My public meeting last night went pretty well, though nothing has really changed. About 80 local people turned up, the vast majority of whom - but not all - are unhappy at the new double-decker service.
Marc Morgan Huws of Southern Vectis bravely accepted my invitation. He explained why SV want to use the Furrlongs route, and an officer of the Public Transport section of the Council then explained that buses (under existing legisaltion) can basically go where they like if the service is not a subsidised one - as this one isn't. There were then loads of questions, comments and criticisms and Marc was left in no doubt as to majority local opinion - as reflected in my quick, 400-signature petition last month.
Pleas to change the service to single-decker were made by most present and maybe SV will listen to them next September when the next timetable comes out.
I wrapped up the meeting by urging SV to change to a single-decker service and pledged to continue lobbying SV about this in the months to come.
Feedback from attendees has been very positive today as they were pleased to get the opprtunity to voice their concerns personally.
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