Residents in the unadopted road of Osier Crescent in Fortis Green ward have had double delight this week after private developers who own the road agreed to resurface it – and Haringey Council have agreed to adopt it following the completion of the work. This comes as welcome news to Lib Dem councillors who have been frustrated by Haringey Council, who until now have been unable to decide whether or not they were responsible for the road, which runs through a new housing development.

The original problem was raised by a number of Osier Crescent residents in response to the Lib Dems’ annual resident survey. When Lib Dem councillors Stephen Gilbert and Lynne Featherstone contacted Haringey Council last summer they was assured that the potholes would be repaired. However, in November when Ms Featherstone contacted Haringey to find out what progress had been made she was told that the road didn’t belong to them after all.

She requested that they contact the developer who owned the road and request that the repairs be carried out – which they did. Cllr Featherstone and her colleagues in Fortis Green are pleased that action has been taken and that Haringey has now decided to ‘adopt’ the road.

Cllr Featherstone comments:

“I am pleased that this issue has finally been resolved and the Council has decided to take responsibility for this road. There has been too much buck-passing on the issue.”

Fortis Green councillor Stephen Gilbert adds:

“I hope that Haringey has learnt from this mess and that in future problems that residents raise will be dealt with efficiently regardless of whether or not a road is the direct responsibility of the Council.”