Weymouth Parking Restrictions

[Coddy]

Hi guys,

Had the email below and thought I would pass it on as many of us use Weymouth

 

Dave

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Ladies and gents,

 

Sorry to bother you but Please don't ignore this email,

 

Those of you that know Weymouth harbour area are aware that many boats crew (small boat, charter, both dive and fishing, sailing etc) load up and park along side North Quay (This is the area down from Weymouth Angling Centre to the Asda Roundabout, opposite the council offices.

 

The council in there wisdom want to do away with all the parking and loading bays (After just spending 40k on installing parking meters in this area) to turn the parking bays into a Bus lane , the bus lane will go nowhere and its hardly a congested road .

 

There seems to be a "Green plan" to devoid Weymouth of cars, these councillors do not live in the real world!

 

It will cause the following problems

1) Loose the very limited parking harbour users have.

2) Loose the very much used loading bay (used by just about anybody that goes afloat).

3) Loose the Loading bay used for disabled anglers to gain access to the pontoons and the Charter Boat Freedom (Adapted for Disabled passengers)

4) Emergency vehicles will loose area to park should they be required on the North Quay Pontoons (they currently use the loading bays).

5) The council have just announced they have a 900k deficit and now want to take away a parking generated income that recently cost them 40k to install in the first place.

6) It will add additional pressures to a town that already has severe parking shortages.

7) No waiting or unloading in any section of this road.

8) Loss of free Motor cycle parking bays.

 

 

Please see email address below and help us by mailing your objections to;

Richard Penny and Martyn Gallivan (Borough Engineers)

 

richardpenny@weymouth.gov.uk and martyngallivan@weymouth.gov.uk

 

The attachments show these stealth changes and as far as we know there has been no public consultation.

 

Regards

 

Andy Selby

 

PS THE ECHO ARE SENDING A REPORTER DOWN TO THE QUAY AT 1PM SATURDAY 28TH NOV IF YOU ARE AROUND PLEASE COME TO SUPPORT OUR CONCERNS AND BRING ANYONE THAT AGREES WITH US.

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HI, GUYS,

THE COUNCIL IN THEIR WISDOM HAVE PLANS TO INTRODUCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME AND ALSO REMOVE ALL PARKING AND WORST OF ALL REMOVE THE LOADING BAY WHICH THE MAJORITY OF YOU USE TO UNLOAD/LOAD YOUR TACKLE.

 

IF YOU COULD TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE A LETTER " SAYING THAT YOU OBJECT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE LOADING BAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH QUAY AS IT IS INVALUABLE TO THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF EQUIPMENT ETC TO NORTH QUAY PONTOONS".

 

PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS BEFORE DECEMBER 6TH TO - JOAN BISHOP, COMMITEE SERVICES,COUNCIL OFFICES,NORTH QUAY,WEYMOUTH,DORSET

 

THANKS. ALL THE BEST,COLIN,FLAMER III

 

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[codpiece]

E-mails done, I wish them luck, Derek v,

[dainichi]

I don't go to Weymouth but understand your concerns , so will send objections anyway. They are not to know.

 

Good luck

 

Alan

[Brian]

Emails sent.