New moss machine for Falmouth's streets

2:30pm Monday 11th February 2013 in News

THE excessive growth of weeds and moss on the streets of Falmouth has led the town council to invest in its own roadsweeper.

At a cost of £8,000, plus a £300 delivery charge, the equipment has come in a little over budget, but councillors have agreed to proceed with the acquisition. A further £600 will be required from the council’s training budget to pay for the training of two members of staff.

The purchase is deemed essential as pavements around the town are becoming a hazard because of the moss growth which has been blamed on the weather. Mayor Geoffrey Evans said: “I think it’s because it has been so wet this year.

“It (the moss) is slippery, especially for older people and it is becoming a problem.”

Comments(5)

Gill Zella Martin 09 says...
4:47pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Gosh at that price I hope it dosn't break down too often and need repairing. I would have been inclined to pay a firm to remove the moss. Will the people trained to use it be doing the work voluntarily or have to be paid I wonder.

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victoriameldrew says...
9:07pm Mon 11 Feb 13

I'm sure they'd rather pay a price for a machine than pay out compensation for someone slipping on the moss. The moss is particularly bad in the older Falmouth cemetery where I nearly came a cropper when walking my dogs - hope they can get the machine through the gates to do something about it. Money well spent I say.

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Wave says...
9:45pm Mon 11 Feb 13

I blame dogs, that liberally fertilize the streets of falmouth.

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Lanty Slee says...
1:25am Tue 12 Feb 13

Couldn't Falmouth get some mountain goats instead? They eat moss.

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Wave says...
2:49am Tue 12 Feb 13

A good summer burn and drought will sort it out.

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