This article by Mark
Stead tells that the first week of the Bridge closure has been quite
frankly, a battle of two sides: the council and everyone else.
There is clearly a lot of opposition against the council: Chris
Steward and Coun Ann Reid. The council faced accusations of being
incompetant.
However, the article
does give Darren Richardson's and coun Dave Merrett's views also;
backing the council. They say that the it was not entrapment as many
claimed, and not a money making tactic. And finally, the signage was
done in accordance to the rules and regulations with the Department
of Transport manual.
Here, Coun Tracey
Simpson-Laing speaks for the York council to explain the lendal
bridge closure and to answer the claims over this “scandal”.
Also, in the “I will not return” letter from a visitor expresses
his outrage of being fined in the city. He is clearly not happy and
was unaware of the closure. He also accuses the council of using
this as a “money-making scheme”.
Again, this seems like
a failure of communication or inadequate signage issue. There seems
to be a trend where many are unaware of the closure, or ignorant of
the project's intentions.
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