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Sparkingchip:

I have little doubt that Birmingham Council officials are going out daily and attaching “public notices” to lighting columns and posts on the highways within the city with cable ties daily.


Often when I out walking I take a pair of cutters with me and remove cable ties from lighting columns and posts, a bit back I removed all such ties from the street furniture in the road I live in and actually took a hop up with me to remove those placed out of reach. Try it, you will be amazed how many you end up disposing of that either attach a notice that is several years out of date or from where the sign has disappeared just leaving the ties.


The council sounds like it is just behaving in a ridiculous manner having signed a ridiculous contract. The only way forward is probably for the council to take the work back in-house and establish a direct labour organisation to carry it out as no sensible contractor will bid for the work.


I also have removed cable ties from street lamp columns if the long end is sticking out at eye level for adults or children. If someone walks into a cable tie end and pokes into their eye it could cause serious problems.


Z.

Sparkingchip:

I have little doubt that Birmingham Council officials are going out daily and attaching “public notices” to lighting columns and posts on the highways within the city with cable ties daily.


Often when I out walking I take a pair of cutters with me and remove cable ties from lighting columns and posts, a bit back I removed all such ties from the street furniture in the road I live in and actually took a hop up with me to remove those placed out of reach. Try it, you will be amazed how many you end up disposing of that either attach a notice that is several years out of date or from where the sign has disappeared just leaving the ties.


The council sounds like it is just behaving in a ridiculous manner having signed a ridiculous contract. The only way forward is probably for the council to take the work back in-house and establish a direct labour organisation to carry it out as no sensible contractor will bid for the work.


I also have removed cable ties from street lamp columns if the long end is sticking out at eye level for adults or children. If someone walks into a cable tie end and pokes into their eye it could cause serious problems.


Z.