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Vandalism, Graffiti and Fly Tipping in unused garages

Reported anonymously at 09:51, Tue 2 February 2010

Sent to City of Wolverhampton Council 3 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 93103.

Several of these long-term unused/derelict garages have been broken into and vandalised.

Over the last few years the garages have been boarded up to little affect as they are regularly broken into and used to dump rubbish and industrial waste.

Drug paraphernalia can also be found on the floor and fires have been lit inside.

Why these garages have not either been demolished or sealed properly so that people cannot gain access (perhaps using the metal shutters used on empty/derelict houses) I do not know.

As you will see from the attached photo, this is hardly a welcoming sight to those visiting the local park and cycle speed way track.

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    Posted anonymously at 10:04, Tue 2 February 2010

  • Thank you for flagging up the state of these garages.

    They are set to be demolished soon and we are currently negotiating with our existing tenants.

    We are going to look at ways to make the garages more secure in the meantime.

    I'll come back to you as soon as I have more information about when the garages will be demolished.

    Posted anonymously at 11:32, Tue 2 February 2010

  • We've been told by W'ton Homes that this problem is hand and the garages will be demolished 'soon'.

    Posted anonymously at 18:37, Tue 20 April 2010

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 16:06, Mon 28 June 2010

  • After months of arguments back and forth between owners, tenants and residents associations it is still unclear what the future of these garage is.

    However at the moment they have (finally) been boarded up sufficiently and despite there being footprints all over them (presumably where some little darling has tried to kick their way in) the garages are at least secure once again.

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted anonymously at 11:33, Fri 15 October 2010

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