Questions from Members
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9, to allow Members to ask questions about Council activities. A question may only be asked if notice of seven clear working days has been given.
Question Submitted by Councillor Peter Roberts to the Leader of the Council, Councillor Steve Fritchley
A number of private and Council tenants have express their concerns at the apparent waste of money that is the re-roofing of Council properties currently being undertaken.
Many cannot see the need, they don’t leak and tiles are well fastened being common comments. Therefore I would ask the Leader to explain the reason for the re-roofing with any surveying reports and other appropriate information that may help to inform our residents.
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In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9, Members were allowed to ask questions about Council activities. A question may only be asked if notice of 7 clear working days had been given.
Question Submitted by Councillor Peter Roberts to the Leader of the Council, Councillor Steve Fritchley
A number of private and Council tenants have express their concerns at the apparent waste of money that is the re-roofing of Council properties currently being undertaken.
Many cannot see the need, they don’t leak and tiles are well fastened being common comments. Therefore I would ask the Leader to explain the reason for the re-roofing with any surveying reports and other appropriate information that may help to inform our residents.
Councillor Roberts confirmed that his question only related to re-roofing works being undertaken on Council properties in Whitwell and Hodthorpe.
The Leader replied that the Council was committed to ensuring that its properties were maintained to a high standard. A housing stock condition survey had been carried out and the opinion of the surveyors was that roofs were in need of replacement.
The Council should not leave properties to a point where they were in disrepair, which caused damage, upset and distress to a tenant. Roof tiles that became brittle and damaged caused leaks into tenants’ homes and renewal programmes were structured to avoid this situation. The roof programme in Whitwell had been put in place prior to roofs integrity failing.
In addition, whilst roofing work was being carried out, other areas were looked at, for example, fire walls, upgrade of loft insulation, replacement of rotten and flaking timber soffits and fascias, replacement of gutters and downpipes with upvc, removal or refurbishment of chimney stacks etc.
The annual review of capital spend through the Housing Stock Management Group was included in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
No supplementary question was asked by Councillor Roberts.