The Labour City Council has produced a Talkback Survey, being sent to about 1,000 residents, in which it is proposed:
- to charge for collecting bulky waste collections up to a rate of £20 for 1 – 3 items
- to charge £35 every year for renting a wheelie bin for garden waste
Not content with a hike in the unfair Council Tax, they are thinking up new taxes to impose on the residents of Oxford.
We know that, what with cuts in government funding to local councils and a miserly settlement from Labour for OAP bus passes, finances are chronically stretched at the City Council. But that shouldn’t be taken as a licence to hit residents with new taxes. They should sort out the back office before they start cutting front-line services.
We’ve just completed our council questionnaire saying NO to a wheeled bin for garden waste. The folding green bags are perfectly suited, can be carried around the garden and easily placed outside. We don’t want a wheeled bin for this – and no sensible gardener would either.
we are hoping that as it is the City Council asking, the consultation is real and will be heard and acted on sensibly. Sadly we can’t now ever say the same of consultation by the County Council on any matter!