🚸 Oops! Talk about a “sign” of the times! 🎨 Kent County Council has just spruced up the road outside the old Halfway Houses Primary School in Sheppey with fresh “School Keep Clear” markings. The only hiccup? The school has been closed since 2016! 🤦♂️
Local councillor Mike Whiting didn’t hold back, calling it “a farce” and highlighting the irony of funds being spent on a defunct site. “What on earth is going on at cash-strapped Kent County Council? Departments really need to talk to each other more,” he blasted on Facebook, highlighting the bizarre decision to repaint lines on a road that leads to nowhere. 🛑
The school building, more than 100 years old, was sold to Homes England earlier this year, with plans to transform it into a residential development. Yet, £350 went into these unnecessary markings out of a £1 million budget meant for maintaining road signs and lines.
Council member Peter Osborne admitted the error, expressing apologies for any confusion. “We ensure public money is spent carefully, and mistakes like these are exceedingly rare,” he said, explaining that highway safety inspectors are usually busy keeping over a thousand miles of Kent’s roads safe. 🚧
Who knew road maintenance could have its own plot twist? Let’s hope the next splash of paint goes somewhere a bit more… relevant! 🎬