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    Hi Jan, St James area is happening, nothing we can do about it or influence to any great extent now.

    The refurbishment of the area between Bench Street and Market Street, which includes the Mkt Sq and water feature, is the extent of the project - the Market Square itself is just a part of the project. This is all we can do at the moment within the financial and time constraints of the funding bid process. The whole town matters and this project is a start, it is what we can do at the moment, and is designed to help the High Street in the light of the likely detrimental impact that St James' development may have on the traditional High St. My comments above should be read in context - I was responding to Sue's specific points - I have written pages and pages to the funding guys that set the project in its wider context and that is difficult to reproduce here in full.

    The public transport issue is outside the direct remit of the Town Team, but the project itself provides enhanced bus stop locations/facility for both normal Stage Coach service and the tourist/cruise bus service.

    The questions are whether more people are likely to come to this part of town and see our traditional high street if it is left as it is once the DTIZ opens or whether the project enhances the attractiveness of this part of town and accesses to our traditional high street making it more likely that people will cross the road and whether we can hold more events and markets with the existing arrangements or by refurbishing the area we can make it a better space for events and markets.

    The large raised flowerbeds currently there are not that attractive to the eye and create a physical barrier between our historic town centre and the new development in the St James area. It is hard enough as it is for our historic high street without having what is effectively a brick wall between it and the new retail and leisure area being created for us by the DDC, Bond City and L&G. BTW, the concrete/granite benches are already in the square, they are just going to be relocated, and new, secure but removable, seating will be added.

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