By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter
There is anger over the mess created by “shoddy” workmen in Cheltenham as cars, homes and bollards have been splattered with concrete.
Severn Trent sub-contractors have been installing flow meters in several places in the spa town including Union Street and York Street.
Colin Hay, who lives in the area, is concerned about the mess made.
The County Councillor, who represents another division in Cheltenham, says the water company were told to come back and sort the initial works which led to trip hazards along the street.
But he said the workers who came back to put the previous work right have made an even bigger mess.
Cars have been splattered as well as bollards and dirty hand prints have been left on the outside walls of people’s homes and fences have also been stained, he said.
“It was bad enough to start with,” he said. “You can see what they did right at the beginning.
“It’s just really shoddy Their supervisor said to me ‘it’s really bad’.
“I phoned Highways, they sent someone around. I was told they had to put it right.
“You see now that even when they are trying to rectify it, it is a mess. And in some cases they have made more of a mess.”
Severn Trent confirmed they have received a complaint about the standard of work in the area.
They are currently investigating the issue and have apologised to residents for any inconvenience caused by the recent works.
“We’ve received a complaint about the standard of work from a sub-contractor carrying out work on our behalf in the area, which we are currently investigating,” a spokesperson said.
“In the meantime, our teams are currently working hard in the area to get everything back to normal and the work completed to the standard we’d expect.
“We’d like to thank residents for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience.”
Cllr Hay is standing for re-election in the upcoming County Council elections for the All Saints and Oakley division.
The other candidates standing are Conservative Georgina Bass, Maureen Dodwell of Reform UK, Labour’s Diana Hale and Naomi Ruth Seadon of the Green Party.