This from Councillor Michael Castle
CONSULTATION ON FUTURE OF RESIDENTS PERMIT PARKING – the facts
- RESIDENTS PERMIT PARKING HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 5 YEARS
- THE END OF THE PARKING "FREE FOR ALL" HAS PROTECTED THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LOCAL PEOPLE - GIVING THEM ASSURED PARKING NEAR THEIR HOMES
- IT HAS HELPED REGENERATE THE TERRACED STREETS BEHIND THE GOLDEN MILE AND HAS BOOSTED THE COUNCIL'S COFFERS THROUGH INCREASED CAR PARKING REVENUES
- ALL OF BRITAIN'S MAJOR HOLIDAY RESORTS HAVE PERMIT PARKING ZONES TO PROTECTTHE INTERESTS OF LOCAL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES
- YARMOUTH HAS MORE CAR PARK AND ON-STREET PAY & DISPLAY SPACES THAN BOURNEMOUTH AND THERE IS NO CRISIS OR LACK OF PARKING FOR VISITORS
- CONTRARY TO WHAT CLLR CHARLES REYNOLDS SAYS MOST YARMOUTH BUSINESSES SUPPORT PERMIT PARKING - INCL. PETER JAY AT THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS
- IF THE LARGE REGIONAL CASINO GOES TO "THE EDGE" COMPLEX ON SOUTH BEACH, PLEASURE BEACH BOSS ALBERT JONES HAS ALREADY PLEDGED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A ZONE C
PERMIT PARKING ZONE TO PROTECT RESIDENTS BETWEEN ST PETER'S ROAD AND THE BARRACKS ESTATE
- THE £25 PERMIT FEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED EACH YEAR IN LINE WITH COST OF LIVING INCREASES - AND WOULD PROBABLY HAVE REACHED £30 FOR 2012 - THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF RESIDENTS!
- COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICERS SAY THE SCHEME COULD BE SELF-FINANCING ON A £40 FEE, LESS THAN 80p PER WEEK, BUT CHARLES REYNOLDS TRIES TO FRIGHTEN PEOPLE WITH HIS
THREATENED £75 CHARGE (QUITE AT ODDS WITH EXPERT OFFICER ADVICE)
- REMOVAL OF THE PERMIT SCHEME WOULD THREATEN PROPERTY PRICES IN THE SEAFRONT AREA,POSSIBLY BY AS MUCH AS £10,000, AND MAKE RENTED PROPERTIES HARDER TO LET. IT WOULD ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACT ON LOCAL GUEST HOUSES IN THE PERMIT PARKING ZONE
- RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN CENTRE AREA AND SEAFRONT SOUTH OF ST PETER'S ROAD ARE STILL WAITING FOR PARKING ZONES B and C TO PROTECT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. A BIG "NO" VOTE WILL REMIND CHARLES REYNOLDS THAT THEY DESERVE PROTECTION TOO
Return your completed form without delay – united we can win the day and retain residents permit parking.
