Friday, August 06, 2010
New waste/recyling site suspended
Work to develop the proposed new Household Waste Site at Victoria Avenue, Swanage has been suspended pending a cabinet decision as whether or not the project should continue. This is part of an overall spending review at Dorset County Council and no decisions have apparently yet been made. Watch this space.
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This will be fun! When does the existing lease on the present dump end? its quite soon isn't it?
Planning expires 31/12/11.
Planning permission can be extended easily enough.
Statement from Dorset County Council
SWANAGE HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRE
• The County Council’s Cabinet has resolved to provide a replacement Household Recycling Centre in Swanage.
• The County Council has been advised by Central Government that it can expect cuts to its funding that may be as much as £40 m per annum.
• Central Government is undertaking a Comprehensive Spending Review, the outcome of which will not be known until 20 October.
• The Comprehensive Spending Review will determine the level of revenue and capital funding likely to be available to the County Council.
• In the meantime the County Council is reviewing its current capital commitments in order to prepare for the anticipated cuts in funding.
• Proposals for the Swanage Household Recycling Centre will be considered as part of this Review.
• At the moment, the resolved position of the County Council is to provide the new Household Recycling Centre.
6 August 2010
Steve Burdis
Head of Waste Management, DCC
At the moment ..... good news
'At the moment ..... good news'
Ha Ha...
No it's not good news,I have spoken to Mr Burdis, who says its fair to say that DCC are unsure of whether the new recycling centre will happen. The planning permission to use the present recycling (tip) has been extended until December 2011, but this was only achieved because the new one should have been in place by this time. It cannot be confirmed that this will be extended further. DCC have been told that they need to cut their spending by 40 million, because of this DCC may decide not to go ahead with the centre for Swanage.
If Swanage and its villages want a recycling centre, again we will need to campaign hard for this, with STC PDC. Here we go again !!!!!
We could easily end up with no recyling centre in Swanage. How would people get mattresses, wardrobes and other large items on the bus, train or in a car to Wareham ??
The DCC suggested way to overcome this is to hire a removal lorry, or pay DCC to pick it up !!
Or could we just get on and 'do it ourselves'?!
I cant understand why everyone seems so "gobsmacked" that they are going to loose services. For heavens sake this country is in a mess, and we need to cut costs, so we all need to take the brunt.
no recycling centre will mean major fly tipping. I for one both cannot afford and am not willing to move my waste to wareham. unless I'm allowed to leave it on north st of course
no recycling centre will mean major fly tipping. I for one both cannot afford and am not willing to move my waste to wareham. unless I'm allowed to leave it on north st of course
Fly tip in the car park of the Town Hall (past the electronic vanity gates). I am sure they will sort it out.
If there is no 'bottle bank' etc. for recycled waste then leave it in the lobby of your local BANK.
They caused the cut backs by dumping all our money in offshore tax havens. How can you 'loose money' they haven't shredded or burned it to be sure.
R.
I cant understand why everyone seems so "gobsmacked" that they are going to loose services. For heavens sake this country is in a mess, and we need to cut costs, so we all need to take the brunt.
Yes, I agree,that we may need to make cuts, but how do you suggest Swanage copes with its recycling etc. Perhaps the above person would like to help set up an independent business in Freecycle or something that would create employment in this town. Perhaps we could set up our own renewable energy plant for Swanage from this waste. If we don't do something and the present tip closes - then there is sure to be fly tipping - what happens to garden waste, cardboard, plastic, old furniture, mattresses etc.
This is going to be interesting.
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