The Council has revealed that it is spending £200,000 filling potholes and resurfacing the roads over which Tour de France competitors will ride in July.
Vesper Drive residents pitch to have their cul de sac resurfaced
Competition for the funding is hotting up with some residents (right) spotting an opportunity to get much needed road repairs completed.
The Council has now cancelled the meeting which was to have considered how the supplementary highways resurfacing budget will be spent. No explanation has been given and no new date, for a replacement meeting, has been offered!
Meanwhile the Council has said, in response to a Freedom of Information request, that it still plans to accommodate 800 caravans and 2000 tents on Monk Stray over the tour weekend (5th/6th July).
There is some concern that the “slimmed down” City of York Council has agreed to a programme which is does not have the resources to organise properly.
Only a handful of Councillors have been briefed on the detail of what is happening (or not happening)