Councillor rages over 'ridiculous' £7k duck warning sign - 'I've lived here 25 years and never seen one'
A local councillor has been left raging over a "ridiculous" duck warning sign that has cost the council an eye watering £7 000. John Knott launched a scathing attack on the extortionate road sign, which alerts motorists to duck crossings on Daws Heath Road near Southend on Sea. He insists, however, he has never witnessed a single duck nearby during his quarter century living there. Mr Knott, who represents St Michael s Ward on Castle Point Borough Council, questioned the decision and expense in
A local councillor has been left raging over a "ridiculous" duck warning sign that has cost the council an eye watering £7 000. John Knott launched a scathing attack on the extortionate road sign, which alerts motorists to duck crossings on Daws Heath Road near Southend on Sea. He insists, however, he has never witnessed a single duck nearby during his quarter century living there. Mr Knott, who represents St Michael s Ward on Castle Point Borough Council, questioned the decision and expense in
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