In a bad tempered
debate last Thursday, Conservatives on TDC pushed through a change to Labour's
unfair parking review, which gives Broadstairs free Saturday parking in the
Vere Road Car Park. Labour had proposed
the concession in the less central St Peters Park Road car park, which would
not have benefitted most traders or residents wishing to use the town on a
Saturday.
The Labour Party
rejected a Conservative amendment to bring Birchington into line with the rest
of Thanet and to reflect the stated preference of Birchington traders by
allowing a full day’s free parking on Saturday instead of the first ½ hour of
each day.
TIG and Labour
refused to consider the evidence provided by Cllr Bruce regarding the
preference of most Birchington traders for free Saturday parking in the Albion
St car park. Cllr Cohen did not even
seem to know which car park was being debated, preferring to be personally
abusive to Cllr Bruce.
Cllr Chris Wells
said: “Parking has become the chosen hidden tool to
prop up a minority Labour administration.
With nearly 30 per cent on street parking in town centres, it is simply
something all parkers can remember: 30 pence in every pound put in a parking
meter pays for the political bribes to keep Labour in power.”
Tory
leader Bob Bayford commented “It is a sad day for Thanet when tawdry political
expedient is put before doing the right thing for our residents.”
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