By BRIDGET SCOTT
A CLYDE North resident who feels suffocated from the dust along his road has put his foot down.
Michael Bohmer has lived along McCormacks Road for 15 years and said dust had become a major issue for his family.
With dust suppressants now a thing of the past, he said the issues caused were endless.
“Our house is so close to the road, so it cops the full brunt,” he said.
“My wife washes our clothes at her mother’s house during the summer, and the dust builds up on the roof and we end up drinking it,” he said.
Mr Bohmer said since the Cardinia Shire Council took over the roads from the City of Casey in 2005, there have been no dust suppressants or other measures implemented to help curb the dust problem.
“The core of my argument is that it’s a program that Casey supplies and we are Casey ratepayers, yet we miss out because it’s under Cardinia jurisdiction.”
The fed up resident said last year he found the cost of dust suppressants and deducted it out of his rates.
The Casey ratepayer said he now had to book it in with Cardinia to have dust suppressants issued, and last year he sent the receipt to the City of Casey.“Nothing has been done and it won’t be resolved,” he said.
“I want them to actually do something.”
Cardinia Shire Council Operations co-ordinator Mark Howard said council had not applied dust suppressants to this road during the period since it took over, as this road did not meet council’s criteria for this program.
“Although council is not aware of any major dust issues on this road, it is currently considering some options,” he said.
Mr Bohmer said he could barely entertain guests when they came over and said the “dust affects our lives.”
