The River Ouse peaked at 4.4 metres overnight and levels are now falling. The flood defences held. They are likely to remain in place for a few days.
It may be the end of the week before all riverside paths are reopened and cleared of debris.
The City owes a debt of gratitude to the Council staff, Environment Agency personnel and other organisation who successfully minimised the effect that the poor weather has had on the City over the last 2 weeks.
The “rural” part of Askham Lane is looking a bit neglected these days. It is a busy entrance route into the City and it really should be kept tidy and in a good state of repair.
Hopefully when the current issues with flooding have been resolved the area will get an uplift.
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River levels in York are expected to recede slowly over the next few hours.
River levels continue to be high and will not recede before Monday.
Flood defences holding.
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We’ve been out and about checking on public service standards in west York in the wake of the recent storms. These are some of this weeks reports
The Council have promised a thorough review of the snickets in the area. The residents association is currently conducting an audit of standards. In several there are problems with worn paths, weeds, litter, dumping and damaged boundary fencing. During the summer months, anti social behaviour is an issue in some while other s are obstructed by trees and hedges.
Hopefully these issues will all be addressed later it the year.
There seems to be a lot of broken glass around at present. This may be a result of the high winds having blown over recycling boxes.
Whatever the cause, we hope that residents will report problems with broken glass.
Glass can pose a particular risk for animals, children and cyclists, so its worth taking a few minutes to either to sweep it up or put in a report via https://www.york.gov.uk/ReportProblems
Broken glass on Chesneys Field cycle path reported today
Residents in Foxwood have complained to the Council about continuing problems with leaves and other tree detritus impeding footpaths.
Not all paths were swept of debris in the autumn and now the recent high winds have added to the backlog of work.
The Foxwood Residents Association at its meeting on Wednesday decided to support once again the “Great British Spring Clean” initiative.
They are asking residents to join litter picking teams on the following dates
Saturday 28th March – Dickson Park
Saturday 4th April – Thanet Road Sports Area
Saturday 11th April – Central Foxwood Lane estate
It is hoped that residents groups from other parts of York will join in with the initiative
The council continues to work closely with the York and North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, which includes police and fire services as well as North Yorkshire County Council, Met Office and Environment Agency.
The latest advice from the Environment Agency is that the River Ouse is currently falling (slowly) so York is very much open for business.
With the expectation some warnings may be taken off, these may come back into force throughout the weekend with heavy rain expected. View the latest river level predictions and warnings here
Councillor Keith Aspden, Leader of City of York Council said: “As our clean-up operation starts, you’ll see our front line teams sweeping and cleaning paths and cycle routes across the city from today. We’ll also be carrying out additional inspections of our roads to repair potholes.
“York remains vibrant and exciting as usual, offering lots of activities and events for residents and visitors over this half-term.
“We will be visiting hundreds of residents in flood-risk areas again over the rest of the week tomorrow and Thursday, to assess their needs and give the latest advice and information.
“Thank you again to all residents for your patience and support as the city deals with storms on consecutive weekends. My thanks also go to our staff and partners for their fantastic work, which has gone above and beyond required duties.”
“Please keep an eye out for the latest information and alerts from the Environment Agency for updates on river levels in the city.”
The Environment Agency river forecasters will continue to monitor the situation 24/7 and provide further updates.
As of Wednesday 19 February, the council has:
