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May 2020
Harrogate BID's statement comes after The Stray Ferret yesterday reported on the resignation of its chairman and three of its directors.
The four sent a stinging letter of resignation to the board citing undue council influence, a lack of openness, and a business plan that does not reflect the reality of the state of the town centre.
Chairman Bob Kennedy and directors Chris Bentley, Robert Ogden and Rob Spencer cited an accumulation of negative impacts from the UCI Road World Championships and the Covid-19 lockdown, as well as a more general crisis for retail. Read the resignation letter in full here.
In its statement the Harrogate BID does not refer to many of the criticism's raised in the resignation letter - but does say the BID recognises the challenges facing Harrogate:
The Stray Ferret has asked for a response from both Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council to the issues raised in the resignation letter and have not received a reply at the time of publication.
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