LibDems continue to fight 'Tip' Closure through 'call-in' procedure.
June 20, 2010 7:07 AM
Liberal Democrats on Lancashire County Council have 'called in' the decision to close St Anne's and three other Household Waste Recycling Centres across the county. If successful the decision will be sent back and overturned. Initiated by Councillor Bill Winlow, the leader of the Liberal Democrats on the Lancashire County Council, the battle to keep these important community facilities open continues. Leading the 'call-in' motion will be Liberal Democrat Margaret Brindle, a county councillor representing Burnley. Cllr. Tony Ford. currently Mayor of St. Anne's will be speaking at the 'call-in' meeting speaking on behalf of the people of St. Anne's, making the case to keep the facility open.
Fylde LibDems have been campaigning to keep this facility open since early February. In the bitter winter winds we stood at the gates of the Everest Road site collecting signatures to a petition which urged LCC to keep the site open. Conservatives on the County Council took little notice of the 1500 signatures collected over two successive weekends and made light of alternative proposals which were put forward by way of a compromise.
It is particularly disappointing that the two local Conservative County Councillors, Fabian Craig Wilson of St. Anne's South and Lytham's Tim Ashton, who is a Cabinet member on LCC did not speak out forcibly against the closure.
Not only will the closure affect St Anne's residents, it will create problems for residents in Lytham with increased levels of traffic in the Saltcotes area and an additional 10 to 16 additional heavy lorry movements right on their doorstep every day.
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