No more clamping! - Islington Council

Your Shout
Below are some of your letters, emails and phone calls we received in response to the last issue
Rubbish collections @
It seems to be common for the rubbish not to
be collected on the usual day following a
bank holiday. I pointed this out last year but
nothing has been done. It is completely
unacceptable, especially in the summer
months when rats attack rubbish left out
overnight.
Surely this can be organised so that the
streets are cleared on the same day each
week?
We are pleased to inform all residents
that if your rubbish collection falls on the
August Bank Holiday (Monday 29 August)
it will be collected as normal.
Your Views…
Do you think we are doing the
right things?
Is there anything you think we
have done well?
How can we improve our service
to you?
What do you want to see in this
newsletter?
We want to hear what you have to say. So,
if you want to make a comment about any
aspect of the services we provide, please
contact us using the information below:
Phone: 020 7527 3416
Email: residents.news@islington.gov.uk
Write to: Helen Bailey, Chief Executive
Islington Council, Town Hall,
Upper Street, N1 2UD
Tell us what you think. After all, if you don’t
tell us something is wrong we can’t do
anything about it…
We look forward to your feedback.
Boo to messy dog owners @
I have always been amazed that we tolerate
dog poo on our pavements. Why should our
toddlers, blind or short-sighted and disabled
Islingtonians be exposed to this unhygienic
mess? Why should the poor road cleaners
have to put up with the laziness of some dog
owners? Why should dogs also take priority
over children by fouling the limited green
spaces around buildings? Can’t something
be done?
We know Islington residents love their
dogs and most owners clean up after
them, however a few spoil it for everyone.
It is important everyone can enjoy our
streets and parks and we have been
talking to dog owners, issuing leaflets
highlighting dog owners’ responsibilities
and the penalties for dog fouling.
We have put up posters in ‘hotspots’
warning owners to remove their dog
faeces and we have three staff dealing
exclusively with dog fouling on Islington’s
green areas.
Noisy cleaners @
I live on Marlborough Road, near the
Holloway Road, and work at home one day a
week. However, I am disturbed about three
times a day by the mechanical “musical”
recorded message that the street sweeper
car emits.
I am all in favour of using vehicles to clean
the pavements, but does it really need to emit
this noise?
Clean streets are important to everyone
in the borough and our cleaning machines
have made a significant impact on
cleanliness in the borough.
We reserve the right to shorten or amend at our discretion.
However we understand the nuisance of
unwanted noise. All our street cleaning
vehicles have noise reduction systems on
board and are checked regularly to make
sure they are in good working order. Our
noise team will monitor the noise in your
area to make sure they are not exceeding
the noise level limits.
Keeping it green @
The council appears to believe that the
environment can be improved by planting
bulbs, removing old phone boxes, children’s
face-painting and picnics at Islington Green.
On the corner of York Way and Hungerford
Rd there is an island of green semiwilderness.
There are about 30 old trees, long
grass growing over hillocks, a haven for a
wide range of wildlife. But all of this is to
bulldozed by the council to ‘develop’ it, with a
new school and housing. How can this be
fine?
Only half of the area is being built on with
the remainder being landscaped or
retained as is. It is hoped the area will
provide a meaningful and useful outdoor
space for the school.
Within the school site there are plans for
a sensory garden, raised planters and
shrub beds and climbing plants to attract
wildlife. In addition the building itself
provides a curving ‘green roof’. Other
benefits of the ‘green roof’ are the ability
to provide natural habitats for flora and
fauna and the ability to drain off
rainwater slower than a standard hard
roof. Around 50 new trees will be planted
to replace any removed.
Binned it @
It is quite incredible that with all the council
tax one pays that rubbish bins are not free! I
have lived in many places all over the world
and have never heard of anything so
unbelievable. There are five broken old bins
where I live. Three of the tenants are council
tenants and would not pay towards
replacing them. Does that mean that the
other tax-paying tenants must foot the bill
to make our place hygienic?
The decision to stop supplying free bins
to residents was made in 1998.
New bins cost £10 each.
Residents wanting a new bin should call
ICSL on 0207 527 4891.
Homes For Islington (HFI) are beginning
to supply bins for council tenants.
Tenants should contact their area
housing office for more information.
Condolences
The council wishes to express
condolences to anyone in
Islington affected either
directly or indirectly by the
tragic events of 7 July.
A book of condolences is available
at the Town Hall for Islington
residents to sign and leave their
messages.
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