Firstly – a big ‘thank you’ to all those who have put their names to this petition which has closed and will be considered at the next RBWM Council Meeting on 16/4/2024.
Wraysbury Village Green is still flooded after the January 2024 flood event. This is entirely due to the failure to maintain the existing land drainage infrastructure.
I raised a petition that invited RBWM (the responsible Authority under the FWMA 2010 legislation) to treat people equally and fairly when it comes to land drainage infrastructure.
The petition was started on 19/9/2023 and read as follows:
We the undersigned petition the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead to confirm their support for the equitable planning, construction, maintenance, and management of the existing and proposed land drainage infrastructure and unblock the Wraysbury Drain at Hythe End, which has not been dealt with, after having been reported to the previous Council Administration 4 years ago.
Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury are at severe risk of flooding at all times, the Jubilee River is used by the Environment Agency to protect Windsor, Eton and Maidenhead.
The chance of flooding is rising, and we urge the new Council Administration of Windsor & Maidenhead to demonstrate their commitment to the fair and effective planning, building, upkeep, and oversight of our current and future drainage systems, by firstly unblocking the Wraysbury Drain at Hythe End to protect the residents of Wraysbury.
This ePetition closed on 19/03/2024. RBWM Petition here
https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=2183&RPID=11378961&HPID=11378961