Issue - meetings

The local City Warden will be present to provide an update on environmental works within the Ward.

Richard Sutton, City Warden for the Western Ward gave an update on the local issues he had been involved in. Attendees were asked to note:

·         A gang were selling used cars on New Parks Boulevard; investigations into this were hopefully drawing to a conclusion.

·         It was anticipated that now the schools were open again, there would be more problems with littering. This was less of an issue in the school holidays.

·         Richard had been serving notices on businesses where they were failing to take responsibility for staff and customers littering outside their premises.

·         There was an increasing use of Community Protection Notices. These notices, issued by City Wardens, applied on a long term basis rather than to one-off incidents and were therefore a better enforcement tool.

·         The City Wardens took action on ‘low level’ issues which, if not dealt with, affected the mental wellbeing of residents.  Where on-going behaviour was corrected, people’s lives were much improved. 

A City Warden’s update will be provided relating to environmental issues within the Western Ward.

Richard Sutton, City Warden for the Western Ward gave an update on the activities and enforcement City Wardens had been involved in. Residents had the following concerns:

·         It was requested for street sweepers to remove litter from grit bins. Richard would talk to Cleansing services.

·         It was noted that the car park on the side of Merry Monarch had several Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents and littering concerns. Police were already looking into this and it was not part of the current Western ward.

·         Councillor Cole requested the City Warden to look into fly-tipping issues at several properties along Kemp Road.

Richard Sutton, the City Warden will give an update on issues in the Western Ward.

Attendees were asked to note an update from Richard Sutton, City Warden. Richard explained that he and fellow warden Alexander Kazmierz covered the Western, Fosse and Westcotes wards. Richard circulated a leaflet to attendees who were asked to contact the wardens if they wished to report environmental related issues.

The city wardens could be contacted on 0116 454 1001 or by email on city.warden@leicester.gov.uk

Councillors asked the city wardens for a map showing where the ‘grot spots’ were located in the ward, so that they could see the main areas where the dumping of rubbish was an issue.  Action: Richard Sutton and Alexander Kazmierz (City Wardens).

The City Warden will give an update on issues in the Western Ward.

Caroline Walsh, the City Warden explained that she was being seconded from October and that Richard Sutton would be taking over as City Warden in the Western Ward.

The Chair raised concerns about fly tipping, and said that as soon as an area was cleared, more rubbish appeared. There was a cost to the council for rubbish clearance and attendees were asked to think about reporting people who they knew to be fly tipping. People however were asked not to challenge the culprits in anyway.

Residents were encouraged to continue reporting concerns with the Warden Service or their Councillor at the Councillor surgeries held in the ward or on the Love Leicester app.

The City Warden will give an update on issues in the Beaumont Leys Ward.

Matt Davinson, City Warder gave an update on matters affecting the Beaumont Leys Ward.

·         Fly Tipping – 53 fly tip reports had been investigated and then passed to relevant teams to clear.

·         52 one clean Leicester reports had been dealt with.

·         Untidy land – 13 reports had come through Area Environmental Health, the properties had been visited, photographed and letters sent to occupiers and landlords. Some were resolved but others ongoing.

·         Obstructions – 3 were reported and dealt with.

Residents were encouraged to continue reporting concerns with the Warden Service or their Councillor at the Councillor surgeries held in the ward or on the Love Leicester app.