Petition presented to the council.

Thank you for signing my petition against the charges introduced by Cannock Chase District Council on businesses who display A-boards or have tables and chairs outside their shops in our town centres.

I have presented my petition calling on the charges to be abandoned to Cllr George Adamson, Leader of Cannock Chase District Council. I hope the council will listen to the public and end these charges.

The petition has collected several thousand signatures in a few weeks. Over 1,800 people have signed the petition online and several thousand people have signed a paper petition. The petition has also gained coverage on local TV news helping to show just how unpopular this policy is.

It’s clear that these charges are anti-small business and are in danger of undermining the fabric and energy of our town centres.  At this crucial time for the high street, we need to support our town centre businesses, not burden them with additional costs.

I hope this petition inspires the Council Leadership to scrap the charges and publicly side with local independent businesses. If they continue to treat small independent businesses as a cash machine, pretty soon we won’t have any town centres left.

Thank you for your support and I will keep you updated if there are any developments.

 

Amanda Milling MP