NO DERELICTS LEFT BEHIND CAMPAIGN YIELDS RESULTS
Written by Fuze Social Team on December 3, 2021
Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Neville Allen said that a significant amount of derelicts has been removed since the launch of the “No Derelicts Left Behind” campaign.
Allen said the department is happy with the progress made to date, but the goal is to do a Territory-wide removal of derelict vehicles from public and private properties before the end of the year.
The process he said starts when someone from the public makes a complaint about a derelict vehicle.
Allen explained that they are required to give the description, location of the derelict vehicle and indicating if it is situated on private or public property, then an officer goes to the location, identifies the vehicle(s) and issues a notice appropriate to the location.
The Manager added that the notice is completed in triplicates, the original is affixed to the derelict or can be handed to owner and two (2) copies remain with the department.
Owners of derelict vehicles are advised to contact the department if they have interest in a vehicle that was tagged as the officer may use discretion and may give an extension to the notice based on the circumstance.
Allen further explained that once the notice expires, the department’s wrecker operator or hired operator will remove the derelict from the location and transport to the temporary site in Pockwood Pond.
