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The map does not allow you to select the whole park but my concern is about the whole park<br/>Over the summer, during and since all the events, I have noticed the increasing amount of rubbish strewn all over the park - particularly in the long grass around the edges. The groundsmen do an amazing job keeping the bushes tidy, grass cut etc - it's awful to see all the litter dumped everywhere by event / park users. Some of the rubbish has been there for months - I know this because I walk my dog in the park everyday. What are you doing to address this?<br/>Since the summer the number of rough sleepers in tents has increased significantly.<br/>At the start of the summer there were about 4 tents in the park and today there are 17 - 3 which appeared since yesterday morning.<br/>1. I would like to know what action is being taken currently to support people to to find a suitable alternative to sleeping in a tent in the park.<br/>2. How many more tents will the council tollerate being erected in the park, given the increasing number over the past month?<br/>3. Is the council aware of the significant rat issue in the park and particularly around these tents where people have to live?<br/>4. What is the view of the council to the piles of rubbish that grow around SOME of the tents and how much of this will be tollerated?<br/><br/>I am not making this complaint about the rough sleeprs - they need support - but the park cannot be allowed decend into a tented city with rotting rubbish etc left lying around everywhere.<br/>Finsbury park is such a well used and necessary green space for local residents and I haven't seen it in such an awful state since the 80's. What I think is particularly concerning is that some of the funds from all the events are not being used to properly maintain ALL areas of the park on a day to day basis. I have seen the improvements to the sports and fitness facilities and they are great but who wants to have to pick their way through trash to get to them?<br/><br/>I have read through all the actions you are taking around the park on the website so you do not need to repeat them in your response.<br/>Thank you in anticipation for your response.