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Should there be a fine for those discovered littering? Councillor Brian Thompson thinks there ought to be. He brought the issue forward at the May 24 Council meeting.<\/p>\n

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Thompson said he\u2019s received complaints from two residents in the Melissa area. \u201cI know one of the residents has access to some machinery\u2026 and actually pulled, last year, a mattress from the side of the road.\u201d Thompson said the mattress was in a low-lying area and had to be pulled out with a backhoe.<\/p>\n

This year, he said complaints were made by two of his constituents who participated in community cleanups around Earth Day. During their separate cleanups, both of them came across garbage that had been left with prescription bottles and an individual\u2019s name on them. He told Council many people who take the time to clean up garbage from their neighbourhoods get frustrated when they see it littered again and again. \u201cI\u2019m just wondering if maybe it\u2019s time, for instance, that we have a significant fine for this kind of thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thompson said people might think twice about dumping their garbage if they know they could be seen and be hit with a $2,000 fine, as an example.<\/p>\n

This is not just somebody throwing a paper wrap. These are like full bags of garbage.Huntsville Councillor Brian Thompson<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also noted municipal cleanup programs in previous years involving Town staff and members of the community, and suggested those could be brought back. Councillor Jonathan Wiebe said he\u2019s also been contacted about community cleanup initiatives. \u201cI think the spirit is out there. People care about the community they live in and they want to see it clean,\u201d said Wiebe who added that he supports more education and municipal or community-led cleanups.<\/p>\n

A staff report is expected to be brought back to Council on the issue.<\/p>\n

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