Bristolians will get to have their say on how decisions about the Downs are made in a “full, open public consultation”, according to the Lord Mayor of Bristol.
The consultation, which follows a review of the governance of the Downs which began last September, will start in “a few weeks”, Steve Smith told a meeting held in public on Monday (January 24).
It comes after controversy erupted over the decision-making power held by the Society of Merchant Venturers, whose members have sat on the statutory body which governs the Downs since 1861.
