Market Drayton councillors used FixMyStreet to highlight 61 issues in the town, ranging from road signs and potholes to drainage problems. They are meeting with a Shropshire Council officer to discuss the platform's effectiveness and ensure reported issues are addressed.
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comHe and other councillors highlighted 61 issues within the town during their tour last week, and have highlighted concerns that not everything that is reported on FixMyStreet gets fixed - labelling it"hit or miss".
Sign up today to get all the latest news headlines from Shropshire and Mid Wales delivered straight to your inbox with the Shropshire Star’s free newsletter "That ranged from road sign problems, potholes, road markings, there are a lot of issues with markings becoming non-existent in Market Drayton. We noted drainage problems, and it was teeming down with rain so that was good because it identified some of the blocked drains.
"We are really trying to emphasise to the public too that this is something they can do. We are trying to demonstrate that it works and that things will get done.
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