Residents of a housing estate in Cardiff have been told they are responsible for paying £82,000 a year to maintain a park built on the estate, despite claims they were not told it was being constructed in the first place.
Residents at The Mill housing estate in Canton, which comes under the Ely Bridge Development, received a letter this week requesting a £102 annual service fee to maintain the park. The letter was sent to each of the properties on the estate. There are around 800 properties there, comprising of flats and houses. The letter claims that they will not be paying more than 1/800th of the cost of the park. Should there be 800 payments of £102, this would equate to over £82,000.
The park, which was opened in July 2021, consists of a wooden climbing frame, a picnic table, three benches and two bins. Tirion Group, which sent the letter, said however, that the money was also to pay for the longer term maintenance and upkeep of the whole of the Riverside Park and amenities, along with ongoing liabilities including the maintenance and upkeep of the flood defence systems. You can get more Cardiff and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
