ONGOING investigations are going on to try and solve serious flooding problems at Croft.
Residents of Kenyon Lane – including several local farmers – have suffered from flooding due to blocked drains for several years.
Now borough council engineers are carrying out a study of the wider area to try and resolve the problems.
Work has already been carried out in Kenyon Lane but the root cause of the problems has not yet been identified.
Warrington North MP Helen Jones has taken the issue up with the council as have local councillors Chris Vobe (pictured) and Matt Smith.
They are supporting farmers and other residents in their call for urgent action.
The MP said: “Resolving these flooding problems is of vital importance to the farming community in Croft, particularly my constituents on Kenyon Lane. Every effort must be made to find the root cause, and ensure that this doesn’t affect people’s livelihoods. That is why I will be supporting residents in their discussions with the council.”
Cllr Vobe said he had visited many residents on Kenyon Lane to hear about the problems first hand.
He said: “This is not the first occasion that we have seen parts of the village threatened by long-standing flooding issues.”
A council spokesman said they were aware of the problems in Kenyon Lane and were working to find a solution.
Probe into flooding problems
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