Meakin Residents asked to speak out on Rothsay Street plans
Residents on the Meakin Estate are being asked to have their say on plans to transform Rothsay Street at a meeting at 7pm on 14 January 2010 at the Decima TRA Hall, 7 Decima Street, SE1 4QR.
The plans for the future of Rothsay Street have been drawn up by the Jam Factory Residents Association together with Southwark Council and will be funded through the £183,000 set aside for this work by the developers of the Jam Factory as part of the planning agreement for the Jam Factory (a 'Section 106' agreement).
Work planned includes:
- New wider pavements
- Narrowing Rothsay Street to slow down traffic and remove car parking on the street
- A raised section on the road to link the Meakin arch with the new public garden on the Jam Factory site
- improved lighting
The new public garden at the Jam Factory site
Decima Street TRA and the JMB are asking for:
- Cleaning and repainting for Meakin Estate block facing
- Improved lighting - particularly by the Meakin Car Park by Rothsay Street
Important questions for Meakin residents include:
- Are residents happy for the brick wall separating the Meakin Block from Rothsay Street to be demolished?
- Are residents - particularly those in ground floor flats - happy to have a line of trees planted along Rothsay Street, near to people's windows?
Detailed proposals for the work on Rothesay Street, and a more detailed version of the plan (above) can be downloaded from the Jam Factory Resident's Association website www.myjamfactory.com
Representatives of Decima TRA and JMB staff will be attending the meeting to help support residents to get their views across.
If you have any e-mail DecimaTRA@leathermarketJMB.org.uk or ask to contact the TRA via the JMB Office