The Gateway Area Forum Hugh Wignall Head of Neighbourhood Services October 2012

Neighbourhood Services Who we are and what we do Dedicated team Joint tasking Geographic focus One contact for a problem Differing schedules based on need Community prioritisation of service

What are we trying to achieve? Improved access to services with increased community involvement in planning and decision making Open and honest dialogue Identification of neighbourhood issues Prioritisation of issues Partnership working to address these

Update on activities – The Gateway

Neighbourhood Priorities identified at the last meeting Noise nuisance & Anti Social Behaviour Houses of Multiple Occupation Fly tipping & refuse in back alleys

Update on Environmental Enforcement activities Dog Fouling Irresponsible Management of Waste Fly Tipping Littering (including from vehicles) Abandoned Cars Noise Nuisance Criminal Damage/Graffiti/Fly Posting Nuisance Parking Scrap Metal Theft Problem Alleys Enforcement To Date: Challenges (CDR)81 (Caught doing right) Challenges (CDW)10 (Caught doing wrong) Dog Fouling (FPN):0 Littering (FPN):0

Bag it, Bin it DOG CONTROL ORDERS –RESULTS OF CONSULTATION (1) The Fouling of Land by Dogs Order: Failing to remove dog faeces: The fixed penalty will increase from £50 to £80. The Order is town wide (2) The Dogs on Leads Order: Not keeping a dog on a lead in areas where dogs are required to be on leads. The areas where dogs are to be on leads will be decided following the consultation process (3) The Dogs on Leads by Direction Order: Not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer: This gives Council, PCSO's and Police Officers the ability to instruct dog owners to put their dogs on leads. The Order is town wide (4) The Dogs Exclusion Order: Permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded: The areas where dogs are to be banned will be decided following the consultation process

You said, We did… A Brunswick resident suggested that fly tippers were becoming cleverer and smarter prevention methods and the cause of the problems needed to be identify e.g. possible restrictions at the Bristol Avenue waste disposal centre. We did

You said, We did… A local resident referred to previous amnesties on fly tipping and suggested installing a skip in problem areas. We did

You said, We did… Could the Council look at providing resources at the times when dogs are allowed to foul i.e. early morning? We did

You said, We did… A resident of High Street commented on the number of dog fouling incidents in the area where bags had been dumped on the floor. Confirmation that it is not necessary to dispose of dog excrement in a specific bin and the purpose of the ‘Bag it, Bin it” campaign was to highlighting this point.

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News and activities

Open floor issues / ideas / comments Responses from Councillors, Neighbourhood services, Police, Fire and NHS Blackpool