Richard Struck

Welcome to the latest edition of Rickmansworth This Week e-news.If you would like to receive this by email, please contact me at rwstruck@gmail.com to get your own regular delivery. Feedback on this newsletter is always welcomed.

Reducing Packaging
Thank you for the feedback on last week’s item - most of you were very supportive of this idea. I should have mentioned that the Council meeting is open to the public (of course), and that you may register to speak in the debate, either “for” or “against” the proposition. All speakers (including councillors) will be limited to 3 minutes. The debate is on the agenda near the beginning of the meeting, which starts at 7.30pm tomorrow (Tues 11th Dec) in Three Rivers House.
Meanwhile, Three Rivers continues to score well in the recycling league tables compiled by Defra. Thanks to the effort of local residents, Three Rivers is 19th amongst collecting authorities for the percentage of waste that is recycled - and top amongst those councils that still carry out weekly collections.

William Penn Swimming Pool
Significant progress has been made in recent weeks. The pool is due to be “test filled” before Christmas, to test for any signs of leakage.

Aquadrome Grant
Three Rivers Council has been awarded a grant of £70,000 under the “Aggregates Levy”, which is administered by Defra. The money comes as the result of a bid to carry out improvements at the Aquadrome.
Staff Sickness
Three Rivers has one of the best performances in Herts for the level of staff sickness. An average of 7 days was lost per employee at TRDC in 2006/07, compared with 11 in neighbouring Watford and Dacorum.