Let me repeat, again, how the BID for Chiswick was proposed.LBH wanted to create a bid encompassing Chiswick, Feltham and Brentford. LBH wanted control of the money. It reeked of a Cabinet agenda and not intended to help Chiswick rather to get funds from us but use them elsewhere as and when they wished.In Chiswick each and every business is responsible for its own waste collection and recycling. Only a few have those services provided by LBH. There are multiple providers servicing the various shapes and sizes of Chiswick businesses. Collection varies per premise based upon waste generated.The current cargo bike trial delivery system in Chiswick is only through the Our High Road app which charges businesses 20% of the order. A proper trial would have provided access to all businesses at less or no charge to them. They could have dropped cargo bikes on the pavement much like MoBikes so they would be available upon demand which would suit all business types and allow us to compete better with on demand deliveries available via Amazon, for example. Instead, it is limited to only a few days at very specific times and it is not suitable for anything perishable. So restaurants are pretty much sh*t out of luck with the trial as it is. It also creates an obstacle for smooth, quick and efficient transactions which increasingly people demand given that which they receive from any online sale.The breakfast meetings which had been organized by the Hounslow Chamber amounted to little more than them networking for new members yet the services, such as they are, which the Chamber provides are not tailored to any independent enterprise. Nor has the Chamber ever had the backs of local traders so the incentive to pay for nothing isn't that appealing.
David Lesniak ● 2137d