I
WAS interested to see the article on the front page of the Crewkerne
edition (Western Gazette March 27) in relation to the plight of
Crewkerne businesses as a result of road closures.
Jonathan
Edgington is quite right in that where this type of work is carried
out at the very least the local community should be consulted in
relation to the impact.
A
similar situation occurred in Ilminster recently and it shows a
complete disregard for how much the business community is affected.
In
the case of Crewkerne, a sign saying that the road ahead was closed
was positioned in Chard, some eight miles away, where motorists were
led to believe that the road was closed for the entire length.
Fortunately,
locals are not so easily deterred. However, there should be no need
to claim compensation, it should be negotiated up front from the
start. Why should businesses have to beg for it?
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