Steps taken to tackle Mullion dog mess
11:34am Monday 7th January 2013 in Helston
An ongoing campaign to clean up dog mess in Mullion has seen progress, with three tasks on a five point plan to tackle the issue already underway.
Following pressure from the Mullion Dogs' Mess Campaign group, the parish council has agreed to produce and distribute leaflets in the village, and put up posters designed by the campaigners, to raise awareness of the problem.
Cornwall Council will also supply biodegradable bags for dog mess for sale at Mullion Post Office and other shops in the village area. These could previously be bought from Helston's One Stop Shop but nowhere in Mullion.
The campaign group is now pushing for the remaining two points on their list to be carried out: to review the locations of dog mess bins and general littler bins, and relocate if necessary - particularly on the coast path - and add these locations on a new village map that should be installed in the village's two car parks and used widely.
A petition created by the campaign group was signed by more than 500 people in just two weeks - around one quarter of the village's population.
The signatures were provided by both residents and visitors, with comments about the dog mess including “Horrible” and “Puts me off visiting the village again”, with Mullion described as a “pretty village spoiled by dogs' mess.”
Louse Martin, of the group, said: “This is an issue that has gone on too long. We believe it will have a negative impact on the local economy by putting off visitors in the tourist season, if left in the same situation.
“Over the last year individuals have written to the parish and unitary council, the Mullion in Bloom group have made complaints, the MP has been contacted and the local dog warden has been engaged. Still nothing has changed.
“We need to be clear that this needs to be not the beginning of reporting the issue - but rather the beginning of solving the problem.”
Members are continuing to urge supporters of their cause to keep Mullion free of dog mess by writing to councillors and joining their Facebook group “Dog's Mess in Mullion” or contacting them via mullioncampaign@gmail.com
Comments(8)
Arcamo
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3:51pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Gill Zella Martin 09
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3:55pm Mon 7 Jan 13
debatable because the dog mess problem is exacerbated during the holiday periods, so I therefore suggest some visitors are a contributary factor to the problem. The only real way to solve the problem is to catch people at the time of the offence and confront them. I have witnessed on occasions dogs running loose on the streets on their own so no amount of dog bags is going to solve that problem.
When the Parish Council have nothing else to do perhaps they may like to paint a 20 limit sign on the Meaver Road, because many people take no notice of the road signs at the side of the road and those signs are habitually obscured by the projection of foliage during the summer months. I have already taken this up with the Parish Council a long time ago and they said they would contact Cornwall Council, but Mullion appears to be the forgotten village. How much can it cost for goodness sake to paint one road speed limit sign on the road each side. One has to start wondering what one pays a parish precept for.
Gill Zella Martin 09
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3:58pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Arcamo wrote:I personally do not stagger anywhere, especially after having one lemonade with my lunch, and I do not smoke either. As for the dog mess it was smeared all along the pavement for quite some distance.
It must be awful staggering out of Wetherspoons on a Monday afternoon for a fag and having to put up with looking at dog turd.
meerkats
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8:32pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Arcamo wrote:No need to be so rude to Gill.
It must be awful staggering out of Wetherspoons on a Monday afternoon for a fag and having to put up with looking at dog turd.
molesworth
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2:37pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Gill Zella Martin 09
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4:14pm Fri 11 Jan 13
meerkats
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4:20pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Gill Zella Martin 09 wrote:I ,found their comment odd, and uncalled for ,which is why i left my previous comment.
If people want stagger out of pubs, get drunk, smoke, tread in dogs mess or whatever else then that is their business as long as it does not affect anyone else, however, I found Arcamos suggestion rather a peculiar and wild suggestion on his/her part, maybe judging me by his/her own actions. In fact if one used a little common sense it may have occurred to them that as it is well known on this website that I do not live in Falmouth I would not be drinking alcohol because I would be driving home.
Gill Zella Martin 09 says...
12:08pm Mon 7 Jan 13