ORSETT councillor, Sue Little is not a woman to be ignored. On Wednesday July 23rd she asked the portfolio holder for public protection, cllr Phil Smith a question about fly-tipping.
On the night, he was not in receipt of the information. After a week of being chased he explained that “the relevant officer is on holiday”.
Cllr Little seems a little aghast at the response.
Cllr Little said: “His reply is far worse than I thought; We have prosecuted absolutely no one. Cllr Smith’s response, that he was waiting for officers to tell him the grand total, is absolutely farcical and shows he has no knowledge of his portfolio which seems to be an occurring feature of any of his portfolios he has held. In other words he is clueless.
Regarding the gypsies that have (allegedly) strewn litter all over the borough over the last few months. He and his predecessor did absolutely zilch to collect fines from them and has just gaily spent our taxpayers money to clear the sites.
Surely another Council officer working in the same department could have supplied Cllr Smith with the requested information. If the Council has successfully prosecuted “fly-tippers” I am sure Cllr Smith would be trumpeting it loudly and claiming the credit. Cllr John Kent has a wicked sense of humour, or a surfeit of untalented Councillors, or both, appointing Cllr Smith responsible for tackling the problem of “fly-tipping. A rubbish job for a rubbish Councillor.
Peter so right a rubbish job for a rubbish Cllr. He is so obviously not fit for purpose and hiding the facts. As the Council is having to cut so much money from it’s budget perhaps it could save money by cutting the allowance on under performing Portfolio holders?
It is Cllr Smiths’s responsibility to have the figure’s and answers to this question. If he is awaiting the return of the officer for them, then why is he portfolio holder. A waste of public money again when officers are running the show for the labour administration something is wrong. Wake up Thurrock we are sleep walking into a nightmare.
Perhaps someone can compile figures for all Essex Local Authority to compare how well Thurrock is doing fining fly tippers compared to Thurrock’s neighbours?
On 25 June I reported fly tipping in Aveley to my local UKIP Councillor Ray and Thurrock Council. It’s now 4 August and nothing has been done despite assurances it would be.