Vivienne asks for action but gets fine words
Complaints about street litter have produced some nice words from the Council – but little else. Gensing Lib-Dem councillor Vivienne Bond has written a strong letter to Richard Homewood at Hasting Borough Council about lack of street cleaning and has been reassured that it’s Richard’s ‘top priority’. The text of Vivienne’s letter is:
Richard – I was disappointed with the response from Cllr
Richard’s answer, received after just nine minutes (really), seems to be very long on fine words but very short on definite proposals for immediate action. The text of his letter, reproduced in full, shows the real problem Vivienne is up against :
Cllr Bond – We are acutely aware of the problem and are working to resolve it at all levels. At the basic level, all complaints are recorded and then reported to the contractor as they are then required by the contract to respond within the prescribed time limits depending upon the severity of the problem. At a higher level, I have written twice to the area manager and regional director of Veolia [the company currently responsible for street cleaning in
From the passage underlined it seems that Richard Homewood’s answer to our dirty streets is not to encourage the employment of more street cleaners but to recruit more pen pushers and paper shufflers for his ‘Waste Team’. Great, eh?
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