'We intend to catch fly-tippers plaguing car park near Dudley using our cameras and will prosecute'
Spy cameras are being installed on land near Stourbridge where mounds of rubbish have been dumped repeatedly resulting in taxpayers footing the clear up bill.
Dudley Council said the land in Clinic Drive off Lye High Street has been plagued by fly-tippers, with the council called out to clear mounds of dumped rubbish several times in the past few months.
Now council officers have set up CCTV cameras to ramp up surveillance at a hotspot with offenders warned they will be prosecuted if caught.
Bollards are also being installed to stop larger vehicles getting onto the car park on Clinic Drive directly from Lye bypass.
Councillor Damian Corfield, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “We take fly-tipping extremely seriously – it is a blight on our borough and costs the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds each year to clean up.
“The car park on Clinic Drive has become a hotspot and as a result we have changed the positioning of a couple of our fixed CCTV cameras so they point directly onto the site.
“There was also a gap in the wooden railings which could be being used to access the site directly from the bypass, so we will be putting in bollards to prevent that.
“Our message is very clear – we intend to catch the people flytipping on this site and make sure they are punished through the courts.
“I would like to place on record my thanks to the volunteers who work tirelessly in this area to clean up fly-tipping – their continued efforts are very much appreciated by the council.”
Fly-tipping issues can be reported via Dudley Council Plus or by phoning 0300 555 2345.
