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Questions from 2011

In this section, you will find questions to the Leader from 2011.

The newest questions are displayed at the top of the page.

  • Question 936
    Q. I would like to know when the missing glass panel from the shelter on Bexhill seafront, West Parade, west of the Sovereign Cafe, is going to be replaced? This has been missing since October. I would also like to enquire when, as originally planned, the glass panels in the other shelters are going to be etched for safety measures or are the stickers currently stuck on to the panels, now a permanent feature? Thank you. (14/12/2011)
  • Question 935
    Q. Is there any proposal to increase the size of the recycling bins? The bin for cans and plastics seems too small and I find that it is normally full within a week. (13/12/2011)
  • Question 934
    Q. Can you advise me of what, if any, proposed changes in RDC car parking permit charges will be in 2012? (13/12/2011)
  • Question 933
    Q. Will the green (paper) and black (plastic/cans) be collected over the Christmas period when garden green bin collection stops? (06/12/2011)
  • Question 932
    Q. What is the total number and make-up of the waiting list for social housing in terms of single people, families, special needs etc in Bexhill town, please? (22/11/2011)
  • Question 931
    Q. Would it be a good idea to employ a warden to prevent damage by inappropriate skateboarding and cycling at the new De La Warr development? Thank you. (30/11/2011)
  • Question 930
    Q. Mr Maynard ... Is it possible to have CLEAR & strong signs to stop young cyclists/skateboarders who are already beginning to spoil the new stepped areas around the fountain etc AND ban dogs from the new lawns & flower beds. After waiting so long to see the finished work it is very sad to see it becoming spoilt. We love the new seafront & have pointed out a few times to dog owners who let their animals urinate on the lawns and plants. The stepped area is already chipped by the cycles using them to ride down. Thank you & well done Council! (20/11/2011)
  • Question 929
    Q. Re question 926. The beaches are a mess from Glyne Gap through to Normans Bay. I suppose Hastings will get a blue flag again and we will get a mention in the SUN about how much dog mess we have, if indeed we can see the beach by then. (21/11/2011)
  • Question 928
    Q. Dear Sir I know that we've been asking for some time for Devonshire Square to be put to some more use. But, I would like to ask how it is that the owner of what was the Devonshire Arms pub is allowed to seemingly use it as a car park for his workers? For the last few weeks the refurbishment workers have parked their vehicles (and now a skip) all across the square - five or six vehicles at a time. If he is allowed to use it as a car park, does that mean that we can? Thanks. (14/11/2011)
  • Question 927
    Q. Question 925 - thank you for the response. I wrote originally because from my bedroom window I can see clearly a hole in the roof. Not a huge hole but any hole in a roof is going to lead to escalating damage. Has anyone from Rother inspected the building to make sure the necessary repairs were, in fact, completed satisfactorily? Thank you. (15/11/2011)
  • Question 926
    Q. I must complain about the condition of our beaches. Looks like a tip. (15/11/2011)
  • Question 925
    Q. Why is the monastery in Rye being allowed to crumble before our eyes? Why are the current owners allowed to let it rot? Why are they not required even to keep the roof watertight? Shame on Rother for showing so little care. (06/11/2011)
  • Question 924
    Q. Please can you tell me why our Council Tax Banding is the same as Crawley as Bexhill no where near the same as Crawley I think this is wrong and unfair and illegal. (17/10/2011)
  • Question 923
    Q. What is the latest position about the Grand Hotel site please? If the owner has not submitted any plans for its development for some time, has the Council any powers to either enforce some re-development or to compulsory purchase the area? Does the owner pay any Council Tax at present? (30/10/2011)
  • Question 922
    Q. The hobo is still encamped on the Herbrand Walk beach . He was told to leave by June 1st , but is still there despite the might of the RDC ordering him to leave. He appears to have acquired yet another van - this time a blue van described as Racing. He may be on "privately" owned land, whose owner is abroad - BUT SO WHAT! Although causing no harm this vagrant is an eyesore on the beach adjacent to the "Village Green". For a change get moving RDC, and get this fellow and his dogs of. (17/10/2011)
  • Question 921
    Q. From the local paper it appears that the Colonnade restaurant has been let. Can you confirm this and advise who the tenants are? (30/10/2011)
