A letter was sent to each member of Gorey Town Council informing them of the fact that a protest/lobby group is going to be formed to fight this car park. I hope they all read, two Gorey councillors e-mailed me with responses and I will be meeting with one of them tomorrow for a talk about the planned car park. I'm looking forward to it.
Another Gorey Town Councillor got back to me, saying that he is aware of 2 other car parks going to be made in Gorey! How many do we need?
There is a meeting tonight in the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, to discuss the fact that business in Gorey is doing badly and the numbers of people shopping in Gorey Town is falling. Maybe this should be taken into consideration before the new retail park and cinema on the Courtown Road is given permission to be built. Does anyone know what the average expendable income is in Gorey and the surrounding area, to discover wether there is enough money around to actually support all these new shops and businesses. Or will Gorey just turn into a ghost town (with lots of car parks) with retail parks on the periphery and near the by-pass. Surely studies of other towns who have been by-passed will show that planning must be carefully monitered to ensure that the Town Centre survives and remains a place enjoyed by the people.
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