The names of the 5 Labour Councillors who voted on Monday to scrap most of the “self help” salt bins in the City have been published.

They include 3 Councillors who were parachuted in by the Labour Leadership to replace members who had refused to take part in the highly unpopular decision.

The five Councillors were:

• S Burton (Westfield) Substitute
• N McIlveen (Rawcliffe)
• R Potter (Heworth)
• J Riches (Holgate) Substitute
• N Barnes (Hull Road) Substitute

They endorsed the cuts which were originally proposed by Cllr Levene (Heslington)

The Council have now said that residents groups may “adopt a salt bin” if they feel that it serves a particular need in their area.

As the salt bins (which cost £300) to provide) already exist, the residents groups would “only” need to find around £50 a time to have each filled.

Contact the following Email address if you want to “adopt a salt bin” andy.binner@york.gov.uk

If it is a mild winter, then one fill might be enough.

Another alternative might be to use a private contractor to keep the bins filled.

We have mixed feeling about the scheme which could discriminate against deprived areas.

However it has the advantage of keeping the bins on the streets so that, after Labour inevitably lose control of the Council in 2015, normal winter maintenance services can be resumed quickly by the new Council.

These are the 15 salt bins in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward that the Council propose to remove. They are:

1. ASHBOURNE WAY JCN RYECROFT AVENUE O/S 66

2. ANNAN CLOSE ADJ 9

3. HILLCREST GARDENS NEAR J/W HOB MOOR TERRACE

4. LINDALE OPP 15 SIDE OF GARAGES

5. MOOR LANE JCN MOORCROFT

6. NAIRN CLOSE NEAR VENT COLUMN

7. ORRIN CLOSE O/S 29

8. ROYAL CHASE OPP NO 6

9. SLINGSBY GROVE JCN TADCASTER RD

10. SPEY BANK JCN ANNAN CLOSE

11. ST HELENS ROAD NEAR SCHOOL ENTRANCE

12. TADCASTER ROAD JCN PULLEYN DRIVE O/S 284

13. THE HORSESHOE O/S 40

14. WAINS GROVE O/S SHOPS

15. WAINS ROAD ADJACENT TO NO 24 LOVEL HOUSE

A complete list of all the salt bins in the City that will be retained can be downloaded by clicking here