Extra staff to help clean up Rochdale
11 July
2008
Two new enforcement wardens are to start work in Rochdale –
after local people told us they wanted more action
against people who drop litter in the street.
Rochdale Township is funding the extra dedicated resource as
part of the commitment to cleaning up local streets and getting
tough on people who choose to drop litter rather than use a bin or
take their rubbish home.
It is hoped that the new wardens will be in place later in the
summer and will act as a deterrent so that people think twice about
dropping their rubbish. They will work throughout the whole of the
township area.
Councillor William Hobhouse, chair of the Rochdale Township,
said: “This shows that we are serious about tackling litter across
all the wards of Rochdale. If you drop rubbish in the street
there’ll be a better chance you’ll be caught and fined. We want to
see more people taking responsibility for their actions and helping
to make their neighbourhood cleaner.
At recent area forums, members of the public have said they
wanted more done to create cleaner local environments. As well as
the extra enforcement officers, proposals are currently being
looked at for each ward in the borough to have their own dedicated
street cleaner.
Councillor Hobhouse added: “This is real democracy in action.
Local people told us that they thought there needed to be more
resource put into tackling litter and cleaning up their area, so
that’s exactly what we’re doing. We want to help people to have
pride in where they live and making communities cleaner and greener
helps to do that. We’re also very keen to let people have a say in
how money is spent in their neighbourhood – this scheme is a
perfect example of how we’ve responded to the concerns of local
people.”