Middlesbrough residential parking permit charges paused
There are currently 12 resident parking zones across Middlesbrough and the new proposals were originally passed as part of the 2024/25 budget setting process.Resident Rachel Foster said the charges would "severely" affect the wellbeing and financial position of residents.
Council's 'stronger position'
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Gavigan told the meeting that as a result of the council's financial turnaround it was "now in a stronger position to look again at some of the difficult decisions"."One of those is the introduction of charges for resident parking permits," he said."I will bring a report forward to the executive in the near future, with the recommendation that they are fully removed."The council outlined the resident parking zones were currently in operation largely focused on areas close to the town centre, Teesside University and James Cook Hospital.A digital permit system, Easipermit, was also in development and would go ahead as planned to modernise the service and reduce costs through a more efficient application and enforcement process, the council explained.
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