Councillor Linda Bailey said recently that she had made a bid for funding
from Boris Johnson for, among other things, “free parking in council-run
car parks for four weekends in the lead-up to
Christmas” and that would be “an excellent opportunity to give Bexley’s town
centres a real boost. If we are successful the Mayor’s funding will make a real
difference to local people and traders at a very important time of the year”.
It is good to see councillor Bailey acknowledging that councillor Craske’s policies of
racking up parking charges
at well above any inflation rate is damaging to business and to hear that the Mayor has today come
up with the money. £207,500 to rejuvenate the town centre by revamping street furniture,
replacing bins and giving it a deep clean. There must be a Mayoral election due soon.
