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A month of two ago, I dispatched this letter to Bromford Residents who came along to my residents meeting…here it is electronically for those who missed it…

Dear Friend

Thank you for coming to meet with me last week, I just wanted to remind you what we agreed, and what I’m going to do next.

Bayley and Stoneycroft Towers

You told me that antisocial behaviour is still a problem around the towers. I’ve asked the police to give me an incident log which I will then pass to the council to find out how long this is going to go on for before the decision to demolish the towers is finally taken. I’ve also written to the Chief Executive of Birmingham city council to find out if security personnel have been removed since the fencing has been put up. If this is true, I want to know why this decision was taken.

I’ve also sent a Freedom of Information request to make sure that residents were only paid to move once, I’ll let you know what I find out.

Drugs and antisocial behaviour

You told me that taxi drivers are selling drugs on the Bromford estate at numerous bus stops, I have reported this to the police and asked for an action plan about how they’re going to deal with this problem. I’ve also asked for action on quadbikes, particularly on Chillinghome Road.

Meanwhile it’s really important that you ring the police every single time you suspect dealing, the more calls they have, even if you think it’s pointless as they don’t come out immediately. The more phonecalls and complaints the police have, the more resources they can allocate to deal with the problem. We need to be the eyes and ears of the police to win the war on drugs.

Policing

You told me that you still don’t see enough police on the estate. Around 40% of people at the meeting told me they hadn’t seen a Constable in the past 6 months. I have asked for the police to provide me with their beat rotas and to tell me what they are doing to increase visibility and prevent crime.

I’ve also forwarded your complaints about lack of police enforcement of parking restrictions on Washwood Heath Road and Alum Rock Road, I’ve asked for an action plan. I’ll let you know how I get on.

Buses

I’m meeting with Centro to find out how plans to re-route the 26 bus service are going. After I told them it needed to change earlier this year.

I’ll write back in three months to let you know how I’ve got on. In the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on 0121 789 7287.

Yours sincerely

Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Birmingham Hodge Hill

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