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Huffington Post – How Democracy Commits Suicide: The Sheffield Trees, And The Corporate Takeover Of Local Government
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Local Government Elections 2018
The Sheffield City Council Elections will be held on Thursday 3rd May 2018. Each ward has three councillors and one third of the council seats will be up for election.
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It is NOT true that “the council is forbidden to go against Amey’s verdict on any tree— if they do, the tree’s maintenance is no longer covered by the contract”.
For further detail, see the following:
“Cost of Sustainability”:
https://ianswalkonthewildside.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/ignorance-pig-headedness-and-bullying-remain-the-order-of-the-day-for-the-sheffield-street-trees-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1851
“Sustainability Vs Tree Massacre”:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/813#comment-813
“Trees & Hazard Management” – published as “Safe long-term retention of existing trees”, on 10th August 2017:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/802#comment-802
TREE POPULATION MANAGEMENT BY NUMBERS (“Impact Assessment”):
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/534#comment-534
“DANGEROUS HIGHWAY TREES”:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/726#comment-726
“THE COUNCIL’S COMMITMENT TO RETAIN MATURE HIGHWAY TREES”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/536#comment-536
“THE DISCRETION TO RETAIN MATURE TREES”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/543#comment-543
“THE COUNCIL AND THE STREETS AHEAD TEAM HAVE EXISTING POLICY COMMITMENTS, TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT GOOD PRACTICE. See below.”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/484#comment-484
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/news/contribute-website?page=6#comment-836
SEE SECTION 58 of THE HIGHWAYS ACT:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/contents
SCC & AMEY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH GOOD PRACTICE: A FEW EXAMPLES:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/626#comment-626
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