Town's £40 charge to keep parking free

A council is set to charge households about £40 a year to help keep parking free.

Bollington Town Council in Cheshire is going to pay Cheshire East Council to avoid charges being brought in at Pool Bank car park.

To cover the cost, it is asking to increase what it can add onto the Council Tax by 52%, which works out at about £3.91 a month for a Band D home.

The town council is also planning to pay Cheshire East to keep libraries open for longer hours.

Cheshire East Council introduced parking charges in December in a number of areas where parking had been free.

Bollington Town Council proposed making payments to Cheshire East Council to keep parking free and topping-up opening hours of libraries, and asked residents for their views at the end of last year.

It is one of a number of parish councils which has agreed to pay to top-up opening hours for its libraries.

The budget was set to be discussed at a meeting on Tuesday (7 January).

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