The tip at the heart of our town
It’s depressing to walk down the street to the rear of the Empire. You are confronted by a jumble of bins, rubbish and waste that spill onto the street.
So who is responsible for the the mess, and what are they going to be made to do about it?
Those are the questions I have put to Peter Reynolds, Director of Environmental Services for Derwentside Council.
The situation must be a hazard, whether in terms of fire risk, danger to children exploring, or the health hazrd of what appear in places to be rotting materials.
It’s not a new problem, and clean ups have occurred before, but it is essential that we move forward to a situation where the people responsible for the site take their responsibilities seriously and earn the respect of the people of Consett.
I hope they can be persuaded to do so. If they can’t, they will have to be forced to.
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