Plans are in place for the provision of free parking in the council’s town centre off-street car parks in Scarborough and Whitby in order to support the local economy
The current plans state that free parking will be available on the following Thursdays and Sundays;- Sundays : 04 December, 11 December, and 18 December 2022.
A council report recommended approval to support local high street businesses and “to discourage a possible shift to other shopping venues and online purchasing”.The council says the plans will “hopefully discourage people from travelling to areas out of town offering better arrangements and will assist local businesses during this difficult economic climate”.
Although the estimated cost to the council is £14,000, this has already been accounted for in existing budgets. Unless the decision is called in for scrutiny by the council’s overview committee by November 18, the plan will go ahead. However, call-ins are not common and it is unlikely to happen.
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