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Campaign: Public realm improvements

Locations: West Wight, The Bay, East Cowes

Background and purpose:

This project will deliver enhanced maintenance and cleansing of the public realm. There are specific areas that need to be addressed. These areas are litter bin cleaning and replacement, more frequent emptying of dog bins, cleaning of bus shelters and other street furniture, more frequent beach cleaning and additional resources to deal with fly tipping. These are all problems highlighted in the residents survey.
Action is being taken to address problems with litter and street cleansing across the Island

This will also contribute to engendering a sense of pride within the area and contribute to the local economy by attracting visitors and tourists. The project will contribute to building stronger and safer communities.

Cleaning, painting and repairing Street Furniture

£500,000 was set aside to clean, paint and repair street furniture in the West Wight, Bay Area (Sandown and Shanklin) and East Cowes. Since April 2007, work has been ongoing to identify the scope of what will be done in these areas. This has resulted in a programme that will have two phases. Phase 1 will address esplanades and town centre areas, Phase 2 will deal with the areas beyond the esplanades and town centres.

Progress report:

• Bus shelter cleansing in East Cowes and The Bay completed
• Bus shelter cleansing in West Wight completed
• Removal of redundant sign posts and erection of new sign posts has commenced in West Wight and The Bay area
• Railing and bollard painting has commenced in West Wight, East Cowes and The Bay
• White lining renewals have commenced in the completed in West Wight
• Review of project underway

Activities for next period:

• Commence sign cleansing and foliage programme in The Bay
• Commence litter bin replacement programme in The Bay
• Commence bus shelter repairs/maintenance programme in all 3 areas
• Complete litter bin repainting in the West Wight
• Commence programme of painting street lighting columns in The Bay and West Wight
• Complete street nameplate renewals / repair programme
• Complete bus shelter cleansing programme

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