Topic: | Re:Re:STENCH of the TORIES prevails. | |
Posted by: | Steve Taylor | |
Date/Time: | 31/07/12 23:08:00 |
Although the stench prevails the Council cabinet, without any consultation with constituents and resident groups, agreed to a request by the Environment Department to stop the 24/7 monitoring service on 1 April 2012 just before the warmer weather. Strange though that the Cabinet only met on 17 April to agree that the 24/7 service would be stopped 3 weeks previously. Councillor Smart the Cabinet Member for Environment wished to stress that Thames Water was aware that the Council would take action whenever necessary. However, she wished to also make it clear that the workers on the ground at Mogden were doing a good job. She moved the recommendations of the report. Councillor Mayne seconded the motion. One can only wonder how Councillor Smart can stress that the Council will take action whenever necessary when she effectively moved the recommendation to remove the only tool to monitor the site and take 24/7 odour readings which would be a prerequisite to taking any action whatsoever. One can only wonder which site Councillor Smart visited to proclaim that Thames Water is doing a good job and if she has ever actually read a site inspection report or checked an odour monitor. Thames Water had a good laugh when the inept Conservative Group approved expansion of the site which has since been found guilty, in a private group litigation, of 18 counts of negligence and mismanagement. Now the Company can have even a bigger laugh at how the current administration is so keen to prevent itself from taking any legal action and provide any environmental protection to residents under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. |