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>The Problem: > >Lack of finance for projects that would enhance the >environment. > >The Social Invention: > >There are many instances in most areas where a >significant improvement can be made to the environment >by tidying up land, planting trees, repainting walls, >removing graffitti etc. > >Councils are generally pretty cash-strapped because >there is considerable pressure to reduce costs / taxe >etc. and lots more important things to do like >repairing roads education etc. These things often get >neglected therefore. > >My suggestion is to set up community-run groups who >can (a) identify areas where the cost of the >improvement can be greatly reduced by local voluntary >work, and (b) organise a group of people prepared to >give some of their time to do it. > >Typically, the council might supply necessary plant >and materials and expert help in doing the task, and >the local community could do the digging/ >dragging/shovelling - work that anyone can do, but >requires a lot of people to do it. > >There are obvious insurance considerations which the >council would have to overcome somehow, and possibly >objections from unions. Provided the work is clearly >accepted as being 'additional' by the unions, however, >I do not believe this to be an insuperable obstacle >either.
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