MONEY from a highly unpopular housing development could be the solution to a village's traffic speeding problems, residents have been told.
Widmer End householders campaigned against a planning application to build 200 homes on Wellesbourne Campus, but the development was granted by secretary of state for local government Hazel Blears last month.
But at a public meeting to discuss practical ways to combat speeding motorists using Widmer End as a rat run' tonight, county councillors said the developer could provide up to £250,000 towards to improve road infrastructure.
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The meeting was called following two recent deaths on village roads - five-year-old Charlie Harris and pensioner Roy James.
Councillor David Carroll told his constituents: "It's not very common that there's money on offer. This is a serious and emotional subject that has brought this community closer tonight. Let's turn Wellesbourne from a bad thing into a positive thing."
Trevor Dean, chairman of the village's resident's association who chaired the public meeting at Widmer End Combined School, said the funding could be seen as a trade off'.
County council officers gave the residents association a booklet with details of a variety of traffic calming measures for them to consider before further meetings are arranged.
Posted by: SBJones, Wycombe on 6:36am Fri 9 May 08
what a load of bull, more houses mean the potential for more speeding drivers and to say the building on Wellesbourne Campus is going to be a good thing is ridiculous.
what a load of bull, more houses mean the potential for more speeding drivers and to say the building on Wellesbourne Campus is going to be a good thing is ridiculous.
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