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To answer any written questions received from members of the public no later than 5 p.m. two clear working days prior to the meeting – for this meeting the deadline is 5 p.m. on ………………..
Minutes:
There was one question from a member of the public, Mr Darron Abbott:
“I attach 2 photographs of very similar occurrences of fly-tipping where garden waste was placed in a ditch.
One the council fined the culprit £300 for the offence. The other offence the Council turned a blind eye despite this being the perpetrators 5 reported offence with the previous ones being ignored as well.
Could Councillor Evans please explain the council’s policy on this matter.”
Response by Councillor Deborah Evans, Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services:
“The Council replied to your complaint on 5th June 2020. The Council takes proportionate action against those fly tipping where sufficient evidence is secured and where it is in the public interest.”
Supplementary question asked by Mr. Darron Abbott:
“At this point I would normally thank the Councillor for the answer to my question. I am afraid I cannot do that as you have not answered the question, but I do have to compliment you on how quickly you have become a proper politician and have learnt how to treat the public with contempt.
Let us go through this, indeed Christian Allen did write to me on 5th June 2020, I am sure you have read the letter that you mention and have a copy in front of you, I will come back to that.
I assume you are relying on the evidence as an excuse for not prosecuting in this case, so I have made things easy for you by sending you several photographs earlier today.
On 3rd August 2021 (please accept all dates are 2021) there is a screen shot of a family answering the call from the culprit to help clear the football pitch of grass, this family dumped the grass behind the pavilion, then there is a photograph of the grass that had been dumped that was sent to you on 4th August. You replied to me at 13.25 on 4th August ‘brought up at a meeting, it is getting moved’.
20th August yourself and Adrian Sibley met with the culprit at the site of the fly tipping. You assured me that grass would be cleared shortly. On 7th September the grass was then dumped in the dyke. I informed you of this fact and your response was that the culprit had had to put the grass in the dyke because they had found baby hedgehogs and could not move them. So you had an admission from someone, is that not enough evidence.
This is another case of what is going on within this building ‘it’s a case of who you know’, are you not disappointed with yourself that you are actually condoning discrimination after all of your proclamations of no one is above the law? Finally perhaps you would like to refer to the last paragraph of Mr. Allen’s letter at this point.
I hope you are taking notice of this Leader.”
Response by Councillor Deborah Evans:
“I was confident in the decision taken at the time and remain so.”