Liberal Democrat Councillors at North Yorkshire County Council are again appalled by the failure of the Conservative-run authority to secure a site for the recycling of household waste.
It was stated in the report of the Executive Member’s report responsible for this facility that the Council is now advertising for possible sites! In the past the Council has paid consultants to find sites. Eleven were identified but this came to nothing.
At today’s meeting of the Council, Lib Dem Councillor Gordon Charlton (Harrogate Saltergate) asked the question as to how much the external consultants had been paid, and for what.
Cllr Charlton said:
“It seems that considerable sums of money have been wasted for no result. Lib Dems believe this is outrageous and no assurance was given in response to the question as to the future of a second recycling site.”
“A second recycling site for the district is desperately needed because at the moment the only site in the area, on
