Minster and Woodmansey Ward Councillor David Elvidge is asking residents with questions about the parking issues faced in the town to come forward.
Cllr Elvidge says if members of the public get in touch, they will do all they can to address resident’s concerns, he said;
“Parking in Beverley is an increasing concern for all our residents and whilst the possibility of a park and ride within the new Linden homes development would address some of the visitor’s parking, I feel more needs to be done across the whole Town.”
“As a Beverley ward member and Chair of the Environment and Regeneration Committee, I and my colleagues have discussed with officers these issues and look forward in the coming few months to a review of controlled parking zones and car park usage within our Town, so we can seek remedies for these problems.”
People in the town have been at logger heads with motorists as cars are left all day on the Towns Pastures and also on numerous back streets.
While it is refreshing to see the council are looking to address the issue it is widely accepted that the issue with parking is not linked to people visiting the town but the influx of council workers each day that say they simply cannot afford to pay for parking.
Employees of East Riding of Yorkshire Council have been leaving their cars all day long on the Woodmansey Mile outside Keldmarsh Primary School cluttering up the road and blocking the cycle paths.
HU17.net asked the council directly about their employees and other’s parking in cycle lanes. Their response was they could do nothing, the council said;
“The cycle lane on Woodmansey Mile is of the broken white line type with no indicated waiting restrictions. Therefore, motorists may legally park at that location even though their actions may be considered inappropriate by other road users.”
Issues on the Woodmansey mile arose after controlled parking zones were put in place outside Beverley Grammar School, a previous favourite for people to park for free all day.
Now the problem has been shifted to road that is also the location of primary school with some saying the selfishness of motorists is putting children’s welfare at risk.
One resident told HU17.net that things have got so bad that they have to uncouple their caravan just to get it round the corner due to the number of cars and how they are parked on his street.
If any resident has ideas or specific questions about parking, please do not hesitate to contact your ERYC Ward members to discuss these as we will do everything we can to address your concerns.
