Learning Difficulty school; or have home help; or attend a mainstream school - none of which will adequately meet the needs of many of these children.
At the Hertfordshire County Council meeting on 26 February, the Liberal Democrat Group offered the only alternative to the Conservative budget in Hertfordshire, with a budget that invested heavily in highway infrastructure and supported public transport, young people and the homeless.
In a shock move, the Liberal Democrat Group on Hertfordshire County Council has demanded urgent answers to allegations of fraud made by a whistle blower.
