Overflowing dog bins with three weeks worth of mess were finally emptied and cleaned up in Priory Park earlier this month after Lynne Featherstone asked Haringey Council to take urgent action.

Cllr Featherstone was alerted to the problem by a local resident who said that the bins had not been emptied, with many of them spilling over. Despite contacting Haringey Council on six separate occasions, the concerned resident saw no action taken.

Cllr Featherstone immediately contacted the Council demanding a swift response. The Council replied apologising for their contractor, who had expressed regret that a lapse had occurred. They assured her that the mess had been cleared.

Cllr Featherstone is pleased that action has been taken. However she has expressed concern at the contractor’s performance and the Council’s failure to address a serious health complaint by a resident.

Cllr Lynne Featherstone comments:

“While Haringey Council continues to promote itself as Better Haringey complaints such as these continue to roll in.This resident’s serious complaints were ignored six times.

“The Council must monitor its contractors and ensure that they are providing the service that residents pay for through their taxes.”