In praise of praise (and Local Authorities) on the day of the Comprehensive Spending Review

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Sent: 20 October 2010 14:08
To: StreetForce
From: Seb Schmoller
Subject: A plaudit

Please thank whoever has caused the pavements of Albert Road to be blown clear of leaves. To my knowledge this is the first time that this action has ever been taken. Previously a small council sweeping machine struggled to do only the road but not the pavements. This year a guy with a blower walked up the street, with a large hired in lorry collecting the leaves. Good stuff.

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Sent: 20 October 2010 14:56
To: Seb Schmoller
From: John Charlton
Director of Street Force, Sheffield City Council
Subject: A plaudit

Thank you very much for your recent email regarding leaf clearance, it was much appreciated and good of you to write. I will arrange for the people involved to receive a copy of your email so they can read it for themselves. People are very quick to complain when things go wrong and I wish there were more like you who write giving praise when it is due. Once again, thank you very much for taking the trouble to write, it is much appreciated. Kind regards.

 

Comments

[Kevin Donovan]

Great. Yes, I try to praise LA work as appropriate knowing what pressure staff are under and what lousy pay they have endured. I'm afraid it's the end of an era; Pickles is more crazed in his ground zero ambitions than even his worst Bourbon colleagues.