| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:A rubbish collection | |
| Posted by: | James Vertigan | |
| Date/Time: | 23/12/10 17:59:00 |
| Sorry to hijack this thread but it's still on topic. Are Ealing Council serious about refuse collections having no date change in the Christmas week?! Can't believe if it is true that there are actually going to be rubbish collections on Christmas Day and the public holiday days after! If this is true, how did they maanage to swing that one with May Gurney? Has our council tax money which could be spent on more grit been put towards Christmas bonuses/overtime pay for the refuse collectors? I know refuse collections over Christmas are important, particularly if people's normal refuse collection day has been missed due to the bad weather, but I'd still rather see some council tax money go towards gritting pavements in side streets, particularly in parts of the borough that still have a fair bit of ice on the pavements as it hasn't been able to properly defrost/melt yet. I ventured out to Westfield today and had to risk my life by walking in the road pretty much up to Churchfield Road as a lot of the pavements are still so bad. I know Ealing aren't the only council not to grit side roads, but it seems crazy that with the majority of council tax payers actually living on these side streets they aren't seeing anything done with their money about clearing them. |