  • Question 920
    Q. When will the more precise details on the location of proposed incinerator sites be made public? (18/10/2011)
  • Question 919
    Q. Can we put this to the people? Dear friends ... growth, what is it? What about sustainability?
  • Question 918
    Q. Could you go the extra mile and ask ESCC on my behalf when the tip will be closing at Pebsham and what is RCC's position on the new Waste and Minerals Plan and incineration at Pebsham in the future? (18/10/2011)
  • Question 917
    Q. Re. your reply to 913, has not the local waste plan been replaced by the waste and minerals plan and you would be better placed than I to elicit answers from ESCC? (18/10/2011)
  • Question 916
    Q. Attending a meeting on Friday in the Council Chamber, I couldn't help but notice the absolute filthy state of the windows. Is there any chance of having them cleaned? Also, the number of pigeons that one finds on the Town Hall and in Town Hall Square is far too many - is it possible for a cull? (17/10/2011)
  • Question 915
    Q. Referring to Q887 in June this year and your answer to same. The bin men have done it again but this morning with the black bin. Obviously your briefing did not work. (07/10/2011)
  • Question 914
    Q. What is the estimated closure date of the landfill site at Pebsham, Bexhill-on-Sea? (08/10/2011)
  • Question 913
    Q. Who owns the SSI land adjacent to the landfill site at Freshfields, Bexhill-on-Sea? (08/10/2011)
  • Question 912
    Q. Dear Councillor Maynard, This is my third question asking when the work in front of the De La Warr Pavilion will be completed? First of all it was June, then you told me July and then September. Sadly another season has slipped by and completion looks far off. Your unrealistic replies and the Council's inability to project manage this development are very worrying for this Council Tax payer. Can you tell me who is the project manager and why were your answers so wildly wrong. (05/10/2011)
  • Question 911
    Q. Please could you advise where I can find Environmental Zones in Rother for exterior lighting control. The Institute of Lighting Engineers Guidance Notes for the Reduction of obtrusive light GN01 recommends that "local Planning Authorities specify environmental zones for exterior lighting control within their Development Plans". The categories are E1, E2, E3 and E4. (27/09/2011)
  • Question 910
    Q. With reference to your reply to Question 896 the grass areas under the children's play items on the New Wave site have been worn away so where does the Council stand regarding the European and British Play Safety Standards? (10/09/2011)
  • Question 909
    Q. Would Rother DC give consideration to a reduction in council tax for those people who are able to pay the whole year in advance. At the previous borough we lived in they gave an 11% discount if the full amount for the year was paid by 8th April. I completely realise that many people pay by instalments but surely it makes it easier/more cost effective for Rother if they receive the money "up front". We save all year round to be able to do this when the new bill comes in and I feel a reduction for us and others who do the same is appropriate. (21/09/2011)
  • Question 908
    Q. Further to question 889 regarding the illegal "encampment" on Herbrand Walk Beach. This started over 3 years ago with a car and caravan. Now the present three mentioned i.e. car, caravan and motorised horse transport have become four with the addition of a van. Another larger motorised horse transport seems to have taken up "permanent" residence on the rough ground nearby. Is this another "Dale Farm" in the making? Are you going to stop making excuses and do something about it? (16/09/2011)
  • Question 907
    Q. Why does Rother not allow members of the public time to speak at a Planning Committee Meeting in line with the majority of Councils. (20/09/2011)
  • Question 906
    Q. With reference to question 903: (a) One of your leaflets describes a relevant factor as the character of the noise. Even in the case of a school, surely 'anything goes' is not a principle that applies as far as the nature of the noise is concerned. If no steps are taken to prevent pupils from screaming and bellowing as soon as they leave the building to go into the open air, and from using bad language on the playing fields, why should this not at least potentially constitute a nuisance, irrespective of the volume? (b) Is it not possible for you to take a proactive approach rather than act on a complaint? The new school has been there for nearly a year now. Would it not be fair on the residents, especially those closest to the school, first to invite them to give some feedback and secondly to establish through monitoring if the noise is staying within the parameters that the consultants merely guessed that it would? (16/09/2011)
