COUNCIL RALLIES TO GREEN CAUSE

The Millennium Green in Brigg is to be kept tidy by the Town Council in the future.
Depending on the frequency of grass cutting undertaken, the annual cost to the Town Council would be between £679 and £793, councillors heard.
Property and services committee members were supportive of a suggestion by Coun Ben Nobbs that their authority should sponsor the upkeep.
His idea was for the Town Council to enter into a Service Level Agreement, under which North Lincolnshire Council neighbourhood services workers would undertake regular maintenance between April and October.
Coun Nobbs explained two volunteers had been overseeing tidying of the Green, off Elwes Street and near the Old River Ancholme, but the job was too much for them.
Coun Nobbs also suggested damaged little bins should be replaced.
But the £367 quoted cost per bin was “ridiculously excessive” according to Coun Jenny Bell.
Coun Penny Smith also had concerns about the price, but said the bins had been broken for some time and two were certainly needed.
However, councillors seemed happier after hearing that a request could be made to see whether “servicing” of the bins could be included in the price quoted.
Looking at the future upkeep of the Millennium Green, Coun John Kitwood said: “I think we have got to do it. It’s just got to be done, somehow.”
Coun Smith then suggested taking up the less expensive option of cutting the grass every three weeks, which was agreed.
Coun Rob Waltham felt that was a good idea as the Millennium Green should not be “a manicured area.”
The Green was a community project designed to mark the changeover from the 1900s to the 2000s and to mark the milestone in Brigg by way of a permanent reminder.
Since being established with its grassed areas, walks and seating, it has been overseen by a Millennium Green Committee drawn from the community.

WITH THANKS TO KEN HARRISON FOR THE ABOVE PICTURE.



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