It's a decisive NO win at the ballot!
Huge thanks goes out to all the businesses of the Town that showed their support and vote, that resulted in the end of a Business Improvement District in our Town.
A lot of comments have been made on social media about the No Campaign by some that know very little about a BID and by some that should know better. All I will say is that all our posts are based on facts and all backed up by proof, if people want to continue to deny what is infront of them, that’s fine.
Anyone who knows about the processes behind a BID, a very one sided process, funding, information etc, will know how big a win this is and even with ballot rigging with over 200 businesses not or prevented from voting, this is huge.
Will leave it there, far more could be said about the BID process we have witnessed but it’s more important to look forward. The future of our Town is not all lost, another group may come to the fore, there is always the option for Advancing Aberystwyth to continue, but none will have the funding of an imposed tax from a selection of businesses, who still have worrying times ahead.
Final thanks to a few who gave up their free time whilst working full time, to voluntarily assist in the campaign for something they strongly believed in for various reasons.