The move was heavily criticised
West Northamptonshire Council has backtracked on a plan to increase parking charges at several parks around West Northamptonshire after a campaign against the move was launched by local residents. The authority is also set to review planned hikes to parking charges in Northampton town centre after similar outcry.
The proposed charges were expected to make £176,000 every year for the council to help fill the £60 million hole in its budget for 2023/24. There were also proposals to increase parking charges in Northampton town centre by the equivalent of around 10p an hour. The council will also now be "engaging" with Northampton businesses over town centre parking charges, it said, and "explore options" with the Business Improvement District - which works to improve the town centre as a place to work, shop and visit - around parking fares.
Council leader Councillor Jonathan Nunn said: “With increasing demand for services and significant inflation, the challenge of addressing a £60 million funding gap in our budget next year has meant making some extremely tough and potentially unpopular choices, such as looking at car parking fees, to raise the income we urgently need to avoid cutting other services so we can continue protect our society’s most vulnerable.
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