  • Question 905
    Q. Last year Remembrance Sunday, when a lot of Veterans were in Bexhill and marching to lay wreaths and afterwards the public toilets were closed. Could you make sure that this necessary facility remains open, at least during the main period of the day when folk are around? Thank you! (15/09/2011)
  • Question 904
    Q. With reference to question 900 about concessionary bus fares. How is the distance travelled calculated? Although the name of the stop is entered on the ticket when one gets on to the bus, there is no indication of when one gets off. This may be two stops or ten miles later. I for one would not use buses if I had to pay the fare as I could not afford it. (05/09/2011)
  • Question 903
    Q. Can you please deal with the following questions relating to the Bexhill High School development in Gunters Lane:
  • Question 902
    Q. I would like to ask why Carl Maynard seems to think it necessary to refer to himself as "The Leader". Memories of Nazi Germany and "The Fuhrer" spring to mind. Perhaps he might like to change the phrase. (31/08/2011)
  • Question 901
    Q. Is there going to be a water feature on the new green at the side of the Pavilion? (30/08/2011)
  • Question 900
    Q. Do bus companies charge the local authorities for concessionary travel by (a) number of passes issued (b) number of journeys made or (c) distance travelled on each journey? (27/08/2011)
  • Question 899
    Q. Dear Councillor Maynard, thank you for your reply to my question 897 - I returned to the web site where I cut and pasted this - so you will see that reference to early Summer 2011 has not been removed. I am not just nitpicking but, for me, the project has taken so long, disturbing two Summer seasons. I feel these delays should have been foreseen and countered. This lack of attention to detail is shown by the fact that this reference is still on the website even though you think it isn't.
  • Question 898
    Q. Having visited the market in Devonshire Road on Saturday there were only about 10 stalls and Devonshire Road was closed to traffic. Why were these few stalls not placed in Devonshire Square? And is it true that RDC paid this market to visit (£11,000)? If so, why? Such a waste of money. (08/08/2011)
  • Question 897
    Q. Hi, back in June I asked you about completion of the Colonnade section of the Next Wave and you told me the end of July. Clearly this was wrong and we are still several weeks away from completion. From frequent observation there would appear to only ever be a small number of workmen working on the site. This must be very disappointing from the Pavilion's point of view. Especially as they have the Andy Warhol exhibition coming up. My point is: do you have a penalty clause for Neilcott construction? If not, how do we, as Council Tax payers, stand legally? We are paying for this development, whether we want it or not and are we getting the best value for money? Incidentally your next wave web site still says completion early Summer 2011. Rother must move to a different time frame from the rest of us. (21/06/2011)
  • Question 896
    Q. I am surprised that rubber safety surfaces have not been installed under the play items in the new wave area in Bexhill. (21/08/2011)
  • Question 895
    Q. Previous editions of the Annual Report & Performance Plan have included details of average staff sickness. This is not included in the 2011 report. What is the average for 2010/2011? (02/08/2011)
  • Question 894
    Q. Please can you let me know how the last cinema in Bexhill could be put up for demolition? Surely we should be preserving them?? (27/07/2011)
  • Question 893
    Q. Please can you tell me when the shower on the seafront will be working. We came out of the sea a couple of weeks ago after finding a slick that looked suspiciously like sewage and decided a shower would be a good idea only to find no water came out of the new shower. This was very disappointing. (06/07/2011)
  • Question 892
    Q. I have just looked for up-to-date info on the seafront project but am disappointed in the lack of up to the minute info re the work in front of the De La Warr Pavilion and feel you are missing a good opportunity to get the residents on board - a good pr company is needed. (16/07/2011)
  • Question 891
    Q. Are you going to alter the cycling on the prom permission? Its getting a bit hazardous with speedy cyclists not even giving a warning bell? (16/07/2011)
  • Question 890
