Why not Market Harborough Town/Parish Council?
LUTTERWORTH and Broughton Astley have town/parish councils, so why not Market Harborough?
I believe only 2,000 signatures would be necessary to set the wheels in motion.
Town councils have only limited powers, but they do get a budget allocation with which to manage local amenities (eg parking and toilets).
Our district council is hoping to gain £50,000 by selling off OUR Market Hall to some, as yet undisclosed, retail outlet and create a Bermuda Triangle for traders around Fox Square.
I hear the vultures are already circling – £50,000, WOW! Defined as a local amenity by a Market Harborough Town Council, I reckon the Market Hall would require something like an additional council tax levy of £1 per annum to match this!
Meanwhile, Lutterworth will continue to enjoy first-hour-free parking, while Market Harborough residents face a 40 per cent increase! Maybe Lutterworth Town Council has something to do with this.
James Lever,
Dunslade Close,
Harborough.
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