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1.11.04
Lib Dem councillors in Crouch End have been working to secure a compromise
over the controversial decision to remove Gerry the Bookman from Crouch End
Broadway, and to confiscate his books.
Liberal Democrat councillor Ron Aitken says that Gerry should be
allowed to stay, while the antisocial aspects of other stalls in the
Broadway tackled. Ron Aitken has written to the landlords of the strip of
land where Gerry currently trades, suggesting that if they were to give him
permission to trade, Haringey Council could then issue a license.
Ron Aitken comments:
"I very much appreciate the strength of feeling this has generated in Crouch
End. We have been seeking a 'round table' meeting of all concerned. However
the Council was unwilling to participate in a meeting specifically about
Gerry. I have therefore been dealing with the different parties individually
- the Council, the land agents and so on.
"Although this has been laborious we hope a compromise is possible that
would allow Gerry to stay, while giving the Council the necessary powers to
stop undesirable trading on the Broadway."
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