Local Greens have slammed Maidstone Borough Council’s Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy as a strategy for failure and have called for the wholesale resignation of the council. They state that Council’s plan lacks specificity and has targets far lower than needed. They criticise the Council for ‘encouraging’ and ‘supporting’ rather than taking decisive action. Stuart […]
Maidstone Greens have criticised lacklustre proposals to tackle air pollution on Upper Stone Street. The proposals were discussed by Maidstone Borough Council on Wednesday evening and involve removing a tree, planting a hedge and preventing vehicles unloading on the street. Stuart Jeffery, Maidstone Green Party: “We welcome the long awaited focus on Upper Stone Street’s […]
Maidstone Greens have slammed their local council on the lack of action against the continued nuisance pavement parking. Donna Greenan of Maidstone Greens asked the Full Council meeting last week about what they are currently doing to tackle the deep seated problem of pavement parking and was told nothing. The Greens have asked for concerted […]
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Maidstone Greens have sent a petition with over a thousand signatures to KCC’s environment chief, Cllr Carey, calling for an end to glyphosate use by the council. The petition comes just a day after the latest WWF report showed that two thirds of the animal population has been lost over the past 50 years. Despite […]
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Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily to a short-sighted attempt by Maidstone Borough Council to introduce temporary cycling lanes in King Street. The plan for two cycle routes was instigated by Maidstone Borough Council but to be implemented by Kent County Council Steve Cheeseman of Maidstone Green Party: “Although we obviously welcome new cycle routes, this […]
Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily at the destruction of hundreds of healthy trees in the woodland wetland area alongside the River Medway. The wetland area between the town centre and Allington lock was home to water rails, woodpeckers, owls and kingfishers. Reports of a few ash trees with chalara or ash die back disease had […]
Maidstone Greens have brandished the council’s £1 million revamp of the bus station as “an expensive lick of paint “ and “a wasted opportunity”. Maidstone Borough Council are consulting on plans to give the station a “new look” but the Greens have said that the money would be better spent elsewhere. Steve Cheeseman, Maidstone Green […]
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Local Greens have warmly welcomed proposals for a 20mph zone to be created in the Buckland Road / St Peters Street / Buckland Hill area but we want the rest of the town to be 20mph on all residential streets. Donna Greenan, Bridge Ward campaigner: “This scheme is very welcome and I hope that KCC […]
Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily to the silent release by Maidstone Borough Council of its Air Quality Annual Status Report and have criticised its self-congratulatory claims. The report shows that the significant problems in Upper and Lower Stone Street remain with almost double the legal limit for pollution being recorded. Donna Greenan of Maidstone Green […]
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At July’s Maidstone Borough Council meeting local Green campaigner, Stuart Jeffery, asked whether the Council had adopted powers to enforce the switching off of engines while cars are stationary as other councils such as Newcastle, Haringey and Nottingham have done. The Council responded that the legislation was ‘impractical’. Maidstone Greens have called on them to end their complacency and to […]
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