The Conservative candidate for the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election has pledged to introduce free parking in every town and city in the region.
Keane Duncan, who is currently a councillor on North Yorkshire Council, has said he would fund up to two hours of free parking in a “much-needed boost for retail and hospitality” under a one-year pilot. The pledge would be paid for using new mayoral funding and would be introduced in council-owned car parks in York, Scarborough, Skipton, Harrogate, Pickering and Selby.
David Skaith, Labour’s candidate, said: “This would cost a fortune quite frankly and there are much better and sustainable ways of helping our high streets which I would work to implement as mayor. “As a retailer for 15 years, someone who has owned a shop in York for nine years, as well as being Chair of York High Street Forum and previously on the board at IndieYork, I know it takes a much broader approach to supporting our high streets.
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