Liberal Democrat councillors in Muswell Hill are urging Haringey Council to carry out improvements for residents of the sheltered housing scheme in The Grove, Park Road, following news that a major housing development is set to begin this summer.

Lib Dem councillors Ross Laird and Lynne Featherstone are keen for double glazing to be installed in all shelter housing on The Grove before the new housing development, which starts this summer and is scheduled to last 18 months. As well as the glazing upgrade, they are hoping that a replacement for the old car parking barrier can be funded with the use of capital funding. The Lib Dem councillors are also keen for the Council to start spending some of their graffiti-fighting budget on removing the large amount of graffiti in the area.

Cllr Laird, Leader of the Opposition, comments:

“We want to see the Council moving its plans forward and carrying out improvements now, not in two years. Residents in the Grove have had to put up with graffiti and vandalism for too long, to make them endure 18 months of noisy construction is not acceptable.”

Cllr Featherstone (Muswell Hill) adds:

“A clean and quiet environment is all the local residents are asking for. I think the Council has an obligation to honour that request and we will be making them aware of that.”