Lewisham Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat Councillors have called upon Lewisham Council to address the number of families living in temporary accommodation, many of whom have to wait years for a permanent home.

In response to a question from Liberal Democrat Councillor Patsy Foreman, the Cabinet Member for Customer Services Cllr Susan Wise revealed that 1001 households in Lewisham are currently living in temporary accommodation. In fact, one Lewisham family has been waiting since November 2005 for a permanent home.

Cllr Fletcher welcomes Lewisham's announcement on expanding the number of items that can be recycled in the green wheely bins and boxes. This follows her long running campaign for improved doorstep recycling.

From 5 December, Tetra Paks (drinks cartons), and mixed plastics such as margarine containers, and fruit and vegetable trays can be left in recycling bins alongside paper, cardboard and glass. Local residents can also now recycle aerosols and old clothes.

Cllr Maines has called for the introduction of 1 hour visitors' parking permits, following concerns that the current charging system unfairly penalises visitors of the elderly.

Visitors' permits in Lewisham now cost £5.80 for a full day, or £2.80 for half a day. So a person who visits a friend for 15 minutes must purchase the same visitors' permit as a person visiting for five hours.