Usually, community groups and voluntary organisations are up in arms over council cuts to services in their area. However one Muirhouse man is on the warpath over a lack of cuts!
TRIM (Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse) member Robert Pearson has written to the local council team to demand action over the state of local green spaces – weeds, long grass and the general state of the area.
He said: “Yet again I feel it necessary to email you regarding Muirhouse, I am absolutely fed up with the way Muirhouse is being left to rot by you, Edinburgh City Council. It was you who caused the area to fall apart in the first place and now you are leaving us in a mess.”
He goes on: “Back in March this year local children join the Centipede project and planted over 2000 bulbs which spelt Muirhouse Is Home (pictured below). It looked fantastic, the children loved it and it was never vandalised. Unfortunately we are not able to see it anymore as the grass and weeds have taking over the place. Walking around the estate the green areas are all overgrown and basically in a mess; why is this happening again? Does this happen elsewhere in the city? Or does it just happen in the forgotten estate?”
North Neighbourhood Team Business Manager Mandy Rudden said she has requested information from her Regeneration and Task Force colleagues and will update Robert when this has been received.
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Rubbish, litter and dog mess everywhere. But concentrated higher round the Pennywell shops and Martello Tower shops. Would Tesco or Morrisons put up with having to dodge dog poo every few steps outside their shops? I’m pretty sure a lot of people won’t use them because of the mess. A chip wrapper covered in brown sauce blowing towards you when it’s windy is a moment of sheer terror. But you can’t run away from it because there is poo everywhere. I can pick up a full carrier bag of rubbish out my garden every 2-3 days. All the green areas are used as dog toilets – you would be mad to let your children play anywhere near them. But it’s always been the way in Muirhouse ever since I’ve lived here. Forgotten estate indeed. There should be environmental wardens walking around stopping it happening in the first place. Go to Silverknowes or Davidson Mains there is hardly any mess. In fact go to most areas in Edinburgh and the mess isn’t as bad. Many areas are spotless.