News Car park charges on MP's agenda
Goole MP Ian Cawsey and Carolyn Burgess from Goole Chamber of Commerce are hoping to get the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to reduce car park charges in Wesley Square, which they say are too high. (05-06-03 GT)
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Goole MP Ian Cawsey has joined forces with the chair of the local Chamber of Commerce, Carolyn Burgess to call for a rethink on the increase in car parking charges in Wesley Square in Goole.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has introduced new rates which sees drivers charged £1 per hour.
Chamber members raised their concerns about the situation and the possible impact it will have on the town centre at a recent Goole Renaissance Board meeting, which was chaired by Mr Cawsey.
This week Ian said: "The local Chamber raised this issue with me and I am very happy to support them in their endeavors.
"We were told at a meeting of the Goole Renaissance Board that the East Riding of Yorkshire Council wanted a standard charge across the council area. But I do not think this is right. Goole is not the same as Beverley and in many respects we need to compete with towns like Selby in North Yorkshire.
"Now to park for two hours in Wesley Square costs £2 whilst in Selby it is 70p," said Mr Cawsey.
Since the increase the MP has written to the Conservative council leader Steve Parnaby, asking for East Riding to reconsider the increase because of the impact the charges will have on Goole.
"Car-parking charges need to be sensitively set and in the context of what each community can stand and what they have to compete against," said Mr Cawsey. "The East Riding is a large geographic area with diverse towns and communities. It really doesn't lend itself to a 'one size fits all' solution and I hope that the Council will listen to the concerns of myself and the local Chamber and come back with a proposal to help, not hinder, the town centre."
Published on 5th June 2008 in News.
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