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Buncrana protestors demand
parking U-turn 14.12.07
PRESSURE is mounting on
Buncrana Town Council to revisit its parking charges
after more than 100 demonstrators staged a protest
this week.
Residents of streets such as St. Columba's Avenue,
Lower Main Street and Mill Brae, bore placards
demanding "fairer" treatment, particularly for
residents without cars. |
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"We believe that in
order to get a waiver from parking charges, it
shouldn't matter if a resident has a car or not,"
said spokesperson James Quigley.
"This is because many of our residents have no cars
or vehicles but still have family, friends and
helpers who come to visit. Some of us rely on our
good neighbours, |
family and friends to
help us in our daily chores and we don't think they
should be penalised for this."
The protestors said it should not matter if a
resident's vehicle is registered to their address.
They said many people own cars that are not
registered at their address either because of
renting or having returned from another part of the
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"Many of our residents
have families who come to visit periodically
especially in the summer and at this festive time.
These relatives have already been penalised by
emigration so let's not penalise them again.
The protestors staged their demonstration from 7pm
outside the civic offices ahead of the |
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monthly meeting of
Buncrana Town Council. Their list of demands are:
free parking for all residents; free parking for
family and friends who visit; free parking for
workers; free parking for carers and helpers who
visit residents and consultation on the parking and
non-parking areas; one-way traffic flow and an
introductory period to allow residents make the
necessary adjustments. Following the protest, Cllr.
Joe Doherty said a case could be made for the
Council to revisit the issue and examine the
demonstrators' complaints. |
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