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Decision Maker: North Area Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Actions taken by the environmental departments, reporting on private/public realm data and priority setting.
The Committee received an Environmental Data Report from Wendy Young the Public Realm Manager.
The Committee discussed the emerging priorities. The Committee welcomed the proposed large scale mail-drop regarding litter, cigarette butts in particular. The Public Realm Manager undertook to circulate the letter to members for information.
Action
The Committee made the following comments:
i. Praised the recent work done to remove illegal advertising boards.
ii. Hoped to see year on year improvements from the programme
iii. New bins in Gilbert Road were welcomed. However, they would be more useful if they were nearer to Chesterton Community College.
iv. Additional dog waste bins long the towpath on Midsummer Common would be useful.
v. Suggested that the data was hard to interpret and requested commentary to explain seasonal variations.
vi. An area of green space between Cam Causeway and Fen Road was prone to fly tipping. Enforcement action was needed.
vii. Campkin Road litter patrols were welcomed. However, it was suggested that if these could be timed for the lunch time period, they would be more productive. Litter enforcement on all routes around Cambridge Regional College was suggested.
viii. Logan’s Meadow was continued to be contaminated with dog faeces. Additional bins had been added but more might be needed.
ix. The area around Grumpy’s is suffering from a number problems including: inconsiderate parking, graffiti, groups of youths hanging about and litter.
x. Carlton Way would benefit from a full set of waste and recycling bins.
The Committee
Resolved unanimously to:
Continuing with
the following priorities
1.
Enforcement
patrols to tackle fly-tipping at
Kingsway Flats
2.
Enforcement
joint working and patrols to deal with littering from students of Cambridge
Regional College in the areas of Campkin Road and
Nuns Way Recreation Ground and to work
with the local business to address litter from their premises
3.
Early
morning patrols for dog fouling on Kings Hedges (Pulley) Recreation Ground.
4.
Enforcement patrols to address issues of littering
in and around the Bermuda Terrace area and to write to all residents
regarding their responsibilities for disposing of litter
Add the following
new priorities
5.
Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog
fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Humphreys Road play area, Scotland
Road Recreation Ground, Arbury Town Park and Chestnut
Grove Recreation Ground.
6.
Enforcement
patrols to address issues of fly tipping at public and neighbourhood recycling
centres.
7.
Enforcement
patrols to address issues of litter and graffiti in the area of Green End Road
(co-op and Grumpy’s area).
8. Investigate fly tipping in green space around Cam Causeway and Fen Road.
Publication date: 13/08/2015
Date of decision: 09/04/2015
Decided at meeting: 09/04/2015 - North Area Committee
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