Arthur- Registered: 18 Nov 2020
- Posts: 438
The Cllrs appear to be sidelined by the unelected officers who do as they please.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I tell you I will never be made an honorary Freeman now .That boat has well and truly sailed .You have to be nominated by two serving Councillors .No loyalty these days .I served my twenty seven years and was in line for the award .Still I did what I could for my community.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Since this fiasco started we have only had one correct collection, last week no food collected (thank goodness we use the bags in the bin) so ours was stinky and full to the top, this week rubbish collected a day late.
The whole situated should really have been sorted by now as their excuses are running a bit thin after all this time. The company are quite simply not full filling their contract.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I have written yet another email .Saying they need to be more agreesive with the Contractor.i did not use the unladylike expression but it does contain a word beginning with B
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
ray hutstone wrote:So what do we have here, then?
Two former councillors of the same political hue who appear to be agreeing with what the man in the High Street has been saying for some time - viz that our district council is run by a bunch of w***ers?
A bunch of walkers? At least they are practicing a healthy lifestyle themselves!
Do nothing and nothing happens.
Guest 4430- Registered: 12 Aug 2021
- Posts: 2
Terry Nunn wrote:I won't dwell on the fact that our refuse / re-cycling sequence has been changed three times in recent weeks but is has now become very silly. Initially we were given a leaflet with a new schedule, two weeks later we got another one that changed the sequence around. It then went back to square one.
I checked the website on Monday and confirmed that on Thursday it would be re-cycling. It wasn't collected. Checking again it had changed to refuse!
This morning it appeared that the re-cycling would be collected again only to find that it had apparently been collected at 07.38! Chasing the dust cart (sorry, "freighter") up the road I found that they were collecting refuse.
The obliging collectors then phoned in to report it for me as I had no hope of talking to anyone at the council on a Saturday morning.
Lo and behold they turned up and hour later with a different freighter and cleared the re-cycling.
The collectors told me that they get a lot of flak about the mismanagement when it's not their fault.
Apparently we will get another leaflet soon with a new timetable. I can't wait.
Have a nice week#end.
Terry
Not only you were confused about Thursday's elections
Guest 4430- Registered: 12 Aug 2021
- Posts: 2
Terry Nunn wrote:I won't dwell on the fact that our refuse / re-cycling sequence has been changed three times in recent weeks but is has now become very silly. Initially we were given a leaflet with a new schedule, two weeks later we got another one that changed the sequence around. It then went back to square one.
I checked the website on Monday and confirmed that on Thursday it would be re-cycling. It wasn't collected. Checking again it had changed to refuse!
This morning it appeared that the re-cycling would be collected again only to find that it had apparently been collected at 07.38! Chasing the dust cart (sorry, "freighter") up the road I found that they were collecting refuse.
The obliging collectors then phoned in to report it for me as I had no hope of talking to anyone at the council on a Saturday morning.
Lo and behold they turned up and hour later with a different freighter and cleared the re-cycling.
The collectors told me that they get a lot of flak about the mismanagement when it's not their fault.
A
work timepparently we will get another leaflet soon with a new timetable. I can't wait.
Have a nice week#end.
Terry
All my fam was await that weekends. Actually, awful times
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
How many saw ITV news tonight .It features a sheltered scheme in Eastry.Their bins had not been emptied for months .Seems strange state of affairs.Why did .they not go up to DDC?Why not contact their Councillors .In fact one of their Councillors deals with waste.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
my monday collection was collected as normal
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
Sue, ironic that Eastry suffer as their Cllr , Nick Kenton is responsible for the wasteContract.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
This mess would not have happened in your day
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
The latest is being spouted there is a shortage of drivers ,so this fiasco is not going to solve itself any time soon.
Council telling people now not to complain because they already know they are making a mess of it lol
Sorry but I will continue complaining
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Captain Haddock wrote:Oh yes Sue! I well remember East Kent Housing having a regular roasting when I was on Scrutiny and we all know how well that worked out?
Er, if elected representatives can't control how my money is spent, what is the point of having them?
(Not my real name.)
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
You. Should challenge them when they come for your vote .The public must ensure the right people are elected.
Arthur- Registered: 18 Nov 2020
- Posts: 438
Individuals are reluctant to put themselves forward and having to run the gauntlet of trial by social media. There are people who spend hours trawling various sites to try to dig up whatever dirt they can - going back to teenage years. I doubt any of us are without things we’ve said or done that we would rather forget and of which we aren’t proud, but would we be happy to have our faults highlighted? Any comments are always up for scrutiny and I suspect there are many very talented individuals who would rather not put themselves though it. A huge pity because the electorate miss out.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Yes Arthur. People do seem to delight in looking for gossip or failures .
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
Button your view post 95 is exactly what iv been saying for some time
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Guest 3925- Registered: 28 Nov 2020
- Posts: 541
Well, I was wondering what all the fuss is about and now I know, waste out on time and still uncollected. I feel complete now that I'm living what you have all felt for some time.
I thought we were immune because of who lives in my area.....
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
Which famous politician Andy?
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
tony benn
