A resident who placed a "horrible" blockade to stop school-operated parents parking on the road in front of their house left a huge pothole in the road. I am planning to change. lake.
Derek Woodacer enraged his neighbors with his drastic roadblock measures on Mosley Common, Tyldesley, but he said "I don't care" and their The annoyance will only make him "more angry," he argues, "decided to continue." After the barricades he had erected were torn down, the 65-year-old dug a large pit instead - and now wants to turn it into a lake,Manchester Evening News report
The project "Lake Como-nside" is a joking reference to one of his favoritevacationspots, Italy's Lake Como. he said:
"The pothole now I'm going into Commonside Lake. I've upset enough people, but now I don't care.
" I don't know what this will do with my neighbors, and it's made me want to keep going."
Derek has since moved to Highway 5 Mosley since he moved to school at St. Johns Elementary School on Common. He says he has fought with his parents who are Years ago, he believed he could not park on his street. It led to fights, vandalism, and complaints from neighbors.
``I moved here five years ago, and this is an unused road, so the city council is responsible.'' I wondered what this was when I moved in.
"Parking lot from school the first week I saw a lot of people. I felt a lot of abuse from them when I told them I couldn't.
"We have to pay to fix the roads. It costs thousands of dollars." I've met every inhabitant on the road and told them all their problems.
' And I wanted to sort this out. This meant trying to stop people from parking here.
"I said that this is unacceptable and that there is no point in repairing the road if we cannot stop people parking here. They [Wigan Council] The Council] tried to force me to remove the object from Highway 2 months ago. It was July 19th."
Her Ruby Howard, who has lived on Commonside her road for life, tells Derek's passion that he have gone too far. Early morning pranks have given people sleepless nights.
"Originally our road was not taken, we owned halfway to the middle of the road and there is a school at the end of it," she said. - said the 1-year-old. "For 16 years we've had constant interactions [with the school].
" It led to an abusive argument with my parents.
"We have been in contact with the council and for two and a half years asking for it to be removed.
"It's stressful and people on the street are having sleepless nights. At first he was fine and wanted to help with the road, but I think I've gotten a little too passionate."
Another neighbor, who requested anonymity, gave us an insight into what it's like to live next door. Derek. She said: “He started by tackling the parking lot by the school first.
"He's blocked the road before. He wants attention. He's made the hole bigger. It's worn out.
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