    Q. Parking in western road is restricted to two hours. On Thursday 23 June approximately 24 vehicles belonging to shopkeepers and shop assistants were parked there from about 8am until about 5pm; the same thing is happening in Devonshire Road. This makes a nonsense of the parking restrictions and is a deterrent to people to shop in the town centre. What does the council intend to do to enforce the parking restrictions in these roads? (27/06/2011)
  • Question 889
    Q. As the Council's ultimatum to the vagrant on Herbrand Walk beach expired over a month ago, when is the Council going to enforce it and clear the site of the three vehicles? They are an eyesore. (06/07/2011)
  • Question 888
    Q. I am 81 years old and a frequent visitor to my relatives in Bexhill. I try and walk up the hill when leaving the station towards the Old Town. There are 2 seats on the way up which would be very welcome if they were not in such a dilapidated condition. Street furniture is now vandal proof. Is it possible for you to replace these seats for the benefit of those who struggle up the hill ? Many thanks. (03/07/2011)
  • Question 887
    Q. This morning we had our green recycling bin and boxes collected. The boxes were replaced in the 'approved place' on our property, but the bin was left outside on Glassenbury Drive, partially blocking the footway, as were the majority of bins along the road. There are a plethora of rules that the householder has to adhere to with regard to recycling and the placement of bins in the 'approved place' on the curtilage of our properties or risk the wrath of the orange sticker applied by the recycling operatives. In view of this, perhaps you would instruct your contractor to tell their recycling operatives to replace the bins in the 'approved place' and not leave them obstructing the public footpath. (24/06/2011)
  • Question 886
    Q. Dearest Leader, I was wondering if you could help us please? We the residents of St. Leonards Rd, Bexhill are fed up of having to come out of our flats on Thursday mornings, to a pavement that resembles Bulverhythe Land Fill site! Please, please please can the wonderful crew from Verdant provide us on a Wednesday evening with large wheelie bins to put our rubbish in? They could collect our rubbish then on a Thursday easily. A small bit of each loading bay in each section of St Leonards Rd could be zoned for the bins to stand. It is really not practical for all of us to be putting our rubbish out at 7am on a Thursday as many of us are on shifts (inc Nights), elderly, go to our day jobs before 7am etc. We do not want to live like this any more and the whole situation is a Health and Safety nightmare for us. Thank you. (15/06/2011)
  • Question 885
    Q. Why does the council waste so much money and not take the opportunity to get revenue. Where I come from, garden waste is a pay to use service. @£75 a year it was a bargain and you could have as many bins as you could afford. Why do you not follow the same road as these other councils that profit from waste generated by most residents? (20/06/2011)
  • Question 884
    Q. Do you support Neighbourhood Watch and if so would you please visit our website and then give us a message of support. We also need a representative from each Parish and Town Council in Rother so I will be in contact with them all again to try and establish this. (07/06/2011)
  • Question 883
    Q. Dear Sir, Further to Question 878 I am pleased to hear that Rother has never granted Student discounts on council tax to police officers in further training. However, I asked also if you were aware that they can? I can confirm that this is happening in other authorities and ask if you think it is fair on other council tax payers generally. Regards. (07/06/2011)
  • Question 882
    Q. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY ROTHER SEEMS TO BE AGAINST MY DAUGHTER MOVING CLOSER TO ME FROM LIECSTER MIDLANDS I AM DISABLED WITH M.E AND CFS AND THROMBOSIS BUT I DO NOT GET ANY CARE FROM THE LOCAL CANCIL OR SERVICES EVEN THO THEY SAY I DO . WELL I SHOULD KNOW ITS MY LIFE AND EVEN THO I MAY HAVE 2 GROWN UP KIDS LIVING IN THE AREA THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LIFES AND THIS CANCIL JUST KEEPS SAYING THAT MY DAUGHTER IS LIECSTERS PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING I.E VOTING THE CANCIL SAY THEY CAN NOT BID ON ANYTHING BIGGER THEN A 2 BED WHEN THERE IS 5 IN THE FAMILY 2 DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON SO TELL ME WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY WHO CAN LIVE WHERE ? (06/06/2011)
  • Question 881
    Q. Can you tell me why you are proposing windsurfing is banned in the restricted area in front of the De La Warr whilst rowing and sailing are not? Surely RDC realise people do not go windsurfing in this area because there rocks there at low tide and there is poor access! So its waste of money putting up signs when no has ever wind surfed in that area or indeed wishes too?
