A National Park enforcement officer has been contacted to arrange with the owners of the former site of the Tenby Ford Garage the removal of signage for a temporary 'bazaar' that was trading over the summer.
At their previous meeting, Tenby town councillors criticised the market area set up near the town walls during the summer season, calling its appearance "tacky".
On Tuesday night, members received correspondence from Mr. Giles Birt, of estate agents Birt and Company, who they had written to regarding their concerns over the signage.
"The tenant was only on a short-term agreement, which provided additional car parking for the town and undertook retail from the former showroom," wrote Mr. Birt. "During this time, and from now on, rates are being paid on the whole site.
"However, during the course of the whole summer, within less than 100 metres of our site, and within the Five Arches, there were a number of 'street traders' doing hair-braiding, tattoos, etc., that in my opinion, contributed nothing to the ambience of the town, contributed nothing towards the local economy, paid no rates, caused congestion in the Five Arches and generally looked untidy," added Mr. Birt, enquiring what the town council intended doing to prevent it happening next summer.
The town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, told members that he had written back to Mr. Birt explaining that the 'street traders' issue had been an activity that they had been concerned about for a number of years and had been trying to tackle with the assistance of Pembrokeshire County Council and the local police authority.
"I don't know what that issue has to got to do with our concerns over the 'bazaar' - two wrongs don't make a right," remarked Clr. Paul Rapi in response to the letter.