I write in response to a letter published on June 24.

Weed growth and its control has proved to be a real problem this year.

We are doing our best to deal with this issue and can only apologise to residents for this happening.

I could blame the EU for new regulations which stipulate we have to use a new weed removal spray, meaning it takes longer to get rid of weeds, but I do not intend to do that.

We have not cleared weeds as quickly as we should have this year and I apologise to residents for that.

We are putting more resources into weed control to ensure the remaining weeds are dealt with swiftly and we tackle any regrowth very quickly.

I will do my best to make sure this does not happen next year.


Councillor Maureen O'Mara
Greenwich Council cabinet member for neighbourhood services