Grass outside my house hasn’t been cut in a year – my kids can’t play in garden but I refuse to trim it, it’s not my job

A MUM has hit out at the council over an eyesore patch of grass outside her home that’s stopping her kids playing outside.

Kim Berry, from Clydebank, near Glasgow, said the grassy bank beyond her front garden used to be trimmed three times a year.

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Kim Berry is pleading with council bosses to cut grass outside her home[/caption]

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Council bosses have only trimmed a thin strip of the grass in Clydebank, near Glasgow[/caption]

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Kim said the unruly grass is making affecting her children’s health[/caption]

But she claims it now hasn’t been cut in over 12 months and is making her family “miserable”.

The mum-of-four said it’s making her children’s hay fever so bad that they’ve had to come home ill from school.

Speaking to the Glasgow Times, Kim said: “One of my boys never had hay fever before and this is the first spring/summer that he’s dealt with it and I’m blaming the lack of grass cutting.

“Our neighbours had to pay to get someone to cut the patch in front of their house but our argument is that we all pay our council tax.

“That grass doesn’t belong to us, we all look after our gardens. It’s council property and it has always been the council that looked after it.

“I can’t go through another spring or summer like that.”

Kim is now urging council bosses to trim the entire grass bank, and not just the thin strip beside the pavement.

She added: “This year has been the worst. It restricted the kids from going out to play and they were stuck inside and bored.

“I just hope it gets cut and is made to look more presentable.”

A council spokesperson said: “Following a budget meeting in March when the council had to take steps to close a £21million funding gap, a review of grounds maintenance was undertaken.

“As such, changes to the frequency of grass cutting have been introduced, as well as a reduction to open space cutting, which will save the council £460,000 each year.

“Teams will continue to maintain all open space edges around paths and near properties, and these areas will be litter picked as required.

“A programme to ensure the appearance of these areas is maintained is being developed, with planned planting of specimen trees, flowering bulbs and sowing wildflower seeds.”