THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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Businesses at the town end of Wellington Road claim to have been hit by parking regulations introduced last year. Previously some of the traders and their customers had been parking illegally though, and the national economic downturn would have taken its toll anyway – so the situation is difficult to assess properly.
Disabled drivers lost some parking space because the blue badge system had been widely abused by people who could be seen strolling around town shopping for an hour or two with no difficulty. Too many cars were being used unnecessarily and these were clogging up the system and causing traffic congestion and pollution.
I would be happy to see the scheme tweaked a little but a major reversal should not be contemplated. The town centre area is not a shopping arcade like White Rose Centre where no one lives; it has a couple of thousand residents whose environment has been improved by the new regulations.
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