Liberal Democrats force action on fly tipping
Cllr. Phil Redshaw (LibDem, Cottingham North) has welcomed the decision by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to allocate an additional £100k to combat fly-tipping at last week’s Budget meeting.
Cllr. Redshaw said “Having long-campaigned on this issue, working closely with Council Leaders and officers, I am delighted to see that this problem is now set to be properly addressed.”
Despite the Council’s difficult financial position, Cllr. Wilkinson (Con, Howdenshire) announced that the 2025-2026 Budget to tackle “the scourge of fly-tipping” across the East Riding will be £170k, an increase of £100k.
Note: Cllr. Wilkinson’s mention of fly-tipping at the Full Council Meeting on 6th February 2025 can be viewed on the below link, at 29.00 minutes.
Cllr. Redshaw is now hopeful of securing measures such as additional street lighting and CCTV cameras (including trail-cams) to tackle hot-spots around Cottingham and Dunswell, including Orchard Park Road, North Moor Lane and Dunswell Lane.
Funding for CCTV cameras on Middledyke Lane and at a lay-by on the south side of the A1079 near Dunswell have already been agreed.
Cllr. Redshaw added “This is an example of Councillors across parties working together to address what is a growing issue across the East Riding. This will enable us to target unlicenced traders and to prevent future dumping through the use of trail-cams, mobile cameras, street lighting and permanent CCTV installations, which will finally allow us to get these sites cleared.”
