A project has been launched by Salford City Council to stop the clogging of rubbish amongst Salford waterways.
The project was deliberated during the council meeting on Wednesday 18 September, as they looked to improve the effort to clean the waterways.
The raised issue is intended to tackle the issue that has been building in the water of the city protecting the environmental, visual, and economic areas of Salford.
The current build of rubbish has been a major problem that has been an ongoing issue throughout Salford, being noticeable, especially at Salford Quays.
The waterways have become significant to the area surrounding the waterways, with the developing areas becoming a very positive area for the local economy.
However, with the build-up of rubbish, there are worries that it can bring both visual and environmental.
The issue of the build-up was first raised during the meeting by Lib Dem Councillor Paul Heilbron, who represents the Quays ward.
He stated: “The waterways are the foundation of the Quays ward and form a vital part of public services.
“They also play a crucial part in local wildlife and local economy.”
Already running the #CleanUpTheQuays project, he went on to urge the Salford City Council that things need to be improved.
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He continued to be very critical that the four different owners of the waterways don’t collaborate to improve.
Also mentioning that the issue of private ownership creates further issues for the council, with the other three owners lowering the image of the Salford City Council.
The council has proposed more should be done to protect the environmental and visual perception of the waterways, but shouldn’t focus on one area.
Labour Party Councillor Barbara Bentham wanted to widen the proposal to the whole city.
As she said: “I am simply proposing that we widen the scope of this motion to include every ward in the city that has a waterway.”
The change to the amendment was also shared with Conservative party member, Councillor Robin Garrido, who said: “We must remember as councillors, we are councillors for the whole we don’t just represent our ward, we do that but we represent the whole city.”
With Cllr. Garrido furthered the point by noting that the council should focus on all waterways across the city, as he said: “We have many waterways in most of the wards throughout the city.
“It is really important that we extend to look into all of these.”
With the councillors taking note of the rubbish and litter in the Salford waterways, it will be an interesting move that will hopefully see improvements across the whole city and further areas across Greater Manchester.
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