HOPES that Derby City Council would push forward plans to repair roads and pavements across the city have been dashed after the Liberal Democrat cabinet axed funding.
Derby has faced a backlog of road repairs for many years but the previous Labour-led administration had put prudent plans in place to keep on top of the repairs and gradually ease the backlog.
But the list of repairs now looks likely to spiral out of control after the Lib Dems decided to cut the funding.
The Lib Dems are instead ploughing money into other more specific projects, such as the £1 million they plan to spend on a new swimming pool used by a handful of residents in Blagreaves ward.
We're in a recession and it's inevitable that councils have to prioritise their spending.
But it's difficult to believe that the Lib Dems think that road repairs are anything other than a priority. Not fixing potholes and the like will affect people in every part of the city.
The Labour alternative budget, which the Lib Dems and Conservatives refused to debate earlier this year, would have ensured road repairs remained a key priority in the city.
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