YOUR CHANCE TO QUIZ OFFICIALS ABOUT SMELL FROM LANDFILL SITE
Drop-in session taking place at council HQ
PEOPLE affected by a controversial landfille site can ask questions face-to-face with officials at a public meeting.
The drop-in session takes place tomorrow at Castle House in Newcastle town centre.
Senior officers from the Environment Agency, Staffordshire County
Council, the UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England), Newcastle Borough
Council and Staffordshire Police will be available to answer any questions and explain the latest developments.
Residents can drop-in at any time during the opening hours and speak directly to representatives of the councils and agencies at different tables with their concerns about Walleys Quarry.
Numbers in the venue will be monitored to avoid over-crowding and other covid-related measures will be in place to ensure the health and well-being of all those attending.
Borough council leader Simon Tagg, below, said: “Foul odours coming from Walleys Quarry remain a significant issue for many borough residents and businesses who are severely affected.
“The council takes this very seriously – it is continuing to work very closely with partners on a daily basis to monitor the situation and resolve the ongoing problems as soon as possible.
“It has served the landfill operators with a statutory nuisance abatement notice legally requiring them to stop the smell. This has been appealed, triggering a legal process in court. “This is a complex and evolving situation. The council is committed to keeping residents informed and updated at every opportunity.
“Now that covid restrictions have lifted, it’s great that another drop-in session can go ahead where people can ask questions directly.” County council leader Alan White added: “Residents have told us that they value these opportunities to meet face-to-face and question those working to resolve the problem and I would encourage residents affected by this terrible situation to come along and hear for themselves what is happening.” Open from 4pm to 7pm, the event takes place in the Garden and Astley Rooms in the Castle House civic building in Barracks Road.