Comment

Representation ID: 3895

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Maureen Wade

How often is the council checking that these communities meet the accepted definition of a traveller or Gypsy? I think that if sites are given over to accommodate traveller and Gypsy caravans for extended periods of time, e.g. for health or education, then it should be incumbent on the council to demand a contribution from these communities towards the costs of maintaining these sites and the use of other local amenities.Local residents have no issue with these communities staying but they have issue that it appears the local taxpayer is supporting them with no contribution from them.