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result of public ti port reorganisation under Government's plan to abc metropolitan counties and GLC, claims ClIr Kei Coombes, leader of Mersey County Council.
After studying the discus paper by Environment Secrt Patrick Jenkin, proposing It joint board made up of di: council representatives sh replace the county council ar transport authority, Coombes said Governrr ideas on the future of trans responsibilities in Mersey set out to achieve the im sible.
The new proposals split use planning, public trans provision and highway p sion among the district cou and joint boards. There w be no authority to take an c view of priorities and dt how the needs could bes served irrespective of mear less district boundaries.
There were eight proposal Mr Jenkin to take rest powers or to intervene dir in the provision of highway vices.