Campaigners and councillors fighting a proposal to introduce parking charges on South Parade in West Kirby have taken to the streets to garner support.
They say they now have almost 2,000 signatories against the plan, which would also affect the fronts at Hoylake and Meols.
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The councils are going to cause havoc and turn these places into no-go desolate areas were more people will move out of, due to not being able to get parked outside their own homes or people blocking their driveways It was bad enough in WK when they were doing the 3/4mile long bench There’s a decline in the population figures already, it will soon become another Blackpool and a bankrupt council without enough people paying their council tax never mind parking charges 😡😡😡😡 Let’s start by paying the councillors less for the little they do👍🤗 we should be able to look into their finances as they are Supposed to be looking after our interests as a community Not Their Own ‼️ We should have access to the accounts of this council and know exactly what they are discussing during the council meetings and what they spend are money on ‼️ 🤔🤔Let’s look at the council leaders salaries, and how many hours input is put in each day in each of these positions, we will then get an hourly rate for each person👍 We then can truly see what they are worth, and how much of an expense they are on the Wirral tax payers If they don’t like it having their money cut to an, acceptable amount then they know what they can do ‼️
We should know by now that the council does not care what the local people want. We can show our frustration with them by the vote.
I believe that the imposition of public parking charges by a local authority cannot be purely to raise revenue, but there must be public good too. What is the public good here? Maybe West Kirby Today could ask? Thanks.
I moved to West Kirby in August last year from a town that had free parking at all times in all car parks. I use the Concourse here 4/5 times per week and pay £29 per month for my gym membership and around £35 per month for parking. You can’t even get free parking on a Sunday. A total rip off
Get them to scrap the 20mph areas as well whilst you are at it.
We had very similar parking charge proposals by the council in 2018, and found combining the campaigns in the affected towns as we did in 2018 really worked ( public meetings and a protest march) we got the then( Labour majority) council to drop it. They must have wasted a fortune pursuing this over recent times (think it’s the 3rd time in just over a decade). Good luck with the campaign !
Safe to say the council is actively against both residents and visitors to the area.
Question to our usually completely invisible West Kirby councillors, only to be seen when there's a ribbon to cut or a free sherry to be had: You state in the petition the following: "The imposition of such charges without considering that impacts is a clear disregard for the community's needs. We deserve well-thought-out solutions that suit everyone's requirements, and most importantly - listen to the taxpayers and residents! " - So what are your views and proposals on solutions? If you gonna blurt, come with alternatives.
This is the first step before introducing residential parking permits….
Here is a link to a petition ; chng.it/Dw2sRrQGY5
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