Questions
In accordance with Procedure Rules 11, opportunity is provided for Members of the Council to ask the Chairman, the appropriate Cabinet Member or the Chairman of a Committee any question about a matter which the Council, the Cabinet or the Committee has powers, duties or responsibilities.
Questions must be sent in writing to the Monitoring Officer at least 3 clear working days before the meeting.
Minutes:
Councillor Thorley asked the following question of the Environmental Services Portfolio Holder :-
The Car Parking Task Group recommended that the Thomas Street car park in Crewe be made a free car park.
Can the Portfolio Holder inform this Council when this is going to be implemented?
The car parking charge in Nantwich is 50 pence for the first hour can the Portfolio Holder confirm that he will recommend 50 pence for the first hour in Crewe?
The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder in reply stated :-
Re the first question, which relates to Tomas Street Car Park in Crewe, the control and management of this car park will be reviewed, along with all other parking controls, when the Crewe Parking Review takes place this summer. It is therefore not proposed that earlier changes are made to the Thomas Street car park.
Re the second question, which relates to the car parking charges, the answer is, Cheshire East inherited the Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council car parking charging structure of an identical scale irrespective of the size and character of a town.
Cheshire East Parking Policy states that parking charges should be set at levels to reflect the role and economic strength of centres and effectively manage demand as experienced in each centre. The 50p rate is appropriate as an interim adjustment for Nantwich. It is likely that the proposed tariff for Crewe will differ from that set in Nantwich, as the demand for and supply of parking are not comparable between these two centres.
Councillor Thorley asked a supplementary question, requesting that the decision be reviewed.