In the likelihood of the IW Council imposing a local tax on Newport (& Ryde) residents from April as a punishment for not being emparished, to be administered by god knows who, Newport Area Forum decdied tonight to 'actively pursue' the establishment of a Town Council. This will mean collecting about 1500-2000 signatures from residents in the new year, depending on which wards are to be part of it - doubts about Parkhurst and Carisbrooke West. Any Council would not be established until April 2007, so for one year there would be taxation without representation. All the five Newport councillors present supported this - for Pan, Fairlee, Mountjoy, Newport South & Carisbrooke East - with the business members voting against.
On residents parking it was agreed that I should take a proposal to our January meeting, but there was clear support from the other councillors
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