Issue - meetings

8.25 to 8.45

The Committee received an Environmental Report from Wendy Young the Operations Manager (Community Engagement and Enforcement)                    .

 

The Committee discussed the emerging priorities.

 

Q1 Leila Dockerill

Campkin Road is looking untidy and messy.

 

Wendy Young agreed to arrange a walk about with the rangers.

 

Q2 Councillor Austin

What is the deadline for requesting new bins and where can people view the styles available?

 

Requests for new bins were welcomed as soon as possible, so that work could be programmed in and full details of the styles available could be found the bin mapping website.

 

Q4 Councillor Bird

Welcomed the work recently undertaken in East Chesterton.

 

Q5 Councillor Scutt

Residents had raised concerns about dog fouling on Bateson Road Play Area.

 

Councillor O’Reilly stated that the area was rather tired. However, it had been cleaned and dog waste bins had been installed.

 

Q6 Councillor Scutt

Milton Road has no recycling bins. Why?

 

The installers were out of stock of the metal recycling bins when other bins were installed in this area. They would be reminded to return to the area and complete the installations.

 

Councillor Perry suggested a new priority be added to address fly tipping in Akeman Street and Darwin Drive.

 

The Committee

 

Resolved unanimously to:

 

     i.        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 businesses to address litter from their premises.

    ii.        Enforcement patrols to tackle fly tipping on communal archways and green areas at Minerva Way.

   iii.        Enforcement patrols to address issues of littering in and around the Bermuda Terrace area and to follow up on intelligence received as a result of the mail drop to the area.

  iv.        Patrols to address fires and illegal camping at Logan’s Meadow.

   v.        Patrols to address dog fouling on Kings Hedges “Pulley” Recreation Ground including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

  vi.        Joint working patrols to address the issues of illegal camping and dogs being off lead at Histon Road cemetery.

 vii.        North area patrols of focus on abandoned, untaxed and nuisance vehicles.

viii.        Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Blandford Walk play area, St Albans Recreation Ground, George Nuttall Close/Woodhead Drive play area and Chesterton Recreation Ground.

  ix.        Fly tipping in Akeman Street and Darwin Drive.