Good?evening, everyone, my?name's ...,?and I'm?chairman?of the?Highways?Committee. We've?called?this?meeting?to?inform?members?of?the public about?the?new?regulations?for?traffic?and?parking we're?proposing?for?Granford. I'll?start?by?summarizing?these?changes?before?we open?the?meeting?to?questions, so,?why?do?we?need?to?make?these?changes?to?traffic?systems?in?Granford? Well,?we're?very?aware?that?traffic?is?becoming?an?increasing?problem, it's?been?especially?noticeable?with?the?increase?in?heavy?traffic?while?they've been?building the?new?hospital, but?it's?the?overall?rise?in?the?volume?of?traffic?of?all?kinds?that's?concerning?us.
To?date?there's?not?been?any?increase?in?traffic?accidents, but?that's?not?something?we?want?to?see?happen,?obviously, we?recently?carried?out?a?survey?of?local?residents,?and?their?responses?were interest in, people?were?very?concerned?about?the?lack?of?visibility?on?some?roads, due?to cars?parked along?the?sides?of?the?roads. We'd?expected?complaints?about?the?congestion?near?the?school?when?parents?are?dropping?off their?children?or?picking?them?up, but?this?wasn't?top?of?the?list,?and?nor?were?noise?and?fumes?from?trucks?and?lorries, though?they?were?mentioned?by?some?people. We?think?these?new?traffic?regulations?would?make?a?lot?of?difference. But?we?still?have?a?long?way?to?go, we've?managed?to?keep?our?proposals?within?budget,?just,?so?they?can?be covered?by?the Council. But?of?course?it's?no?good?introducing?new?regulations?if?we?don't?have?a?way of?making?sure that?everyone?obeys?them, and?that's?an?area?we're?still?working?on?with?the?help?of?representatives?from the?police?force.
