Tenby Walled Town Residents Association is calling for members of Pembrokeshire County Council's cabinet to adopt a more 'sympathetic approach' to this year's pedestrianisation scheme. The group has written an open letter to members just days before a meeting their Monday when the cabinet is being asked to confirm that the 2004 experiment be used without any modifications to pedestrianise Tenby during July and August this year. The group is asking that cabinet members take the time to read the full text of over 60 objection letters the council has received in order to appreciate the diverse and serious problems that this scheme will create, rather than rely on the brief summary on a 'few lines' in the agenda. "There is still an opportunity to try and resolve some of the difficulties identified in these letters of objection," said TWTRA secretary, Alistair Mackay. "We ask cabinet members at their meeting next Monday to grasp the nettle, to stand up for the residents of Tenby and to address their problems," he continued. "It is desperately late in the day, but you have the opportunity in this meeting to adopt a more sympathetic approach to the scheme," he added. FOOTNOTE: At Monday's meeting, as well as being asked that the operation of the current experimental pedestrian order for Tenby during July and August 2005 be confirmed, cabinet members are being asked to note the objections to a permanent order and agree to proceed with a public inquiry. Members are also being asked to authorise the head of legal and committee services to undertake the procedures for commencing a public inquiry, including the appointment of an inspector.
