The decision to introduce shared parking, was apparently made two years ago, a one liner in a large document and as the council hoped, it was overlooked by all. If the council had any respect for their constituents they would have explained what they intended to do and why, asking for comments before it was included in the document. Even some of the elected members were not aware of the sentence.They are asking the residents to respond by the 11th June, however, at Cabinet this evening 5th June the Cabinet will be waving it through. I want a Labour Council, but I want one which builds not destroys communities. A council which considers all the electorate and communicates and consults in an honest way. The council publishes a puff paper "around Ealing" surely this should be one of the vehicles used to disseminate this type of information, after all it is paid for by our Council Tax, so perhaps we should have a say in the contents? And what about Ward Forums, there must have been at least four since this scheme was added to the Transport Strategy document, never mentioned at mine.So Mik Sabiers before you ask us again to volunteer with litter picking and help with the public gardens "Tidy up your green spaces and earn rewards" perhaps you should start treating the electorate with respect and consult on matters such as encouraging more cars into the borough, rather than bribing volunteers with a “points for prizes” scheme. Try telling us what you would like to do in the borough and allow us to respond. You may be nicely surprised what we suggest and how much litter is picked without asking
Libby Kemp ● 2709d