Pembrokeshire County Council have come in for criticism this week for neglecting Tenby's multi-storey car park. A number of issues were raised at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council, in light of a letter received from the county council referring to the subject of tackling the problem of 'boy racers' who have been misusing the car park. Local councillors are now looking to organise a meeting with county council officers to discuss a number of issues concerning the town's major parking facility, with officers told to come with an 'open mind' to proceedings by town and county councillor, Mike Evans. Clr. Evans had recently put forward proposals to county council, that the inclusion of 'alligator teeth' in the multi-storey may be a good idea in dealing with the problem of 'boy racers'. However, in a letter response to the town council, a member of the county's transportation and environment department, felt that the obstacles were not suitable, as they might prove a tripping hazard to pedestrians. An alternative solution would be to close off the upper floors of the car park in the evenings, with such a move needing to be well signposted to warn users. The county council's response also suggested that a more practical shorter-term measure that would be of assistance would be the involvement of the police to support the curtailment of the 'boy racing' activities. Clr. Evans, though, hit back at the manner of the letter, claiming it showed "scant regard to us as a community" and that it was time that the county council appreciated the multi-storey as a paramount facility in the town. "County council don't look after the multi-storey car park in a proper, responsible manner, and the town has always suffered as a consequence," he said. "Firstly, their refusal to put any signage up to make it clear that there is free parking on the upper floors between October 1 to April 1 is very frustrating and an unbelievable situation. "Because of this, many visitors are led into thinking that there is only a minimum parking time of two hours, leaving them confused and very unlikely to return to the town because of the poor parking facilities," added Clr. Evans. Councillors agreed to write to the county council to organise a future meeting with their officers to discuss the matter and their concerns regarding the multi-storey car park.
