Courtesy of Dover and Deal Labour party.
DDC has decided to bring in Sunday parking charges in Dover. If you are against this you may be interested to know that following the informal consultation and petition carried out by Labour town councillors Ian Palmer and Charlotte Zosseder and the unanimous vote last night by Dover Town Council to oppose the decision, the Mayor of Dover and the Town Clerk met the Tory leader of DDC to express our opposition.
Councillor Morris’s response is summarised here.
There is already Sunday charging in Camden Crescent and on the Seafront; It is as a result of Highways England’s concerns over queues on the A20 and Legal & General’s insistence that there is Sunday charging in St James and therefore DDC must follow suit in nearby carparks; St Mary’s congregation has been consulted and are not objecting to the charges in Stembrook; Asking businesses whether the introduction of carpark charges is a good idea or not is not “proper consultation”. Apparently 4 rural Parish councils are being consulted directly but DOver Town Council isn’t. But fear not….apparently DDC is consulting properly in Dover on the Sunday charges and we have now tracked down where this is being done and how to respond…
The consultation notice has been attached to the ticket machines in the affected carparks. You need to give your responses giving reasons for any objections by noon on 15 March 2018 to
roger.walton@dover.gov.uk or by post to the address on the notices in car parks.