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    wrexview
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    An alternative budget was proposed by the Labour Party at last night’s Full Council , it included an idea to charge Councillors for car parking. The whole Council continue to ignore the income that would be generated for the benefit of ratepayers by opening the Guildhall Car Park to the public everyday. They continually state the difficulty they have making decisions on cuts but this asset sits in plain view and underused. Over the lifetime of the present Council they have lost at least a million pounds of income. Councillors could be issued with a permit that allows parking in any empty car park space , they would of course have to adhere to the time restrictions! Maybe we would then get extended dwell time or maybe shorter meetings!

    #127339

    Interested
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    Surely it is what we expect from our Councillors… provide ideas and alternatives and not to have them discarded out of hand??

    Charging for parking? A no brainer, why should they not pay?
    Charging for IPads….read what they have put in the notes underneath about up to each authority whether to charge. Not sure what Councillor Kelly was on about means testing but just comes across very wrong.

    I’ve looked up about the Permit schemes and the Welsh Government seem to promote them…so again what is Councillor Bithell on about?? I looked on the Internet and Merseyside, Cheshire, Shopshire are using this type of system so why discount it here? Blinkered.

    New ideas should be encouraged and not discounted because they don’t fit in with how the ruling elite think.

    Ok…so will we see any of these ideas taken up should the current lot get back in? Have to wait and see but from the way some of them responded Parking fees…no chance, IPad charging….no chance, reduction in the Executive Board not a chance in hell.

    Any chance that Councillors whoever they affiliate or represent be allowed to question and debate or challenge?

    Rant over….got to stop watching the Webcasts drive me insane.

    #127389

    Matt
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    Trained chimps being the only ones putting themselves forward to run this county and high levels of public apathy and ambivalence ensure more of this tomfoolery for years to come. People who should actually be in charge of important things are usually too busy or getting paid too much doing something else instead.

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