During 2021/22, 889 grievances were made. This increased to 1,013 the list below year, an increase of 14%.
The council’s individuals and neighborhoods committee held a workshop back in April to talk about the problems and possible services.
Now a more report has actually been gotten ready for the committee for a conference next week.
Members had actually recommended CCTV indications, comparable to PSNI speed cam indications, to be utilized as a deterrent. However, council officers said this would not be practical.
“We have taken advice, and use of such signage, when we have no CCTV, would mean we would intentionally be misleading the public and it would put us at odds with our own code of conduct,” they said in an instruction report.
“We already use social media as a deterrent by advising of current and future dog fouling patrols.”
Providing bag dispensers for dog mess in specific places was likewise checked out, however council officers said that in a previous trial of this throughout 4 parks “all the dispensers were either destroyed or stolen, another reported that dispensers were ‘robbed’ almost as soon as they were filled and vandalised dispensers are no longer being replaced”.
In addition, such dispensers would cost in between £800 and £1,000 each to purchase and set up.
“We firmly believe that purchasing poo bags is the responsibility of all dog owners, and whilst provision of them at events or during fouling patrols is beneficial, the cost to provide them via dispensers is prohibitive and contradicts the message of responsible dog ownership,” the instruction report included.
Officers said an expediency research study might be performed with a view to present more control orders for dogs on leads, keeping in mind that anecdotal proof suggests that fouling is less most likely to occur when a dog is on a lead and “our own dog wardens agree”.
Four alternatives on modifications to fines for dog control offenses, consisting of fouling, were formerly put to councillors.
But they chose to delay the choice to wait for more info.
These will once again be put to the council committee at its next conference, with the choice of increasing the optimum fine from £80 to £200.
