A WARNING is being issued by the Bromsgrove MP to make residents aware of the soon to close consultation on the future of parking charges at Lickey Hills Country Park.
MP Bradley Thomas has warned there are just seven days left to oppose Birmingham City Council’s plans to charge for parking at the popular nature spot.
The Labour-run council’s cabinet will be voting on its plans to introduce car parking charges at the much-loved Country Park next Tuesday (May 13).
The cabinet have been recommended to approve the car parking charges, despite 78 per cent of people who responded to the council’s consultation opposing the plans.
To fight the introduction of car parking charges, Mr Thomas launched a petition last November to ensure the voices of local residents are heard.
With just seven days to go until the crucial vote, the MP is urging his constituents to continue to sign his petition against the charges.
He’s also written to the leader of Birmingham City Council, councillor John Cotton. In his letter, Mr Thomas has set out the case as to why the cabinet should vote against the car parking charges plan.
He said: “We’re quite literally paying the price for Birmingham City Council’s financial mismanagement.
“Lickey Hills Country Park is loved by my constituents and the introduction of car parking charges is wrong.
“I fear it will deter visitors to the Lickey Hills and reduce people’s access to nature and our beautiful green spaces.
“If parking charges are introduced, inevitably visitors to the country park will avoid paying for parking by finding side roads and residential areas to park on, and residents who live in the area are right to be concerned about this.
“I would urge everyone who is opposed to the introduction of car parking charges to sign my petition.”
