Residents say maintenance of the roads and parks in the village has been ignored for too long and they want the new Bathurst Regional Council to take a greater interest.

And the early signs are bright; new councillor Marg Hogan has already had a long meeting with residents to document their concerns while fellow newcomer Kirralee Burke lives in Raglan with her young family and hopes to be a voice for the community inside the council chamber.

A spokesman for the residents' group, Phillip Happ, said he and his neighbours were paying high rates in Raglan and wanted to know where the money was going.

"It's just all overgrown here - all these blocks, all the nature strips and people can't walk with their children in these parks without fear of being bitten by something," Mr Happ said.

"It's an absolute mess here. We've got kerb and guttering that's falling apart and I haven't seen a street sweeper here for 12 months.

"There are also a lot of roads issues out here in laneways and on sides of roads, there's a lot damage from heavy vehicles."

Mr Happ said a number of residents had taken it on themselves to mow public reserves and around the school to help keep the grass down, fearful of snake attacks.

"I live at the end of Locke Street and I mow the whole laneway and into a spare paddock, I mow down the roadhouse because there were kids walking down to the school bus so at least you have a bit of sight to see if something's going to attack you."

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Another resident, Alana Stapleton, said children in the village were forced to play on the road because it was not safe in the parks.

"When my kids were little they were playing in the stormwater drains because that was the only way they could find something to do. I stopped that very quickly," she said.

Cr Hogan confirmed she had spent time with residents and taken note of their concerns but said it was far too early for her to make promises about what action could be taken.

"It was a fact finding mission for me and the visit to Raglan was a first touch point with the community to say I'm interested, listening and taking seriously to their concerns," Cr Hogan said.

Cr Burke said she had lived in Raglan for 18 months and it was a great place to raise a family.

"I hope the people here like having me on council and will speak to me about the issues," she said.

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