Dibdin House: Update

Some less good news for Dibdin House residents.

Following resident's requests, we continue to speak at length with Pathmeads/PCHA and continue to put a lot of pressure on them to finish the renovation works as quickly as possible. A few days ago, we promised to update you on the progress of the works. A number of residents continue to provide us with comments on the state of the property and the progress of the works - and a number of you have let us know just how frustrated you are at the very slow speed and the lack of activity on the site.

Pathmeads were pleased to inform us that the major renovation works were now drawing to a close. However, landscaping works (the final stage) are still to begin - and this will take a number of weeks and will continue to cause inconvenience for local residents. They are anticipating completing this work by the end of next month.

We are very disappointed that, once again, the deadline for the renovations work has been missed. We have expressed our disappointment to Pathmeads and fed back the comments from local residents. As local Councillors we have no power to force Pathmeads to complete the work: Dibdin House is not owned by the council and so we are only able to lobby and pressurise - which we will continue to do.

Following pressure from us, Pathmeads have agreed to distribute a letter next week informing all residents about the delay and giving them further details about the final stages of the works. All residents with immediate concerns about the state of works in Dibdin should contact the Resident Liaison Manager for Apex (the contractor). He is Paul Price and he can be contacted on 7625 4505.

Once this is (finally) over, we would like to work with Dibdin House residents very closely to put together a resident's association - so that they feel that they are being listened to properly by Pathmeads.

Jan