Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has written to United Utilities demanding accountability and a timescale on the completion of works for a blocked drain on Block Lane, Chadderton. The issue has been raging for over a year now with local residents complaining that no progress has been made.
Jim said, “There’s been back and forth discussions for a number of months now about who’s responsibility it is to sort this mess on Block Lane out. United Utilities said at the start of August they would send a camera down the drain to assess the situation and clean it if necessary.”
“It’s been more than a month since then and no further action has been taken, enough is enough. Residents shouldn’t have to deal with the smell, the sight and the mess that this blocked drain is causing.”
“It needs to be resolved so that’s why I’ve written to United Utilities asking for a plan and a timescale. This is the absolute basics, and it needs to be put right so that we can all live in somewhere pleasant and clean. Residents aren’t asking for anything out of the ordinary and they’re rightly annoyed that nothing has happened yet.”
Jim McMahon OBE MP 