February 24, 2020 - 1527 views
A public meeting is being held in Llanrwst this weekend to guage the frustration, upset and anger felt over floods in the town.
In response to requests from residents and businesses, Welsh Conservative Assembly Member Janet Finch Saunders has called the meeting for Saturday 29th February.
The town was the epicentre of much damage and heartbreak following on from Storm Ciara a number of weeks ago. Many residents were left overwhelmed after the scale of the flooding became apparent.
However, a widely held view in the town is that the authorities should be doing more to address the problem and a call from Ms. Finch Saunders for an independent enquiry on the flooding, was ruled out.
After the initial storm hit and flooded a large part of the town and valley, Ms. Finch Saunders addressed the Minister for the Environment AM Lesley Griffith but was told that Conwy County Borough Council and National Resources Wales would instead report back.
"To see individuals at a loss and feeling totally helpless as they fought to clear sewage and mud from their homes is heart-breaking" said Ms. Finch Saunders.
“We need an independent inquiry as it would consider the picture as a whole.
“The Local Authority and Natural Resources Wales were responsible for investigating the causes of the flood last March, and look where we are now.
“My fear is that the investigations by the Local Authority and NRW will not go far enough, and that we could be seeing equally bad flooding in other areas of Llanrwst and the Conwy Valley sometime soon".
The meeting will take place between 11.30 and 1.30pm at the Eagles Hotel, Ancaster Square.
