Reader’s letter: Council’s false economy on paving slabs in Eastbourne

From: Francis Forbes, Burlington Place, Eastbourne

By Letter by a Reader

Published 31st Mar 2022, 14:33 BST

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Open letter to Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell regarding works to install fibre optic cables:

Over the last few months we have watched our pavements and roads dug up to accommodate new cables, and a good job too!

To my surprise I have seen the contractors relay the old broken paving slabs, instead of new ones.

Roadworks at Eldon and Willingdon Road junction (Photo by Jon Rigby) SUS-210616-082509001

The labour handling two or three broken pieces with the sand infill, is much greater than laying new paving slabs, but I understand the council will not pay for new slabs, surely a false economy, but typical public service employees thinking!

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