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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Alex Seabrook

Downs committee pushes ahead with reforms despite concerns over survey

Reforms over how one of the largest green spaces in Bristol is run will be pushed through despite lingering questions about a landmark survey.

Clifton Down and Durdham Down are managed by a committee made up of Bristol City Council councillors and members of the Society of Merchant Venturers.

But after a huge controversy last year, when car parking on the Downs was mooted for Bristol Zoo, the Downs committee agreed to carry out reforms, addressing concerns that some critics saw the committee as too secretive and opaque.

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