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U-turn on council dog bins scheme
MAIDSTONE Council has come up with alternatives to scrap- ping its dog waste bin service. Public pressure forced the rul-
ing Tories to rethink their origi- nal proposals to save £33,000 by removing dog bins across the borough. Now they have decided to
make the cuts mainly from a couple of staff posts "with mini- mal impact on service delivery". An officer’s report also said it "became clear through feedback from residents and parishes that the removal of the dog waste bins would be unpopular, re- quire a significant change in dog walking habits and posed a risk of increasing incidents of dog fouling or littering of bagged dog waste".
Cabinet member for the envi- ronment, Cllr Marion Ring, re-
ceived several objections and asked officers to look at other ways of making budget savings. The cleaning firm, which was previously given notice that the dog bin contract would termi- nate, has been asked to continue until July 30 next year. It was also agreed that the number of waste bins should not be increased and that deci- sions about replacing damaged bins would be based on suit- ability of location and the prox- imity to alternative dog waste and standard litter bins. Since 2008, a change in clas- sification means that bagged dog waste can be treated as litter for disposal, not specialwaste. Last year, the council's 'foul play' campaign promoted the use of the borough's 1,300 litter bins as suitable for bagged dog waste.
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Cobtree ladies come third -
against all the odds THESE Cobtree Manor Park Ladies nearly beat the odds in a na- tional golf tournament. They eventually finished third in the White Webbs matchplay competition in Yorkshire. Cobtree has only 22members while some clubs they played have
up to
300.The local team first won through to the South East area final. The national finalswere then held over two days at Crookhill Golf Club, near Doncaster. On the Saturday, Cobtree lost a closely fought semi-final 3-2 to Hoebridge. But on the Sunday they took third place with a decisive 4-1 win over Tapton Park.
Appeal hears SBS opinions
AN informal planning hearing took place inOakwood House to hear the merits of the large con- crete crushing plant plan for Straw Mill Hill, Tovil. SBS recycling’s appeal against
KCC’s decision to refuse the con- version of a disused paper recy- cling centre into a facility that would annually process 90,000 tonnes of building waste was heard at the JohnWigan Room. KCC and Maidstone Council, objecting to the application, were joined by local councillors, representatives from local vol- untary organisations, CPRE Maidstone and agents for the owner of the adjoining land in defending the original decision. Results of appeals normally take around two months. ABOUT 60 people attended
an appeal against Maidstone Council’s indicated refusal to convert the former Papermakers Arms pub at 509 Loose Road into five houses and six flats. Brookheath took the case to appeal over non-determination. The council joined Kent High- ways Services,North Loose Res- idents Association and Cllr Ian Chittenden in telling the plan- ning inspector of their opposi- tion to the plan.
Buckland Road
semis consent WILMINGTON New Homes has been given permission to demolish the house at 74 Buck- land Road, Maidstone, replac- ing it with two semi-detached homes.
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