Good that clear up of the site adjacent to Harrow Leisure Centre, which had become a dumping site for illegal fly tippers for over 18 months, is nearing completion.
The site remained unused by the council since August 2023 when the Special Needs Transport vehicle fleet depot was relocated.
However, the Labour group is not satisfied with the site clear up, accelerated after their intervention, claiming that the job will only be finished when those responsible for the illegal dumping of waste on the site are held to account and prosecuted.
“I am pleased to see that, after 18-months of neglect from this Conservative-led Council, the Leisure Centre dumping site is finally being cleared” the leader of Harrow Labour Group, Cllr David Perry said.
But he is disappointed that the site was ever allowed to get into such a state, fly tippers not prosecuted and that Harrow taxpayers have had to bear the brunt of the £348,000 clean-up cost.
“Harrow Council still have work to do; while the site is cleared, those responsible for illegally dumping on the site have got away scot-free. I and my fellow Labour Councillors are therefore calling for an investigation into how this site was allowed to get into this state by the Council, why their enforcement and securing of the site was so weak, and how they intend to prosecute those responsible” Cllr Perry said.
Hitting back, deputy leader of the Harrow council Cllr Marilyn Ashton said: “The Labour Group know full well that the CCTV did not show any identifiable information on the vehicles used as the number plates were untraceable. In addition, the police were called but failed to turn up”.
“So, Labour’s comments on this are merely designed to keep the story running and are therefore political and nothing else” Cllr Ashton added.
The site remained unused by the council since August 2023 when the Special Needs Transport vehicle fleet depot was relocated.
However, the Labour group is not satisfied with the site clear up, accelerated after their intervention, claiming that the job will only be finished when those responsible for the illegal dumping of waste on the site are held to account and prosecuted.“I am pleased to see that, after 18-months of neglect from this Conservative-led Council, the Leisure Centre dumping site is finally being cleared” the leader of Harrow Labour Group, Cllr David Perry said.
But he is disappointed that the site was ever allowed to get into such a state, fly tippers not prosecuted and that Harrow taxpayers have had to bear the brunt of the £348,000 clean-up cost.
“Harrow Council still have work to do; while the site is cleared, those responsible for illegally dumping on the site have got away scot-free. I and my fellow Labour Councillors are therefore calling for an investigation into how this site was allowed to get into this state by the Council, why their enforcement and securing of the site was so weak, and how they intend to prosecute those responsible” Cllr Perry said.
Hitting back, deputy leader of the Harrow council Cllr Marilyn Ashton said: “The Labour Group know full well that the CCTV did not show any identifiable information on the vehicles used as the number plates were untraceable. In addition, the police were called but failed to turn up”.
“So, Labour’s comments on this are merely designed to keep the story running and are therefore political and nothing else” Cllr Ashton added.
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