My very last meeting as a Councillor today, Market Forum. Wow! the market traders are very angry indeed about the Town Centre Consultation Plans which include moving the market so there are no stalls at all between the Town Hall and Dodshon's Fountain. I can see both sides of this.
I don't think things can go on as they are, with market traders income declining and a huge row and upset every time they have to move stalls to make way for special events such as the Riverside Festival.
On the other hand, I can understand market traders being suspicious and upset. They have nothing concrete to tell them that there is sufficient space for them all. If they are going to be in front of the Castle Gate Centre what happens to the bus stops (and moving them may cause even more people to be upset).
On the other hand, 4 fingers and a thumb !
I do think that representatives of the market traders need to sit down with council officers to work through some of this detail, to be able to present a clearer picture as to how it might work in greater detail before a decision is made.
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