NEW POWERS are being given to council employees in an effort to tackle doug fouling across Stroud district.
Town and parish council staff from across the area will be able to issue fines to owners who fail to clean up their dog’s mess, about a year after Dursley town council brought in the scheme.
Currently only employees of the district council have the power to do that, but with just two dedicated dog wardens for the whole Stroud area, Dursley felt it did not have enough backup for problem sites like the War Memorial Recreation Ground and the Highfields Estate.
“So we approached Stroud district council in the hope of teaming up,” explained town clerk John Kay.
“We wanted to be able to train our own ground staff to be able to issue fixed penalty notices.”
District councillors approved the new powers for town and parish councillors at a meeting on Thursday, July 19.
Any town or parish council will now be able to appoint an employee as an 'authorised person' to serve fixed penalty notices on behalf of Stroud District Council for dog fouling offences.
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