proposed costs for motorists ranging from 80p to £4 to use nine council-owned car parks in the town – plus a further eight in Coatbridge and another 34 across the local authority area – “could, and probably will, see the end of high-street shopping in North Lanarkshire”.
They are now asking residents and traders to respond to the current consultation on the required traffic regulation orders for the project, published this week as required to allow for the planned introduction of the controversial scheme in 2021.Parking charges were agreed by the council’s policy and strategy committee in January after a tied final vote resolved by a casting vote from chair Jim Logue, the council leader; even though what would have been a combined majority.
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