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News and Comment February 2024

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2 February - Shangrila on Thames

Amazon binCabinet Member Diment ploughed an independent furrow at the Cabinet meeting but never far from money. He opted to talk rubbish.

“The number of missed bin collections continues to fall. Down to 130 for every 100,000 collections in 2023 an improvement of 32% on 2022. Textile collections have passed 20 tonnes and food collections are at 450 tonnes a month and we must do more to encourage residents not to put it in residual waste which costs a lot of money to incinerate.”

“More than 3,600 tonnes of dry waste was taken to the new facility in Crayford in its first three months of operation.”

Councillor Richard Diment forgot to mention that the garden waste service is about to rise to £65 a year and for that price Amazon will sell you six small incinerators or two of its larger higher quality units. (The current government has suggested that garden waste collection should be a statutory service.)

From land fill to pothole fill Richard mentioned a £275,000 government grant for road maintenance both this year and in 2024/25 and indicating a distrust of Sadiq Khan, the cash is being sent directly to Councils. Khan would likely cream it off, direct it to his favoured places and influence how it is to be spent.

The Lawn Tennis Association has provided nearly £200,000 to renovate old tennis courts in seven different parks before Summer.

100 roadside EV charge points are being installed by Ubitricity and on top of that £474,000, with another £300,000 to come later, has been awarded by other bodies; all of it to be spent on more charging points. “These are some of the things we are spending money on to make sure residents continue to enjoy the highest possible quality of life”.

If the Tory government leaves you with enough money to buy an electric car you may be able to charge it a couple of streets away. You lucky people! (© Tommy Trinder.)

 

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