A Liverpool fence that has been damaged during high winds represents “immediate danger to the public", it has been claimed.
Arthur Witkowski said the state of a fence on Lister Road, Kensington, is an “urgent health and safety hazard” that is putting pedestrians in the area at risk. Mr Witkowski, told the ECHO he had witnessed a child almost suffer injury as the wooden structure remains unresolved along the pavement.
He said: “People with children use this pavement to walk - part of it collapsed on a chap the other day - during high winds. It has been reported numerous times to the council and is an urgent health and safety hazard in the Kensington area.
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“It represents immediate danger to the public and should be addressed at very short notice. It is a heavy collapsing wooden fence that almost injured a kid.”
Mr Witkowski, who moved to Liverpool from Manchester six months ago, said the whole area had been left “desolate” with the construction about to collapse “at any moment” and expressed his concern that children were still able to play around it.
He added: “I saw that and was just like, ‘wow’. Nothing has been done so far, I find it extremely disturbing that this structure has been left in a state of collapse for the last three months.
“It is an accident waiting to happen as pieces of this wooden fence periodically fall down while local children play over there. You can also find syringes and biological waste that can harm them there.
“I just hope nothing happens.” Mr Witkowski also contacted Cllr Liam Robinson, Kensington and Fairfield ward member, who also sought answers regarding the fence.
In an email seen by the ECHO, Cllr Robinson apologised "for the length of time this is taking.” He said: "It's something we have noted to the council as it needs fixing again as it's been blown down before. We also need the site cleared as it's attracted fly-tipping, detritus and people sleeping on the site on occasion."
A spokesperson for Liverpool Council said officers would attend the scene next week to assess the fence and make repairs accordingly.
