Campaign to clean up Headingley got mentioned in the YEP today.
Cllr Mark Dobson, said:
“We want to empower residents to do their bit to help keep their neighbourhood nice.
“However, after ensuring everyone has the appropriate advice and information, we will then move on to making sure this message is brought home with enforcement action including fixed penalty notices.”
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Press release issued by Leeds City Council on October 20th.
Headingley residents urged to join environmental crackdown
A six-week campaign to clean up the streets of Headingley and Hyde Park is being launched as students and other residents are urged to help improve their neighbourhood.
Littering, poor parking and other anti-social acts are being targeted as Leeds City Council begins a sustained operation to clean up, educate residents and then take action against anyone ignoring their responsibilities.
It is part of an on-going push by the council to improve the environment in Headingley and Hyde Park and will be followed up with further efforts throughout the year.
Over the next few weeks council officers, working with partner organisations, will be out and about targeting not only bad habits over bins but also other inconsiderate behaviour such as noise nuisance and irresponsible parking, as well advising on safety in the community.
The campaign begins with an intense focus on the bins belonging to 3,400 households. Addresses will be stencilled on them and letters will be posted through doors with reminders about how the local environment could be improved.
Included in the letters are details about:
This will be followed by a fortnight-long education campaign where council staff will be knocking on doors to offer direct advice to residents.
After making sure that the message has been given loud and clear, the campaign will then move into an enforcement phase where fixed penalty or other legal notices are handed out.
Councillor Mark Dobson, executive member for environmental services, Leeds City Council, said:
“We know that many residents of Headingley and Hyde Park are students who may not be familiar with how to use local services, so this is why we are focusing first on education.
“No matter how small-scale you might think dropping a piece of litter might be, it all adds up to a poorer neighbourhood for everybody. We want to empower residents to do their bit to help keep their neighbourhood nice.
“However, after ensuring everyone has the appropriate advice and information, we will then move on to making sure this message is brought home with enforcement action including fixed penalty notices.
During the build-up to the campaign, plenty of work has been going on over the past few months in the area. Communal bin points are being introduced in areas where space is tight, the probation service has been helping with binyard clearances and a sustained programme of graffiti removal has been taking place.
A variety of websites, including university portals and those or partner organisations, are also being used to host year-round messages to back up the themes of the campaign.
