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Potholes, litter and fly-tipping focus for alternative budget
Date published: 31 January 2012
THE Liberal Democrats’ alternative budget for Oldham will get its first airing tonight, proposing action on potholes, litter and fly-tipping.
The Lib-Dems will unveil their “citizen-driven budget” at the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value for Money Select Committee.
They say it proposes a sharper focus on the priorities of local people, which they sum up as clean and safe streets.
The alternative budget to ruling Labour’s budget, which was announced last week, calls for extra environmental officers to tackle fly-tippers and litterers, extra street cleaners to reverse a “decline in cleanliness,” and a summer pothole blitz to fix holes before the winter turns them into craters.
The proposals also reverse Labour’s plans to put an end to Sunday opening at Oldham Library and Gallery Oldham.
Money to pay for the schemes would be released from a “tougher squeeze” on civic centre administrative costs.
Councillor Lynne Thompson, Lib-Dem finance spokeswoman, said Labour needs to listen to what people want.
“They aren’t asking for masterplans and frills, they want the basics right,” she said.
“At the moment, the council is not getting the basics right and it will cost the borough dear. Filth and potholes are as detrimental to business, investment and jobs as they are depressing for our citizens.”
Comments
Pity they didn't do more about potholes and litter when they were in power. As for reversing Labour’s plans to put an end to Sunday opening at Oldham Library and Gallery Oldham, they use the euphenism 'Money to pay for the schemes would be released from a “tougher squeeze” on civic centre administrative costs'. In other words they would sack more council staff.
the utter cheek!
the current spate of potholes seem to be dealt within a week of being reported.
much quicker than the previous regime could sort them in.
but in the short term that jims team have been in charge some of the worst roads in oldham have been fully resurfaced.
something the fib dems always neglected.
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This is a clear example of simplistic populism. It doesn't recognize the work that is already being done. Furthermore, why didn't they do all of this during their last three years as the ruling group?
People complain most about what they see every day, litter pothles and Fly tipping. Huge issues in Oldham, so why not tackle these issues as a priority?
Let's not forget that all roads that have been resurfaced where put in place by the libdems Labour just carried it on and by the way Oldham was cleaner under the Libdems it's true like it or not
Typical comments from the Liebral party,pity they didnt do anything about all the problems when they where in office.
Fact...road resurfaced outside my house approx 18 months ago.....pot holes back due to poor work man ship? Reported over two weeks ago.....still looking into it. Potholes around and in the town of Oldham are a disgrace.
Why is roebuck lane closed again? nice i had to drive a mile down it before i read "Road Closed" lets hope you are fixing the badly damaged road that's full of pot holes.
They wouldn`t have to check up on fly tipping if they`d left the Tips open.
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Labour's plans to put an end to Sunday opening at Oldham Library and Gallery Oldham, must be vigorously resisted. Such a move would be a retrograde step, completely at odds with the more enlightened political philosophy espoused by Cllr McMahon. To take away the use of this facility on a Sunday, mindful of those families and individuals who regularly attend (be it the library or gallery), would be utterly shameful.
By shaun mcgrath @ 31/01/2012 16:13:51