To general relief and amazement, parish councillors at the October council meeting finally received notice from Cumbria County Council that St Mark’s Fold has been ‘adopted’. Adoption means that the Highways department of CCC has taken responsibility for maintenance of such things as street lights and also the Sedgwick Road footway (and its hedge pruning) which was part of the same development.
The Council has been lobbying for many years for this to take place, writing letters regularly to the relevant CCC officers and even summoning them to attend meetings to explain the reason for the delay.
The Council has been lobbying for many years for this to take place, writing letters regularly to the relevant CCC officers and even summoning them to attend meetings to explain the reason for the delay.