Therefore, I David Bowe, Corporate Director of
Business and Environmental Services, formally request that the
Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) take
action under Sections 143 and 149 of the Highways Act 1980,
including issuing court proceedings if necessary, to secure the
removal of the unauthorised bin store and tables and chairs on the
public highway known as Bondgate Green adjacent to the Water Rat
Public House, Ripon to protect the Council's interests and to
assert and protect the rights of the public to use the
highway.