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'No consistency of maintenance' petitioner tells foothpath committee

David Buttery calls for single dedicated agency

A petitioner has told a Tynwald comittee that there is 'no consistency of maintenance' on the Island's footpaths.

David Buttery petitioned on Tynwald Day last year for a new dedicated agency to be set up to manage the walkways.

He told the committee he felt the Department of Infrastructure had too much responsibility already to also oversee the upkeep of footpaths:

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