  • Question 880
    Q. Please can you let me know how to apply for membership of the Bexhill Town Centre Steering Group? (06/06/2011)
  • Question 879
    Q. Please could you tell me when the works to the Colonnade and Metropole Lawn etc. are due for completion? The web site seems to imply that this is June 2011 which is clearly not the case. I realise it was a cold winter but little work appears to be taking place. Is it true that Next Wave is now £2million over budget? (06/06/2011)
  • Question 878
    Q. Dear Sir, Are you aware that serving police officers undergoing further training, eg. detective training, are entitled to claim 25% student discount on their council tax on production of a certificate from the college providing the training. I do not think the legislation intended this loophole to arise and consider it to be unfair on the other council tax payers. Is Rother giving such discounts now or in the past? (05/06/2011)
  • Question 877
    Q. Can you tell me firstly how many tickets the council has been allocated or bought for the use of its executives and staff for the Olympics. Secondly whether it is contemplating giving staff extra holidays to watch the Olympics be it in person or on TV. (06/06/2011)
  • Question 876
    Q. I would like to know why allotment holders are being dismissed. I have heard that Eastbourne Council and Rother voluntary group have approached the council about administration of the allotment sites in Rother. Yet I am also aware that sites are willing to self manage. But as yet the council has not even discussed this possibility with plot holders. This I find unacceptable. I would consider having talks with current plot holders should come first before talking with any outside group. There is a way for Rother council to raise money to run allotment sites. That is by composting used waste, locally. Instead of sending it elsewhere. A little village in Devon did the same thing and raises 40plus thousand a year. Rother is larger than a village. So would generate more income by selling compost. Enough to put back into administration of the allotment sites. (03/06/2011)
  • Question 875
    Q. I would like to ask why allotment plot holders are being cast aside. Some of the sites have requested to self manage the site. Yet we hear that Rother is talking to Eastbourne Council and Rother voluntary group. I would have thought it more prudent to talk with plot holders first. Yet no discussions with plot holders has taken place. (03/06/2011)
  • Question 874
    Q. What is the reason for a basic pass as compared to a recommended pass, and what does this mean for people catching illness from bathing in Bexhill sea water? (01/06/2011)
  • Question 873
    Q. Do you consider the seafront shelters attractive and an asset to the seafront improvements? The construction seems poor and they are draughty and rather tall. They look like a cattle shed. How many positive reports have Rother received from the public? (27/05/2011)
  • Question 872
    Q. As you know Bexhill seawater will fail the new EU regulations, which may force closure notices for those beaches not meeting the guidelines. This was highlighted prominently in The Sunday Times recently. With this in mind you are heavily promoting bathing as a recommended activity in your Next Wave literature. Are you working with Southern Water to improve matters? If so how? If not, is it safe to swim in the sea at Bexhill? If the byelaws are passed there will be little else to do on the seafront. I notice you did not answer this aspect of the question about Pett Level. (26/05/2011)
  • Question 871
    Q. Your answer to Question 865 which related to Question 861 does not make sense. Question 861 related to the 32 full time equivalent staff increase between October 2008 and January 2011. However, your answer relates to 5 staff being approved in January 2008 and these were in place by April 2008. So, which Cabinet and/or Full Council meetings approved the 32 person increase after October 2008? (11/03/2011)
  • Question 870
    Q. What is Rother a mostly rural Council going to do about anti-social nuisance of bonfires? Instead of all local authorities passing the buck one needs to lead by passing a bye law prohibiting anyone within a community starting a bonfire between 6.00am and 6.00pm daylight hours. The green bins should be sufficient for most needs. If however this is not the case cannot the council pick up excess green waste for a charge? I am someone who is fed up with other people who only exist in their own small world and do not give thought for those around them. Be brave be bold and lead this challenge and do something positive that could spread all over the country and would make a difference. (05/03/2011)
  • Question 869
    Q. Why does the council not give concessions for disabled people? To make people of a limited ability and low income pay for parking is indeed discrimination. People cannot see the inch high writing that says they have to pay. Is this for the money? Or is it just a council that does not care about it's disabled residents? (04/03/2011)
  • Question 868
