The Council’s “consultation” on its plans for the future of its network of salt bins concludes on 1st September.

Many of the existing salt bins are scheduled to be scrapped.

Click to see a list of existing bin sites across the City.

Many roads face a crisis as they are being cut from the routine gritting list.

These include bus routes like Acomb Park (Acomb Wood Drive/Alness Drive) and Woodthorpe (Ryecroft Avenue loop) while the Middlethorpe estate will also not be gritted.

The Council’s “survey” is full of loaded questions. Click here.

Many residents are simply writing on the form that cuts in ice clearance are unacceptable and will jeopardise safety.

Instead the Council should abandon some of its costly vanity projects such as the £600,000 plan to introduce a 20 mph speed limit.