Bride pulls out of Northern Civic Amenity Site

Committee gives notice to DoI to terminate operations

Bride Commissioners is no longer ‘using, paying or working’ with the Northern Civic Amenity Site and is leaving the committee that runs it.

It’s operated by Ramsey and the cost for the local authority is based on the rateable value of the area - which Bride is ‘unhappy’ with.

In a statement the NCAS joint committee says it's given notice to the Department of Infrastructure to ‘terminate’ its operation of the site.

It also confirmed it will be able to manage the site for the next financial year, however one of the options could be that the site is closed.

Karl Brew, Chairman of the Northern Civic Amenity Site Joint Committee, said:

“The Northern Civic Amenity Site Joint Committee is a committee made up of Ramsey, Ballaugh, Lezayre, Garff, Andreas, Jurby and Bride.  The site has been run successfully by NCAS Joint Committee since the Department of Infrastructure requested the Northern parishes to operate the site in 2017. 

 "As a committee we are aware of Bride's frustration over their level of payment based on rateable contribution.  Sadly, the process laid out in the 2017 Agreement for the resolution of disputes has not resolved Bride's view and they advised the Committee verbally they (Bride)  were no longer using, paying, or working with the site.

"With the withdrawal of Bride, the Committee will be considering their options.  Whilst we do consider our options, we would hope Bride will see the best outcome is to remain and contribute to site to allow their rate payers access.  However, we are still able to manage the site for the next financial year and the DOI are aware, one consideration is to remove the NCAS Joint Committee from the site and close. 

"We as the Committee thank our work force for their tireless efforts in providing a much-needed service to allow the Northern Parishes to keep tidy and free of fly tipping.

"We look forward to the DOI's input, to encourage unity and fair contributions to running of the Civic Amenity Site.

"Over the coming months we will advise the Northern Parishes of future plans for site that will affect them. Meanwhile the site remains very much open.  We will publish any operational updates on our Facebook page."