The Isle of Wight council's Constitution states that petitions require over 2,500 signatures (made in person on paper) in order to be brought to Full Council meetings as an official agenda item.
An online and written petition that contain over 1,500 signatures opposed to parking changes at Moa Place car park in Freshwater were handed over to Cllr Gilbey.
This reader believes that by increasing hours for which parking fees must be paid and implementing charges where previously there were none, there will be a significant cost to the health of Islanders.
If the proposed changes to parking charges go ahead, legal action, as well the possible removal of Councillors and Officers, will be explored say Ryde Business Association (RBA)
The Island Conservatives say the Independents "gave no clear vision of why they may be planning to significantly increase parking revenue in a piecemeal way".
In follow-up to yesterday's 'What’s happened to Richard Priest’s pre-election promise on parking?' article, here's the elongated response OnTheWight received from him today
Before the election Richard Priest promised to "Promote high streets not penalise motorists". Now, a year on, he and Jon Gibley are overseeing the opposite.
An increase in planning fees, overnight car parking charges and reduction in special responsibility allowances are just some of the highlights of the Conservatives' alternative budget.
Conservatives say “Instead of hiking parking charges to such an extent that they will damage small local businesses and town centres, we should be looking at putting our leisure centres on a stable and sustainable long term footing."