Meeting documents

The Streetscene Manager summarised the report as shown in the agenda. He highlighted to members key points including:

·         A main focus over the previous six months had been weedkilling – the process was now more mechanised using two quad bikes. The service had successfully completed two treatments across the district.

·         Road sweepers had been kitted out with new fittings to deal with areas where there is heavy build of up dirt or vegetation along kerbs.

·         The number of flytips was reducing, but the locations seemed to be the same.

·         The grass cutting programme for the year was finishing and ditch clearance would start in early November.

·         The service was prepared for snow and extreme weather this winter.

·         Spring bulbs were still available for parishes as the take up had not been so high this year.

Responses by the Streetscene Manager to comments raised during discussion included:

·         A supply of sandbags, and floodbags were in stock in case of flooding

·         Yeovil Town Council funded Yeovil in Bloom.

·         Detail regarding the herbicide used for spraying in towns and villages, and the rationale for using that particular treatment.

·         Details about who to contact regarding concerns about fly-posting.

·         Acknowledgement that in places dirt alongside roads was obscuring road markings.

Members praised the work of the team and thanked the Streetscene Manager for his informative report.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.