CAR PARKING CHARGES IN LOOE

CAR PARKING CHARGES

Today the results of the Cornwall Council  Car Parking charges which included the Millpool and Riverside car parks in Looe, both car parks have seen increases in charges.   This is even though, the town has put in a lot of effort in promoting the town with new events and bring a lot more visitors to the town.  For me this is a kick in the face and even though we have tried to show the council how hard we have worked they have taken no notice.   I have today asked to set up a petition on the Council website to ask for a review and debate for the new charges including the 56 car parks owned by the Council and are free for users.   The new charges are

PARKING ORDER

JUST A SHORT POST

Today I will be reviewing the new Cornwall Council Parking Order which will be very interesting reading because it affects a small number of towns plus Truro.   It appears that the cost of parking will be going up in many of the coastal resorts hitting our main industry and the local residents of the areas with council car parks.   I said this the last time they did a revision of parking charges "Added costs of parking does not mean that the council will get more from car parks".  They have about 56 car parks in Cornwall owned, repaired, lit and insured by the council that they do not charge for.   I will be getting the full list onto this blog soon.