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Kent Council Apologizes for Repainting ‘School Keep Clear’ Lines at Site Closed Since 2016

KCC called the repaint a rare administrative mistake, citing a £350 charge from a £1 million maintenance budget.

Overview

  • Highways staff repainted yellow zigzags outside the former Halfway Houses Primary on Southdown Road in Sheerness, nine years after the school moved to Danley Road.
  • The council confirmed the work was done in error and issued an apology for any confusion caused.
  • The old school site was sold to government agency Homes England in March earlier this year.
  • Independent councillor Mike Whiting condemned the job as a farce and urged better coordination across Kent County Council departments.
  • Reform UK now runs the authority and has 48 of 81 councillors after earlier removals, and coverage contrasted the mistake with the party’s public claims about delivering savings.