Bridge Tolls Extraordinary Meeting
22 June 2011 by Visit Scunthorpe EditorsFollowing the Government's announcement last week that the Humber Bridge Board should be allowed to set the crossing tariff on the bridge as they wish, the Labour group have called an extraordinary meeting of the council, do vote on a motion opposing this increase.
The motion states "This council puts on record its opposition to the government's recent decision to allow an increase in the Humber Bridge tolls from £2.70 to £3 per crossing. Council notes that under the previous Labour Government Sadiq Khan MP (former Transport Minister) refused the Humber Bridge Board's request to increase the toll.
Furthermore, this council writes a joint letter to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor - signed by both political group leaders and the Chief Executive - rejecting the government's decision and urging it to not only re-consider, but to also abolish the Humber Bridge toll completely."
The extraordinary meeting will be held immediately after the conclusion of the normal council meeting scheduled to be held on the 28th June, VisitScunthorpe.Com will be covering both of these meetings with a live feed, use the hash tag #nlcm to post to the feed on the night.
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