Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Neighbourhood teams to tackle street issues
From October last year every ward in Haringey has a Neighbourhood Action Officer to tackle street based issues.
Here's how the teams are organised:
I put a call in today to Tony Chapman, Harringay's officer and also the team leader for Haringey West. I spoke to him at a meeting a few weeks back about estate agents' boards on Green Lanes and haven't followed up. This call was to do so. He's away on leave at the moment, but a colleague, Kelly Peck, offered to see if the team could make a start on an audit of EA boards and the satellite dishes opposite the Arena Shopping Park. I live in hope that this will one day be achieved.
The officer for Harringay and St Ann's wards is John Foorde - john.forde@haringey.gov.uk 077 9403 3346 / 020 8489 5587
Strangely, I can't find this service listed on the Council website anywhere. Is it just me?
I was prompted to follow up on this by a press release issued by the Council today:
Royal blue uniformed Neighbourhood Action Team (NATs) from Single Frontline are allocated to each ward to help tackle local environmental problems. These are new teams set up to cover pavement and road defects, monitor Veolia's street cleaning, refuse and recycling collection and carry out street enforcement.
Haringey is thought to be the first council in the country to combine these street based services in a single team.
Following consultation with Area Committees, Area Plans will be published helping to identify the different ward priorities, which will shape some of the work of the teams.
Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr Nilgun Canver, said:
"I hope this helps put the community in the driving seat and leads to fast and sustainable solutions to local problems.The NATs will get to know their areas and the problem hot spots and can work with residents to tackle major issues."
The NATs will work to report and address problems or to enforce against a range of issues and persistent offences, including:
- fly-tipping
- rubbish in front gardens
- graffiti and fly-posting
- dog fouling
- abandoned cars
- nuisance bonfires
- problems with commercial waste
- unauthorised street trading
- unlicensed skips
- highways issues such as potholes and paving problems
The NATs can issue warnings or penalties and can press for prosecution for more serious offences.
Within the NAT there is also a Tactical Enforcement Team that will operate borough-wide to deal with problems of a more serious or complex nature requiring high-level enforcement intervention, if necessary with the help of the Safer Neighbourhood Teams.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Wodjacallim on
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I am not satisfied with the Neighbourhood Teams Service, it is very poor and is subject to a jobs worth mentality. The skip photographed was reported as unsafe in the summer. All the Neighbourhood Action Team had to do was call the telephone number on the side and ask the operator to move it ASAP - or it's a fine of up £1,000 if not done ASAP. The fine is then charged to whoever was responsible for the overloading. Simple.
However, this skip took two days to move - and even then only after our MP contacted Haringey. The response to a complaint about why the delay occurred and what would be done to prevent it in future is distinctly foggy.
Why does Haringey employ an army of complaints officers to argue black is white? Rather than a better alternative, recognise the problem and fix it?
The problem is not lack of funds or resources, it is a lack of will and lack of common sense.
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hi ,this is very interesting,i have never heard of this team,do you no tony chapmans email,so i can sort out some things i have noticed not being done properly,regarding cleaning the streets in my area.thank you.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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A timely question. It's four years since I added this thread and just recently we've learned that these teams are about to disappear as part of a budget driven reorganisation. I'm awaiting further details. In the meantime, you can reach any Haringey staff member on firstname.secondmame.@haringey.gov.uk. (Replace firstname.secondmame with the person's names).
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