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Coun Wann said any decision about the location of a transit
site would not be made until the council had received Government
funding for the project.
It is likely to find out this summer whether
a bid for £1 million of Government cash has been successful.
Previously, Coun Wann told the Leicester Mercury
that, if the Government cash was handed to the city council,
Ratby Lane was his preferred option.
He said today: "I would like to clarify
the situation around the creation of a temporary travellers'
camp in Leicester in light of the article in Monday's Leicester
Mercury.
"In particular, I would like to confirm
that no decision has yet been made on the creation of a temporary
site anywhere in Leicester.
"We are working closely with our colleagues
at the county council on this matter and an application for
funding is currently lodged with the Government Office for the
East Midlands.
"Until we hear whether this application
has been successful, we will not be making any decisions about
such a site."
Both the city and county councils have been
looking for new transit sites because the Government says they
must provide more space for travellers.
More than 3,500 angry protesters signed petitions
to block the previous administration's proposals to build a
site in Ratby Lane.
Pauline Hulett has been at the centre of the
protests. She rents Cottage Farm, on the Ratby Lane site, from
the city council and has campaigned, along with many others,
against any camp being built there.
She said: "Coun Wann's statement has allayed
my fears a little, but the council has not laid the idea to
rest, which worries me, of course."
Source - Leicester
Mercury
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