A letter from one of our supporters to her councillor:
Dear Councillor Bastiman
As my NYCC councillor I was wondering what your views are on the parking scheme for Whitby. I am a Fylingdales resident and Whitby is our nearest town, as is the case for a very substantial number of residents in your division. However we are to be placed at the bottom of the queue when it comes to finding parking space to do shopping, banking, visit solicitors and other professional services, meet friends and relatives, use restaurants and other facilities, or perhaps more importantly to work in Whitby. We are on the wrong side of town to use the park and ride as the aim is to remove traffic from the town centre but we will have to drive across town to get to it and then take a return bus ride to use the town.
Not only will we be disadvantaged compared with residents, but also Whitby businesses will suffer from the reduction in trade. Increasingly we will only be able to shop at Sainsburys, Homebase and the butchers in Sleights and Ruswarp as it seems it will be all but impossible to find parking for more than an hour anywhere in town. Is the council's objective to reduce the level of local business activity in Whitby? If not, then what is the suggested solution? Please don't ask me to use the bus from Fylingthorpe. The service is almost non-existent and I live over a mile from the nearest stop. Parking in Whitby is difficult at the moment, but not impossible - with this scheme in place it's going to become a no-go zone for us Whitby District villagers for work, business and pleasure.
I have attempted to respond to the consultation questionnaire but residents on the periphery of the town are not represented on the form as a group to be consulted. Surely this is a remarkably silly oversight since it is where our children go to school and where we are closely attached to the community in so many ways.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Dear Councillor Bastiman
As my NYCC councillor I was wondering what your views are on the parking scheme for Whitby. I am a Fylingdales resident and Whitby is our nearest town, as is the case for a very substantial number of residents in your division. However we are to be placed at the bottom of the queue when it comes to finding parking space to do shopping, banking, visit solicitors and other professional services, meet friends and relatives, use restaurants and other facilities, or perhaps more importantly to work in Whitby. We are on the wrong side of town to use the park and ride as the aim is to remove traffic from the town centre but we will have to drive across town to get to it and then take a return bus ride to use the town.
Not only will we be disadvantaged compared with residents, but also Whitby businesses will suffer from the reduction in trade. Increasingly we will only be able to shop at Sainsburys, Homebase and the butchers in Sleights and Ruswarp as it seems it will be all but impossible to find parking for more than an hour anywhere in town. Is the council's objective to reduce the level of local business activity in Whitby? If not, then what is the suggested solution? Please don't ask me to use the bus from Fylingthorpe. The service is almost non-existent and I live over a mile from the nearest stop. Parking in Whitby is difficult at the moment, but not impossible - with this scheme in place it's going to become a no-go zone for us Whitby District villagers for work, business and pleasure.
I have attempted to respond to the consultation questionnaire but residents on the periphery of the town are not represented on the form as a group to be consulted. Surely this is a remarkably silly oversight since it is where our children go to school and where we are closely attached to the community in so many ways.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
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