Agenda item

The Area Board considered the allocation of one additional grit bin within the Community Area. A total of 17 requests had been made for additional bins from the town and parish councils.

Councillor Tonge announced that, despite only one bin being available to Trowbridge Community Area, parish and town councils could purchase their own grit bins, and the Council could supply one tonne on grit provided that the parish/town had somewhere to store it and someone to fill the bins.

Councillors asked that more thought was given to the allocation criteria in future, to ensure a fair approach for all areas in the county.

Decision

The Area Board decided to delegate authority to allocate the one additional grit bin to the Community Area Transport Group and requested guidance from a technical officer on prioritising the requests.