Council staff will be given special parking permits when charges are introduced for users of car parks near East Lothian Council’s headquarters.

Revised plans for introducing charges in towns across the county include proposals to provide the local authority’s own employees with the passes for Haddington town centre car parks where other workers and visitors will have to pay up to £6 a day.

Elected councillors will meet next week to discuss plans to introduce charging for on and off street parking in Haddington, Dunbar, Tranent and Musselburgh.

The proposals have met widespread opposition with local traders and residents warning it will impact on business and use of the town centres.

However reports due to go before councillors, which were published today, argue the ‘perception’ of

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