Litter wardens for Chch?

Press, 2 July 1979, Page 20

Litter wardens for Chch?

Uniformed litter wardens might soon patrol Christchurch streets if discussion by a City Council committee is acted on. The health and general committee was examining the Litter Bill which recently came before Parliament. Among its provisions would be the introduction of litter wardens. Territorial authorities would be permitted to administer fines not exceeding $2O. The system would work on| the same principle as the “in-; stant’’ traffic fines, revenue from which would go to the 1 council, the committee heard. Councillors discussed the advantages of wardens wearing uniforms. I A sub-committee will be set up to consider the bill iand prepare submissions on it. Banners which have tradi= ■ tionally spanned Manchester Street beside the car-parking building will be a thing of 'the past. The committee de|cided that no such banners 1 would be permitted after I those which have already .been approved have come down. I The council has allowed : non-profit organisations to 1 sling advertising banners over the street. But the Mayor of ChristI church (Mr H. G. Hay) said he considered them hazard-j 'ous to traffic and “environ-, mentally undesirable.’’ ' The banners were “tacky looking,” Cr W. J. A. Brit-i itenden said. ■ “You see them up there' iwrapped around themselves (They are no credit to the I 'city.” I