The council is to write to the Environment Minister calling for more funding to deal with the increased frequency of flooding and for cash to provide better flood defences for Ironbridge.
Flood barriers in place along the Wharfage at Ironbridge
The cabinet member for climate change said once again the Ironbridge Gorge community had had to face the prospect of the River Severn flooding and entering properties with many other areas of the borough affected by other forms of flooding."Not only does this increased frequency of flooding have a huge emotional and financial impact on residents and businesses, there is also a significant cost to the council,” she said.
"Across Telford and Wrekin it is the council who continues to support at times of flooding by delivering sand bags and clearing away damaged items following flood events. The increased frequency of flooding events is adding a further pressure on already stretched council resources. Councillor Tim Nelson said that rather than call for more funding councillors should be putting forward projects that would help.
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