WE welcome the supportive comments of Liberal Democrat Councillor David Livesley on improvements in Micklegate (July 5).
We do, however, remind him that it was the on-street car parking charges, coupled with the swingeing increases in council car park charges, introduced by his party's administration which damaged traders, churches and voluntary organisations in the area.
We hope Coun Livesley will join our ongoing campaign to bring further improvement to this important street, as the main entrance to the city.
He should be aware that we have for several years been pressing for a regeneration strategy to be developed in conjunction with businesses on Micklegate and ourselves as the local ward councillors, and the need for this was acknowledged at the time of the parking row.
We hope he will also join with us in urging the Lib Dem executive to now make headway on just such an initiative.
Dave Evans, Dave Merrett and Sandy Fraser,
Micklegate ward councillors,
York.
Updated: 11:11 Tuesday, July 12, 2005
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