By Esther Lauaki
Diggers Rest residents are in support of a push for Melton council to provide a kerbside hard waste collection service – but the council has concerns about safety.
Resident David O’Connor said a recent poll on a Diggers Rest residents’ Facebook page showed the community “dissatisfaction” with the current at-call service.
The poll showed 208 of 320 respondents were in favour of Melton council offering a kerbside collection service.
“The online poll was recently initiated to seek community feedback regarding the introduction of a kerbside hard waste collection service in place of the current at-call service,” Mr O’Connor wrote in a letter to the council.
“It does seem that many residents are dissatisfied with the current arrangement.
“It’s my intention to request funding to initiate community consultation with respect to the current collection process and alternative solutions, similar to those offered by other municipalities.”
Cambridge ward councillor Kathy Majdlik said the matter had been brought before council and officers recommended against the move because of a number of safety issues about providing a kerbside service.
“The information we received by officers
was that most councils who currently have kerbside collection of hard waste were looking at how they could change this system to the at-call collection as it was a safer and … a cleaner way of collecting hard waste,” Cr Majdlik said.
“I believe that other residents are in favour of the at-call collection.”
Melton council provides homeowners and tenants with several at-call hard waste disposal options including one free hard waste collection each financial year from a property or one to two free drop-off visits to the Melton Recycling Facility.
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