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Mar 2021
Council leader 'received just one Beech Grove closure complaint'
The leader of Harrogate Borough Council has said he has received just one complaint from residents in the Beech Grove area who oppose the road closure.
Cllr Richard Cooper, who is also the Harrogate central district councillor for North Yorkshire County Council, was replying to that complaint.
The concerned resident, who requested anonymity, wrote to Cllr Cooper and Cllr Don Mackenzie to say that the road closure was a "fine mess" after drivers churned up grass verges.
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The closure is a six month trial and designed to encourage cycling by stopping through traffic and creating a Low Traffic Neighbourhood.
The road was closed with only a few days notice under an "experimental order" and initially led to cars driving over part of the Stray to avoid the closure.
However, since North Yorkshire County Council installed a sign on the Stray the problems have been reduced to those who struggle with three-point turns.
Cllr Richard Cooper wrote in response today:
Cllr Don Mackenzie also replied to say that the county council could protect the grass verges from further damage:
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