The following question has been tabled by me for next weeks full Council meeting.
Question to the Leader
24th Feb 2011
Question to the Leader
You are aware that in the last week of December last year the paper recycle bin located at Stanpit Marsh Car Park was subject to a serious fire. Local residents were awakened in the middle of the night and the Fire Service attended. The fire badly damaged the container and threatened the family house adjacent, no more than a few meters away from the source of the fire whilst the occupants were asleep. The Fire service had to attend again the following morning as the fire re-ignited; such was the intensity of the blaze.
In the week following the area took on the image of rubbish dump and photographs were supplied to CBC with the request that action be taken to clean the site of debris and accumulated rubbish in view of complaints from residents and safety concerns.
Action was taken to establish a better location for these bins thus eliminating future potential danger to the household and such a site was found at 2RM. This required little engineering, would provide better, safer access for users and delivery/collection vehicles and could be subject to monitoring by CCTV.
Taking into consideration the effect of the takeover of waste and recycling responsibilities from CBC by the Dorset Waste Partnership from the 1st April 2011 and in view of the significant safety concerns to property and persons these bins present should another fire occur, the duty of care of CBC has to nearby residents knowing that this peril exists, the detrimental visual effect on this important gateway to a SSSI and the degrading of the Conservation area, could these bins be moved to the new safe location?
Councillor Ray Nottage
Stanpit and Purewell Ward.
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