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ANGER AT PLANS TO
SCRAP FREE PARKING
FREE car parking in Bangor town centre looks set to end under a DSD scheme aimed at regenerating the town. Bangor´s long term parking is under review as part of the Town Centre Masterplan, a DSD (Department for Social Development) chief told local councillors on Tuesday (22nd). The DSD´s Director of Regional Planning, Ian Snowdon, said that the plan is to generate business and bring an end to ´a nine to five´ parking culture in the town. Hardest hit will be local employees who park their cars all day while at work. Addressing council at a special meeting of North Down Borough Council´s Planning & Public services Liaison Committee, he said, "One of the things we (DSD Regional Planning Office) are doing in the town Masterplan is addressing long term parking needs." Referring to Queen´s Parade car park - a council owned car park which is free - he said, "One problem is you don’t want to drag people through a one way system to a free car park. "Free car parks should be on the outside of the town. A problem you have is that people park there from nine to five and that doesn’t benefit business generation in the town." |
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