As Labour's
Environment spokesperson on Dundee City Council I am calling for action on toxic streets in Dundee. Research by Friends of the Earth Scotland showed that
Seagate, Lochee Road, Meadowside and Whitehall Street were amongst the most
polluted streets in Scotland. I'm calling for Dundee
City Council to take the lead and work to eradicate these problems.
I've written to the Chief Executive asking him to convene a
meeting of all interested parties to get a plan of action to deal with this
problem.
The research which names these streets as amongst the
most polluted in Scotland has been repeated over a number of years. It is
time for effective action. I am calling on the City Council to get all
the relevant parties round the table and to make sure that something is
done. It is not good enough to leave Dundonians exposed to dangerous
levels of pollution.
I think
that we have a duty to make sure that we take appropriate steps to make sure
that these problems are dealt with. The City Council should take the lead
but there are others in the public, private and even voluntary sectors who have
something to contribute to a solution to these problems.
