Petitions and Public Address
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Decision:
Petition
Themis Avraamides presented a petition on buses using narrow streets in Woodstock.
Speaker
Richard Parnham on Item 5 Minutes
Minutes:
Petition
Themis Avraamides presented a petition with almost 500 signatures calling for restrictions on buses using narrow streets in Woodstock as a turning circle. The double-decker buses posed a health and safety danger to pedestrians. For example, a lady on the footpath was hit by a wing mirror on one occasion. Buses are often unable to get through causing an obstruction and the practice exposed town residents to higher levels of air pollution.
Speaker
Richard Parnham stated that the minutes of the last meeting omitted to record that the Chair directed Councillor Gant to circulate the response to Mr Parnham’s supplementary question to all councillors. He had still not received a response to the question regarding air pollution levels around Hollow Way in Oxford and asked the Chair to direct Councillor Gant to circulate a response.
The Chair responded that it was normal practice to circulate written responses to all Members. He would follow the matter up and ensure that a response is given.