    Q. It seems the council is at it again. The signs at Pett have been updated to ban windsurfers and kitesurfers from the "award beach". This is despite assuring it would not happen, not bothering to consult beach users and presumably updating the extremely expensive draft bye-laws. How much money does the council have to waste. Its not a bathing beach, in fact it will soon start to fail the new EU water test, there has never been a single recorded incident. How much has the council wasted on signs and draft laws and are you going to persist in this insane waste of public money while front line services are in danger? (26/02/2011)
  • Question 867
    Q. I wonder if a councillor rota could be set up and then the council would know where the town improvements need to be made. If councillors walked around the town they would identify small improvements to bad paving and dangerous gratings potholes, bad dog fouling and poorly maintained buildings and empty shops which are not a good advertisement for Bexhill. (01/03/2011)
  • Question 866
    Q. Will you please say what the salary of Derek Stevens is including Performance Related Pay if applicable. (07/03/2011)
  • Question 865
    Q. Thank you for your answer to Question 861. I have checked the Cabinet minutes for the past two years but am unable to identify approval for the return of contracted-out services. Please clarify what they are and the staff numbers involved? (25/02/2011)
  • Question 864
    Q. Seems to me to be a no-brainer to leave the LGA what do you think? http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2011/02/why-windsor-maidenhead-is-leaving-the-lga.html (24/02/2011)
  • Question 863
    Q. Why does it take so long to decide on the council tax for the year. Once again it is the 1 March I need to know now what it is set at for this year so I can budget properly. Yet again it has not been decided but I am expected to pay it within 14 days. This is disgraceful so please tell me the reason for the delay every year. (01/03/2011)
  • Question 862
    Q. It would appear that cycling will now be permitted along the promenade. In the event that a pedestrian is injured by a cyclist and he/she is uninsured, I take it that Rother council will personally take responsibility for any compensation? (28/02/2011)
  • Question 861
    Q. The minutes of the 25 January Joint Meeting of Improvement & Resources and Overview & Scrutiny Committees state that Rother has "around 280 FULL TIME equivalent members of staff". Yet, in October 2008 the staffing was 215 full-time and 65 part-time, equating to approximately 248 full time workers. How on earth have staff numbers increased by 13% so quickly? (17/02/2011)
  • Question 860
    Q. Two questions regarding the 2011/2012 Draft Budget to be considered by Cabinet next week: a) £750,000 for VOLUNTARY redundancy for a Council the size of Rother's seems excessive. Why not use statutory redundancy instead? It must be significantly cheaper for the number of job cuts needed. b) Why does Rother need to set aside £1 million "to invest in its office accommodation and ICT infrastructure to make it fit for purpose" when it already spends millions each year on infrastructure? (16/02/2011)
  • Question 859
    Q. I'm a resident and a management consultant (ex-PwC). I took £1.5 million out of Rotherham Council's budget. I found savings of £15 million at Sheffield City and all with no service cuts at all. It's hard to evaluate as service heads usually fall back on "tell me which essential service to cut" as a defence, but it doesn't have to be like that. Has the Council explored all the efficiency savings options? Have there been a detailed comparison of spend with priorities? The macro budget decisions template sent to me as a Panel member is too vague to be useful. If you'd like to talk about what might be possible, I'd be happy to do so. (15/02/2011)
  • Question 858
    Q. What percentage of direct payroll costs relates to pensions of former employees? How does this compare with 5 years ago and projected figures for 5 years hence? (07/02/2011)
  • Question 857
    Q. Regarding Q.855 - surely it would be a more balanced debate to hear the observations of all 38 councillors on the many matters affecting the residents of Rother and this would be fully reported so residents would be fully involved? (07/02/2011)
  • Question 856
    Q. I see in today's copy of The Daily Telegraph that 'Council staff paid more than £58,000 to be named in the war on waste.' Are there any Rother staff to be named? (07/02/2011)
  • Question 855
    Q. Why are there only three full council meetings in one year for our councillors to have input into the affairs of the constituents of Rother? (02/02/2011)
  • Question 854
    Q. Why has Rother Council decided that Blue Badge holders now have to pay car parking charges at the Upper Market car park in Battle? I have parked there for the past few year assuming that it was free (no notices to the contrary) until yesterday when I got a ticket. This will now encourage the disabled to park on double yellow lines. Is the amount of revenue from charging the disabled worth the hassle and bad press. I am bringing this matter to your attention because I am writing to my MP to act on behalf Blue Badge holders interests. Although the £80 has been waived I am still required to hand over 10% of my pension to pay your admin costs. Your reply would be appreciated. (01/02/2011)
