Fairfax Avenue dustcarts

John Fareham and John Abbott have been working to resolve issues with malfunctioning dustcarts dropping quantities of refuse down Fairfax Avenue tenfoots.

We received reports from local residents to the effect that dustcarts were Leaking large amounts of rubbish  down local tenfoots in a manner not conducive to the safety of children and others.  We therefore referred the matter to the officers as soon as we heard about it and were subsequently informed that a smaller Scarab street cleaning vehicle had been sent to clear up the mess and that the vehicle used for emptying bins had been recalled to the depot for repairs. This may or may not be a one-off problem, and the vehicle concerned may equally well be repaired completely, but we remain concerned about the possibility of a recurrence of these problems and will of course refer them to the officers for action again if they recur.