Princes Risborough Town Councillors criticised for Tory leaflet (From Bucks Free Press)

Well i don't care what anybody says, Princes Risborough, is unfortunately dying in the High Street, and this pathetic "one way system" has a lot to do with it, why certain people can't see this, fails me, to tell you the truth, they do not want to end up with egg on their faces.
£60,000 was a lot of money for a trial, that at the end of the day, just kills you off.
You get 2 buses in the High Street now, the road is blocked, is that common sense?, was perfect how it was before.
The congestion with the traffic is going to get worse, it hasn't improved that at all, again, its made it worse.
All these councillors think of their pockets, not the well being of the town.

If they continue to be stubborn, and leave things how they are at the moment, all i can say is

RIP Princes Risborough.

Princess Risborough has already gone. They should just tarmac over the whole lot and allow people to get to where they are heading i.e High Wycombe or Aylesbury/MK.

Princess Risborough has already gone. They should just tarmac over the whole lot and allow people to get to where they are heading i.e High Wycombe or Aylesbury/MK.

TheT0nemeister wrote:
Princess Risborough has already gone. They should just tarmac over the whole lot and allow people to get to where they are heading i.e High Wycombe or Aylesbury/MK.

Thank the bloody stubborn councillors for that.

Unfortunately i agree with you.

"As reported previously Cllr Bendyshe-Brown and Carl Etholen voted through having the one way system but changed their minds in January calling for it to be scrapped"


Good for them, more please, if they have changed their minds and have listened to those they represent, then that surely is a good thing. Why are these other Councillors throwing a hissy fit? Are Cllrs BB and Etholen not able to have think or speak for themselves or those they represent?

I would say that to change ones mind and acknowledge that something you initially supported was not the right thing to do, is very admirable and shows one is made of sterner stuff.

miccles wrote:
Well i don't care what anybody says, Princes Risborough, is unfortunately dying in the High Street, and this pathetic "one way system" has a lot to do with it, why certain people can't see this, fails me, to tell you the truth, they do not want to end up with egg on their faces. £60,000 was a lot of money for a trial, that at the end of the day, just kills you off. You get 2 buses in the High Street now, the road is blocked, is that common sense?, was perfect how it was before. The congestion with the traffic is going to get worse, it hasn't improved that at all, again, its made it worse. All these councillors think of their pockets, not the well being of the town. If they continue to be stubborn, and leave things how they are at the moment, all i can say is RIP Princes Risborough.

This is all said out of ignorance of facts.
Risborough has been dying for years with good shops closing and replaced with charity shops and empty units, and the whole town was consulted to see if they wanted a re-generated town centre to include a one-way system, and we voted yes.
These 2 gentlemen voted to spend £60K on the first phase of the regeneration scheme then smelled some easy vote gains by pandering to people's resistance to a major change of habits. It was always going to take time for us all to get used to a new traffic system, but the promise of wide new shopper/ cafe friendly pavements once the kerbs have been moved out into the road, attracting shoppers, new shops, more shoppers, more new shops is worth the aggro.
They haven't pointed out that their stance would cost a further £60K to put it all back, at which point Risborough would be back to square one having wasted £120K. Furthermore their leaflet has a total absence of any ideas as to how to improve the High Street, if they get their way we would simply go back to the declining High Street prior to the one-way system.
There are many good people including non-councillors working very hard currently to get Risborough back up to where it was 25 years ago, this kind if stirring for personal gain really doesn't help the town.
This is political jerrymongering, they are just trying to get themselves elected next year knowing full well that things have settled down now and they know they are simply stirring up a hornet's nest, I hope they get stung as a result.

wayneo wrote:
"As reported previously Cllr Bendyshe-Brown and Carl Etholen voted through having the one way system but changed their minds in January calling for it to be scrapped" Good for them, more please, if they have changed their minds and have listened to those they represent, then that surely is a good thing. Why are these other Councillors throwing a hissy fit? Are Cllrs BB and Etholen not able to have think or speak for themselves or those they represent? I would say that to change ones mind and acknowledge that something you initially supported was not the right thing to do, is very admirable and shows one is made of sterner stuff.

