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CAMPAIGN AGAINST CARPARKING CHARGES ATTRACTS MORE SUPPORT
A campaign against the County Council’s proposal to introduce parking charges on Council owned car parks has so far attracted over 200 signatures of support.
A petition was launched last week by Alyn & Deeside Labour AM Carl Sargeant in Buckley Precinct and this week has seen the campaign take to Shotton High Street.
The unpopular proposals to introduce car parking charges were backed recently by the Council’s ruling Lib Dem, Tory and Independent Councillors and to date only the Flintshire Labour group have come out against the charges, the charging proposals are one of a range of proposals published by Flintshire County Council as it struggles to balance its budget.
Carl Sargeant was joined by local Labour Councillor’s Ann Minshull and Dave Evans in Shotton this week, where the local Assembly Member manned a street stall armed with the petition against the introduction of the charges.
Carl Sargeant AM for Alyn & Deeside said,
“I am concerned that the introduction of parking charges will adversely affect communities like Buckley, Shotton and Connahs Quay where businesses rely on council owned car parks to attract trade, it is clear that the Council’s proposals are not popular with local residents.”
Carl Sargeant is to take his petition to the streets of Connah’s Quay this coming Friday.