A suggestion from Scarborough's MP that some of the town's outlying parishes might benefit from becoming part of the proposed new Scarborough Town Council, is being dismissed by some parish council leaders.
Newby and Scalby wouldn't want to be part of any new Scarborough Town Council. That's the view of the Chair of Newby and Scalby's existing town council.
Plans are underway to create a new council for parts of Scarborough that don't currently have a parish level authority. Whne the Borough council was abolished at the start of the month some parts of Scarborough were left without a parish level council.
As part of the discussions around creating the new body for Scarborough the town's MP had suggested that outlying parishes, like Newby and Scalby, might want to become part of that new council.
Sir Robert Goodwill has said he thinks there would be benefits for the parishes banding together to form a larger "Scarborough Town Council"
Councillor Reg Towse is Chair of Newby and Scalby Town Council, he doesn't think the idea makes any sense.
Councillor Towse says he thinks Robert Goodwill's idea would undermine the potential benefits of the recent local government reorganisation which saw the abolition of the borough council.
The Councillor says he cant's see any direct benefit to Newby and Scalby residents from being part of a larger Scarborough Town Council, Reg feels it would be the Scarborough Council that saw the gains.
Sir Robert Goodwill thinks there would be long term benefits to the new town council having a larger footprint and absorbing some of the neighbouring parishes, he's put forward a hypothetical example of how the outlying parishes might feel left out if the new town council introduced resident parking concessions.
Councillor Reg Towse thinks that example is something of a red herring as the town and parish councils don't have any control over car parking.
If the plans for a Scarborough Town Council do go ahead then it would be formed for administrative purposes from April 2024, and the first elections would be on May 2, 2024, when councillors would be elected for a reduced term of three years.
Elections would then take place every four years from 2027.
A consultation, which is seeking detailed recommendations from residents, runs until Friday, May 5.
Residents can take part at www.northyorks.gov.uk/CGR and can request a paper copy of the survey by calling 01609 536400 or emailing cgr@northyorks.gov.uk.
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