This is all said out of ignorance of facts.
Risborough has been dying for years with good shops closing and replaced with charity shops and empty units, and the whole town was consulted to see if they wanted a re-generated town centre to include a one-way system, and we voted yes.
These 2 gentlemen voted to spend £60K on the first phase of the regeneration scheme then smelled some easy vote gains by pandering to people's resistance to a major change of habits. It was always going to take time for us all to get used to a new traffic system, but the promise of wide new shopper/ cafe friendly pavements once the kerbs have been moved out into the road, attracting shoppers, new shops, more shoppers, more new shops is worth the aggro.
They haven't pointed out that their stance would cost a further £60K to put it all back, at which point Risborough would be back to square one having wasted £120K. Furthermore their leaflet has a total absence of any ideas as to how to improve the High Street, if they get their way we would simply go back to the declining High Street prior to the one-way system.
There are many good people including non-councillors working very hard currently to get Risborough back up to where it was 25 years ago, this kind if stirring for personal gain really doesn't help the town.
This is political jerrymongering, they are just trying to get themselves elected next year knowing full well that things have settled down now and they know they are simply stirring up a hornet's nest, I hope they get stung as a result.

weyfarer wrote:

miccles wrote:
Well i don't care what anybody says, Princes Risborough, is unfortunately dying in the High Street, and this pathetic "one way system" has a lot to do with it, why certain people can't see this, fails me, to tell you the truth, they do not want to end up with egg on their faces. £60,000 was a lot of money for a trial, that at the end of the day, just kills you off. You get 2 buses in the High Street now, the road is blocked, is that common sense?, was perfect how it was before. The congestion with the traffic is going to get worse, it hasn't improved that at all, again, its made it worse. All these councillors think of their pockets, not the well being of the town. If they continue to be stubborn, and leave things how they are at the moment, all i can say is RIP Princes Risborough.

This is all said out of ignorance of facts.
Risborough has been dying for years with good shops closing and replaced with charity shops and empty units, and the whole town was consulted to see if they wanted a re-generated town centre to include a one-way system, and we voted yes.
These 2 gentlemen voted to spend £60K on the first phase of the regeneration scheme then smelled some easy vote gains by pandering to people's resistance to a major change of habits. It was always going to take time for us all to get used to a new traffic system, but the promise of wide new shopper/ cafe friendly pavements once the kerbs have been moved out into the road, attracting shoppers, new shops, more shoppers, more new shops is worth the aggro.
They haven't pointed out that their stance would cost a further £60K to put it all back, at which point Risborough would be back to square one having wasted £120K. Furthermore their leaflet has a total absence of any ideas as to how to improve the High Street, if they get their way we would simply go back to the declining High Street prior to the one-way system.
There are many good people including non-councillors working very hard currently to get Risborough back up to where it was 25 years ago, this kind if stirring for personal gain really doesn't help the town.
This is political jerrymongering, they are just trying to get themselves elected next year knowing full well that things have settled down now and they know they are simply stirring up a hornet's nest, I hope they get stung as a result.

Its like alot of things, "they work on paper", but not in "reality", this system does not work in "reality", end of story.
They should not have put in £60,000, on a trial.

Bringing in a one way system will not, and never will bring life back to P Ris, it was dying, and they killed it with this system, and don't want to admit it.

Princes Risborough always has been and always will be a small "market town", don't make things they are not supposed to be.

Local politicians - what a bunch of children - the self-important brigade.
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For every one that is conscientious there are 4 or 5 who are their to boost their own ego or to make themselves look "better" than others.

BigTommy wrote:
Local politicians - what a bunch of children - the self-important brigade.
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For every one that is conscientious there are 4 or 5 who are their to boost their own ego or to make themselves look "better" than others.

And this is what its all about, they know its a waste and it doesn't work.

They would rather make the general public's life a complete misery, rather than to say "ok i've made a mistake".