I read with interest your article regarding the proposals to build a new school on the site of the Atheldene Centre.
The principal concerns raised by local residents are that the local streets risk being turned into rat runs.
The Lib Dems in Tooting have been gaining very strong support for their proposals to pilot schemes to stop rat runs, and return them to residential streets.
In February, almost two years since our petition for the Fishponds Road was presented, a consultation on this scheme will be sent out to local people.
Parents of Smallwood school, and their neighbours showed their support for similar improvements to their streets with 459 people signing another petition presented to Council just before Christmas.
For too long concerned residents have been fobbed off by our council as a result of Tory policies that haven't been properly challenged by the Labour team.
We don't think the council's current stock response, "No-one has been killed there yet", is good enough. Local people overwhelmingly agree with us.
Jon Irwin; Focus Team Leader, Tooting Lib Dems
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