Council to spend £27k on gritting Cannock car parks
Thousands of pounds will be spent gritting council-owned car parks and bus stations across Cannock again this winter and for years to come after a pilot scheme in 2012 was hailed a success.
The district council gritted 16 town centre car parks and two bus stations for the first time last winter.
Prior to that, council-owned car parks and stations were not gritted but safety signs were installed to warn people to take extra care. But last year, bosses at Cannock Council decided to set aside £26,000 to lay salt at a number of different locations.
Members of the council's cabinet are due to agree at a meeting next week to allocate £27,500 this year to the scheme.
In a report to cabinet, head of housing Ian Tennant said: "In overall terms the pilot scheme is considered to have been a success, as in comparison to previous years, when no gritting or snow clearance was undertaken, no complaints were received. It is therefore proposed that the winter gritting of the council-owned town centre car parks and bus stations should continue during the winters of 2013/14 and future years."
He said while the annual cost of the scheme may vary according to the severity of the weather, £27,500 remains as the appropriate estimate of future spending.
The locations that will be gritted include bus stations in Cannock and Rugeley, as well as car parks in Avon Road, Beecroft Road, Backcrofts, Danilo Road, the Civic Centre and Girton Road in Cannock; Anglesey Street and Victoria Street in Hednesford; Taylors Lane, Market Street, Forge Road, St Paul's Road, Market Hall rooftop, St Joseph's Church and Wharf Road in Rugeley.
