Local Liberal Democrats in Crouch End have demanded that Haringey Council act now to clean slippery pavements before an accident occurs. Cllr Lyn Weber expressed her anger at Haringey Council’s failure to clean up fallen leaves which has caused pavements to be a danger to pedestrians.

Cllr Weber was promised that Haringey Council’s ‘leaf crew’ would clean up leaves on the weekend of 20th November, but this has still yet to be done.

Cllr Lyn Weber commented:

“Residents, especially elderly and frail pedestrians, could injure themselves badly if they slipped on fallen leaves.

“It is as if Haringey Council forgets that trees shed their leaves annually. Every year Haringey Council fails to act to clean leaves from the streets in Crouch End. It is an accident waiting to happen. It is simply not acceptable that when a cold snap occurs the Council is caught out like this.

“Crouch Hall Road is supposed to have a once a week street clean, twice a week litter picking service and a once a week leaf crew yet the level of street cleansing is not reflected in the state of the street.

“I have contacted Haringey Council to demand that action is taken immediately to clear Crouch End’s roads of these leaves before someone slips and suffers a serious injury.”