Cameras to catch Solihull's fly-tippers

SMILE YOU'RE ON CAMERA: Coun Alison Rolf
hopes that the cameras will make a difference

NORTH Solihull councillors have welcomed news that a set of portable cameras are being rolled out to catch out fly-tippers.
In 2017/18, the borough council had to fork out almost £150,000 to clear-up more than 400 incidents.
Locally there have been concerns about the amount of waste being dumped at locations including Lanchester Park, Black Firs Lane and Alcott Wood.
It was announced earlier this summer that the cameras will be piloted for six months, with plans to move the devices around some of the borough’s hot spots.
Coun Chris Williams (Green, Chelmsley Wood) feared that the problem had got worse since he was first elected six years ago and said he believed that the council would be inundated with a list of sites to trial the technology.
Coun Gail Sleigh (Con, Castle Bromwich) said there were several locations where she believed that the cameras could make a difference in her own ward.
She stressed the importance of sending a strong message to those responsible for “costly and anti-social behaviour”.
Solihull’s cabinet member for stronger communities and partnerships, Coun Alison Rolf (pictured), has said that the evidence collected by cameras will help bring prosecutions against the culprits.
“We know that fly-tipping is a nuisance to residents and harmful to the environment, which is why we are continually looking at ways to address the problem.”