A SCATHING letter slamming Waverley Borough Council for a lack of action over graffiti in Haslemere has been sent to The Herald. Resident Steve Renshaw was left fuming over graffiti on the retaining wall of the railway bridge on Weydown Road that has not been cleaned. His anger was increased when fresh vandalism appeared on the Farnham Lane planting trough. And the lack of action has prompted him to pull no punches in his letter. He said: "I had delayed in writing this letter, having what was obviously a misplaced sense of confidence that even the dysfunctional Waverley Borough Council would eventually act. "Naively, I had thought that the controlling (sic) Liberal Democrats would be mindful of the forthcoming elections in May and actually seek to portray themselves, albeit belatedly, as being concerned and eager to carry out their responsibilities under the watchful eye of the electorate." He then lists the places affected by the vandals, adding: "While I have no particular wish to provide the owners of the tag-lines ... the oxygen of publicity – they certainly do not have the debatable artistic merit of Banksy – Waverley Borough Council should remove these childish scribbles with some haste – as is their responsibility to do so." Mr Renshaw added that descriptions of the graffiti should be handed to the police. In response, a Waverley spokesman told The Herald: "The graffiti in Haslemere (at the railway bridge, Weydown Road, and the planting trough at Farnham Lane) had not been reported to Waverley, but has now been logged and will be acted upon. "Usually, where the content of graffiti is offensive or racist, Waverley will arrange to remove it within 24 hours unless it is on, for example, railway property or there are other health and safety concerns because of its location. "If the graffiti is on railway property Waverley will alert Network Rail, and where graffiti is on a shop or restaurant it is generally felt to be the responsibility of the business to remove it. "When the content of the graffiti is not offensive, Waverley logs its location etc and, once several pieces of graffiti need to be removed, it arranges for its contractors to do so. "This is simply to get best value for money from the contractors' specialist services, particularly as different surfaces (such as old brickwork) require different treatments." If members of the public have seen graffiti, Waverley encourages them to report it. There is a graffiti hotline on 01483 523425, or residents can complete an online form on Waverley's website, http://www.waverley.gov.uk/">www.waverley.gov.uk/ waste/street_cleaning.asp