  • Question 853
    Q. I don't know about dog fouling, but what about all the rubbish LEFT on the ground after a football match who clears that up? Little Common Recreation Ground looked like a tip on Tuesday, with plastic bottles every where and polystyrene cups etc. and even the wooden bench near the rest room was covered in mud so no one could use it to sit on. Surely some form of deposit could be taken and the ground checked on the day after, and any mess left the deposit could be lost? What do you propose? (28/01/2011)
  • Question 852
    Q. Following the Planning Appeal and rejection of the proposed development of Herbrand Walk Beach, I note the current "owner" has decided to offer part of the beach (1 metre wide strips to the high water mark) for sale for parking, recreational use, etc. Under current rules what is the use of this beach actually now restricted to? (18/01/2011)
  • Question 851
    Q. I understand that the bye-laws relating to the use of the beach by kitesurfers, windsurfers and similar craft are currently being rewritten/drafted. Please can you confirm why this exercise is being carried out and how the revised bye-laws will differ to the ones already in place? (17/01/2011)
  • Question 850
    Q. Could you please tell me, when are the new shelters to be installed on the promenade and when is the new lighting going to be switched on? Also when do you expect the work, especially the new rowing club facilities to be finished in front of the de la warr. (18/01/2011)
  • Question 849
    Q. Further to question 829, what steps are you taking to ensure that it doesn't take over 2 YEARS to take enforcement action to deal with this type of problem which is almost certain to occur again? (18/01/2011)
  • Question 848
    Q. I quote from the Government's statement on transparency of local government expenditure above £500.
  • Question 847
    Q. Yesterday the 11th Jan my, and I suspect every other, household will have received an envelope containing a card explaining how we could recycle our Christmas trees, six days after 12th night when the trees will have been taken down. 1) How much did this cost? 2) Why was first class mail used? 3) Why wasn't this information included in your expensively produced issue 7 of Rother Views? 4) Why did you send this out with only two days to go before the end of the recycling offer? (12/01/2011)
  • Question 846
    Q. Although I welcome your hard work on the subject of 'recycling' cardboard, and appreciate the opportunity of being able to dispose of cardboard in my green bin, I wonder why you bothered telling us in Rother Views pp7 that "Cardboard is one of the most environmentally effective materials to recycle" etc. when it appears that Rother's cardboard 'recycling' effort actually consists of composting it. Also what actually happens to the cardboard that people take to the tip for recycling? Please comment. (06/01/2011)
  • Question 845
    Q. Is the council going to put up additional signs or take other action to help prevent the increasing amount of dog fouling in the town and on the new section of the seafront? (12/01/2011)
  • Question 844
    Q. Re my question 843. Again you are being misleading, he was NOT fined anything the £150 was costs awarded against him. My question remains, why didn't your lawyers go for a repayment? My original question about good money after bad remains. If the lawyers you use are so inept, I'm willing to bet that they didn't even bother to attend as seems to be the norm with this sort of case, then why are you using them? (11/01/2011)
  • Question 843
    Q. What is the point of asking you a question when the answer given is incorrect? I refer you to my question (Q.826) and your answer to it last year. I now have in my possession a letter from Derek Stevens, your Chief Executive, to Amber Rudd MP stating that contrary to your assurance that the money would be recovered, it will in fact not be due to no order to repay it being made. One can only draw the conclusion that your lawyers failed to make an application for repayment and if that is the case then surely you should be chasing them for negligence? (11/01/2011)
  • Question 842
    Q. How is the Council going to stop dog fouling on the new seafront because it was very disgusting over the Christmas holidays? (03/01/2011)
  • Question 841
    Q. Not so much a question more a note of congratulations for the efficiency of your refuse collection teams. At a time when the media is full of reports of poor service your teams have performed exceptionally throughout the Christmas Holiday period, well planned and executed - CONGRATULATIONS. (04/01/2011)
  • Question 840
    Q. Glad to see Rother are at last processing cardboard. Not so much recycling as composting but a step in the right direction. Mixing with green waste not exactly rocket science and could have been done years ago, but we got there. Just one question, if small amounts of card are put out in the paper bin, as recommended, but not encouraged, on the RDC website, is this processed the same as the paper itself? (01/01/2011)
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