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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 19/08/2020
Cars return as cones come down on James Street
It is unclear who is responsible for removing the cones. But it comes in the same week that the district's councils both moved to support partial closure of the street.
The cars have returned to James Street.
The cones which blocked off car parking spaces are no longer in place on James Street and cars have returned to the street in their numbers.
A reporter for the Stray Ferret found the cones stacked up on the side of the road this morning.
It is unclear who is responsible for removing the cones. It comes in the same week that the district and county councils both moved to support partial closure.
This move also comes the day after shop owners on James Street said they were open-minded to pedestrianisation.
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A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council said its officers have not removed the cones. He added that the council will put them back in place.
These traffic cones have been on James Street for around four months now. North Yorkshire County Council said it put them there to widen pavements and make social distancing easier.
North Yorkshire County Council removed the cones from West Park after shopkeepers vented their frustrations to the Stray Ferret.
It remains to be seen whether the county council will abandon its plans on James Street like it did on West Park.
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