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Published on: 24/07/2018 06:39 AMReported by: rogerblaxall
Fairness has been restored for thousands of residents as a result of the Borough Council reversing its unjust attempt to charge £25 for a blue bin to residents who have continued to use a blue box in a move warmly welcomed by the councillor who first raised the matter.
Our West Lancashire’s Adrian Owens told QLocal yesterday: “It was when we asked more than 1800 local residents for their feedback on the changes to the garden waste service that this blue box injustice came to light with many residents contacting us and saying it was unfair.”
“We immediately took the matter up with the council. Firstly, they had to admit that the advice they were providing to residents was incorrect and to change it, yet for several weeks, residents were complaining to us that they were getting no replies whatsoever from senior Labour councillors including the portfolio holder for waste collection.”
“Eventually, with the number of questions mounting and the damaging media coverage, the Council Leader made a U-turn.
"Our West Lancashire were delighted that the council meeting ratified this policy reversal last week. Now, residents who kept a blue box in 2013 when blue bins were introduced will be treated equitably and receive a blue bin without charge up until the end of October.”
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