A Picton holiday park run on Marlborough District Council-owned land could shut if the council permanently open up a freedom camping spot in the town, its owner warns. <\/p>\n
Alexanders Holiday Park owner Anthony Booker said a council summer trial to open the town's High St car park to freedom campers would \"run him out of town\". <\/p>\n
Alexanders has been a holiday park for 70 years and Booker started leasing the land from council eight years ago. <\/p>\n
Council were willing to risk his fees and rates to open up a competing freedom camp, he said. <\/p>\n
\"Thanks for putting me out of business council,\" Booker said. <\/p>\n
\"We lease the land from council, now they are providing free places for people to park. <\/p>\n
\"Why not buy the park off me and use it as a freedom camping area. It would be easier and the facilities would be there for them. <\/p>\n
\"I am livid. There is no incentive to be here. <\/p>\n
\"If council want to destroy camping grounds they are going about it the right way.\" <\/p>\n
Council assets and services manager Rosie Bartlett said to her knowledge it was not raised before that Alexanders could be a possible freedom camping site. <\/p>\n
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