Conservatives Announce Their Manifesto Pledges On Council Services
Say they would provide better services at a lower cost to residents
Conservative candidates in the borough with Sajid Javid MP
Local Conservative election candidates have announced their election manifesto pledges on Council services.
They say:
When elected, Hounslow Conservatives will overhaul the decrepit and expensive
Hounslow Council services to provide better services for all Hounslow
residents at a lower cost to taxpayers.
Specific pledges include:
1. A return to weekly bin collection across the Borough. Residents demand
weekly bin collections. The current fortnightly bin collections, forced
through by Labour, have resulted in more fly-tipping with the risk of
increased rat infestations and associated threats to health. Weekly bin
collection is a service paid for by tax payers and so should be delivered
by the Council.
2. Simplify recycling to improve efficiency. Labour has wasted £28
million on a white elephant recycling centre but seen a drop in actual
recycling rates. Consumers are also understandably confused by the tortuous
rules of what can be recycled and when. Conservatives pledge to bring
a new, simpler and more efficient recycling system that will benefit residents
and the environment.
Conservatives will also launch a formal investigation into possible misuse
of funds that has led to the massive cost over-runs with the new Recycling
Centre at a cost so far of £28 million to Hounslow taxpayers.
3. Fill all major pot holes within one year. Across Hounslow, roads are
left in appalling state by the mismanagement of Labour. Despite receiving
over £90 million via Central Government to fix the problems, Labour
has mismanaged and misspent so that many roads are rapidly decaying and
some are now unusable by cyclists.
“Conservatives are going to focus on delivering the services that residents
want from their Council across waste collection, recycling and street
maintenance,” explains Sam Hearn, Conservative Group Leader on Hounslow
Council. “The pot holes are so bad that it is said that on some roads
the police looking for drunk drivers only stop cars travelling in a straight
line because the sober drivers weave in and out to avoid the potholes.”
April 26, 2018