ANOTHER late move is being made to stall Jersey’s most expensive capital project.
The Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, has made a second attempt to launch a public inquiry into the new £106m incinerator at Havre des Pas.
He says the incinerator will have an enormous visual impact on the St Helier skyline, will discourage Islanders and the States from recycling, will have a big economic effect on the Island and will border an important marine ecology site.
In July, Members voted to approve the new incinerator and its location on the La Collette reclamation site at Havre des Pas.
But Mr Crowcroft says that the public and the States have not had all the information, or a real chance to have their say on the plans.
Pictured: St Helier Constable Simon Crowcroft
Article posted on 29th August, 2008 - 3.00pm
10 Article Comments
Oh dear me! Rubbish is rubbish and nobody in their right mind wants it on their door step; so where does Constable Crowcroft plan to put our rubbish; yes he generates rubbish too. The generation of more waste paper with another inquiry, whilst the Bellozanne refuse mountain provides new housing for the homeless rodent population of St Helier? No, no, no!
Crowcroft scores 10:10 for political spin, and 1:10 for practical solutions.
Do nothing; no. Waste disposal plant to meet the needs of our burgeoning population; yes.
Let’s not go over this rubbish again!
The decision has been made, just get on and build it now, else we will end up with a smaller incinerator for more money.
Though perhaps they have money to burn.
The residents of Bellozanne knew they were living next to the dump but the residents down Havre des Pas way did not. They have one site and they should use that and not create another eye sore.
Come to Jersey… The first thing you see when your ship comes in is the dump, dont think so!
Thanks Mark, about time someone spoke some sense. No one likes waste, but we all generate it. There have been numerous enquiries and consultations on this matter for years and our elected members have voted on the most appropriate solution. As a Jersey tax payer and resident of St Helier I would like to say to our elected representatives “just get on with it!”….before more taxpayers money is wasted!
My sympathy for Mr Crowcroft, constable of st helier, has long gone, as i believe he is just playing Low , and is not a strong politician. i was very disappointed when i heard that he no longer wants to stand for chief minister, giving Mr Le Sueur the chance to be come chief minister and mess things up ,,,,,,,,
Every month the replacement for Bellozanne is delayed is costing £750,000 (Crowcroft forgot to mention that in his £100k estimate), Crowcroft, DuHammel and friends have already cost the taxpayer £30m, and they want to delay further….. If Crowcroft is that keen to recycle why does St Helier do little to recycle, no collection of the shops cardboard, no separate glass collection, just chuck it into a truck and dump it at an outdated polluting Bellozanne. La Collette may not be a great site but on a fantastic island it’s the best place to locate it, reclaimed land, industrial area, away from housing, countryside, any better suggestions? (Guernsey?)
Harry - whilst it might appear to be a good idea to use La Collette, the fact is that if you go down to Bellozane Valley you will see cellophane draped all over the trees and bushes for a considerable distance. At least the damage is contained within the valley - at La Collette the mess will be blown into the sea, along the beaches, the harbour and marinas, up Mount Bingham and along Commercial Buildings. It will be impossible to contain this as the wind simply blows it everywhere. The smell from the garbage is also contained in a small area at Bellozane, at La Collette it won’t be. We are going to end up with an environmental catastrophe and nobody appears to care.
Nellie, I quite agree that rubish flying all over the countryside is unacceptable. The operation at Bellozanne where waste is shredded and stockpiled in the open is the reason for rubbish becoming airborne. The new incinerator handles and shreds all waste inside, so rubbish will not be blown around as it is at Bellozanne. Because the current incinerator is so old large amounts of shredded waste are stored at Bellozanne. As for the smells from Bellozanne, most of these come from the sewage treatment, which is staying at Bellozanne.
It does seem logical that Bellozanne would be a sensible place to tuck away the new plant rather then the very visible coastline. Not all of the rubbish draped and generally contained in the valley is for the reason in the message above.
quoting just one of the comments above
“The decision has been made, just get on and build it now, else we will end up with a smaller incinerator for more money.”
Yes a decision has been made - a wrong and stupid and short sighted decision that just happens to cost twice as much in money terms and a huge, but hard to put a figure on, amount environmentally, as the far superior alternative solutions that the Scrutiny panel and others, including me, came up with.
Did the “commenters” above not read about or understand the alternatives offered? Clearly, if they have allowed themselves to be brainwashed into believing that a large incinerator is a viable long term (30 years) solution to treating our waste resources, they have little knowledge about environmental sustainability, in common with the 31 who voted for the incinerator. You know the dissatisfaction that so many express about the government we are getting from our current Council of Ministers? - this issue, more than almost any other, shows up the shortsightedness, ignorance, supremely over-confident self belief even recklessness of the Status Quo. I really don’t like the smug pride that some display when telling people to “just get on with the job”.