Councillor: offenders should clean up our streets
A CITY councillor wants people given Community Payback orders by the courts to clear up the streets in her ward.
"We have a major issue at Plympton St Maurice with litter in the streets, in the park and also outside the shops and quite frankly it's appalling," Cllr Terri Beer said.
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Plympton Erle Conservative councillor Terri Beer
"It saddens me to see an area were I grew up looking so bad and covered with litter."
The Plympton Erle Conservative councillor wrote to council director Anthony Payne, saying: "We should ask the Probation Service to supply people who have been given community punishment orders with unpaid work to help clean up litter from our streets or target areas were there are issues with litter.
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"I know the Probation Service is struggling to find work for these people and I feel sure that litter issues would be one way of them giving something back.
"I feel sure that when there are areas of overgrowth that are untidy these people could assist and mean we get jobs done quicker.
"I think it would be welcomed across the city and save already stretched budgets. Let's hope this doesn't fall on deaf ears."
A Plymouth City Council spokesperson said: "Council officers are providing advice and guidance on the potential use of what is known as the Community Payback scheme and how this could be helpful, not only here but across other areas in the city.
"Community Payback is managed by the Probation Service which sees offenders undertaking work that will benefit the local community, such as litter removal."
3 Comments
by OutsideView
Friday, March 08 2013, 11:57AM
“This should also embrace people on benefits instead of being paid for doing nothing. They would at least be on a par with council workers who seem to do very little apart from whizzing around in their little trucks.”
by Foldart
Friday, March 08 2013, 9:24AM
“Councillor Beer might also like to consider some visits to the local primary schools to bring home to the kids that dropping their crisp/sweet wrappers/empty bottles (breakfasts/teas) on the ground on their way to/from school is naughty and to pass it on to their parent(s).”
by BS_Hater
Friday, March 08 2013, 8:51AM
“Fabulous idea, also they would need to wear bright orange overalls stating PRISONER. They do this in some states in the US, imagine the deterrent of having to do such a thing whilst your kids walk past you on the way to school etc.
Brilliant idea and realistic visible payback for their offences as well as the money spent housing and feeding them.
No doubt some PC chump will disagree.”