Council responds to grit bin complaints
BBCA councillor in charge of roads has insisted grit bins had been fully stocked during recent snowy conditions across the county.
David Vasmer from Shropshire Council was responding to claims roads and pavements were left untreated and dangerous during the recent freezing weather.
He said there had been no change to the authority's approach, and if anything its plan has been strengthened.
Vasmer also said there were about 2,400 grit bins at key locations in the county and they had all been visited and restocked before the winter.
One Ellesmere town councillor, Geoff Elner, told a meeting of the council's cabinet that salt bins had been empty and requests for them to be restocked were not acted upon.
He said: "Currently, there is no point whatsoever in having snow wardens because the current salt bins are empty, and it's unsure if and when they will be refilled."
"The gritting team as usual did a good job other than that the plan failed," he added.
Responding, Vasmer said: "We always review the winter service following each winter period and will be capturing any concerns and feeding them into that process."
He also said 20 grit bins in Ellesmere town centre would hopefully be filled by the end of the week.
This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.
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