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West Hendon Playing Fields Speaking during the meeting, Cllr Schneiderman (Woodhouse) said: “Given that 82 per cent of the respondents who did take part (in the consultation) – and that would have been far higher if people were informed through letter boxes – why are you pushing ahead with this ridiculous plan?” Committee chairman Cllr Dean Cohen (Conservative, Golders Green) replied: “The car park is designed to ultimately benefit the users of the park. If it is clogged up by users who are not using the park, it is significantly impacting on those people who want to visit the park.” Cllr Cohen said the idea was to allow a period of free parking that would benefit park users while charging “an element for people who are not using the car park for the park”.
By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Barnet Council was urged to go greener by the Labour group (Image: Canva/Pixabay) Councillors continued to row over parks, green spaces and climate change during a debate on Barnet Council’s budget. Conservatives outlined the support they were providing to residents and businesses during the coronavirus pandemic – including an extra £1 million to help low-income families with their council tax. But Labour leader Cllr Barry Rawlings told the Tories it was time they “woke up and smelt the Fairtrade coffee” as he urged greater action to protect the environment.