SKDC is about to reveal all .......?

The SKDC officer in charge of parking policy has just told us the following:-

WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PROTEST?

What would be the most effective ways to protest against SKDC's totally inadequate response to our requests for a permit scheme to be brought in before parking enforcement begins later this year?

We've already asked people to consider a picket of the next SKDC Cabinet meeting on 1st October, but please add your comments below about the sort of protests you think we should be considering....

The Latest from South Kesteven District Council

In an email to one of the campaigners in central Stamford on 21 August, SKDC Leader Mrs Neal said:

SKDC "One Year Delay" reported in Stamford Mercury

http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/crack-down-on-rogue-motorists-in-stamford-and-the-deepings-to-start-in-october-1-4100313

Another letter to SKDC leader, Mrs Neal

The following letter was sent a couple of days ago to Mrs Neal.

Dear Mrs Neal,

SKDC - Your council NOT working for you

The St Peter's Community Group has also made it clear to SKDC that a permit parking scheme for residents is essential and strongly supported.  Cllr Linda Neal met with us in 2009 to discuss this, so it is hard to believe that in 2012 we are apparently no nearer getting a scheme because appropriate action has not been taken, and the likelihood is that this will not happen until after CPE comes in. It is impossible to get a response from SKDC to what appear very straightforward questions about progress on this matter - why is the council so inept?

STAMFORD: Water Street & Station Road

Residents of Water Street & Station Road in Stamford have organised to apply for a Residents' Permit Scheme.
Residents of both streets were written to and all their responses were in favour of having a scheme.

St Leonard's Street Area in Stamford formally applies for a Residents' Permit Scheme

The St Leonard's Street neighbourhood has written to SKDC as follows:

Following our meeting with you and Frances Cartwright back in May, I have written to all the households in St Leonard’s Street, Brazenose Lane, Gas Lane, Brownlow Terrace, the top end of  St George’s Street, and the north side of Wharf Road between its junction with Gas Lane and its junction with St Leonard’s Street, in Stamford.

In my letter to them, I asked them for their view on the following proposal:-

“South Kesteven District Council should make an application to the Lincolnshire County Council to operate a Residents’ Permit Parking Scheme for residents of St Leonard’s Street and Brazenose Lane and adjoining streets¹ who have no access to off-street parking on their property. The scheme would provide exemption from the two-hour parking limits on St Leonard’s Street and Brazenose Lane but would not guarantee the holder a parking space at any time.

¹Adjoining streets include St George’s Street, Gas Lane, Brownlow Terrace, and the north side of Wharf Road from the bottom of Gas Lane to the junction with St Leonard’s Street. Developments with their own parking such as Danegeld Place, Watergate, and Old School Court are not included.”

I received 81 responses – 80 in favour and one against. Of the 80 in favour, 12 households indicated that they have off-street parking available at their properties and the remaining 68 indicated that they do not.

As a result, I should be grateful if you would treat this email as a formal request from these households to SKDC to apply to the Lincolnshire County Council to provide a Residents’ Permit Scheme as described above.