Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 12:00
Clackmannanshire is a happy place to live
By Kevin McRoberts
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Council leader Janet Cadenhead is delighted people are happy with life in Clackmannanshire.
Pic by: David Robertson
AN INCREASING number of people are happy living in the Wee County.
The latest survey of Clacks 1000 shows that 91 per cent of residents think their local neighbourhood is a good place to live – that’s up from 86 per cent when the first survey was conducted in 2006.
Clackmannanshire Council leader Janet Cadenhead said, “I am delighted with the response to this latest survey and particularly with the feedback which shows that even more people are happy to be living here in Clackmannanshire.”
As well as asking questions about residents’ attitudes to Clackmannanshire, the survey asked a range of questions with an environmental and economic development theme.
The survey covered topics including green spaces, maintenance of open spaces, natural environment, global environment, recycling, energy use, transport and commuting (including the rail link), the built environment, and training and employment.
Virtually all respondents (99 per cent) rated litter control as the most important maintenance service provided by the council, with 66 per cent of those surveyed suggesting more litter bins would help to improve the local environment.
Over 90 per cent of respondents recycle and 73 per cent want the council to increase the range of materials collected.
Councillor Eddie Carrick, portfolio holder for sustainability, added, “This survey has provided us with some vital information about how people feel about our environment, as well as transport and employment opportunities which we will study in detail and take forward.”
Clacks 1000 was established by Clackmannanshire Alliance to provide feedback on a range of issues over a period of time.
Membership of the Alliance includes the council, Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley, NHS Forth Valley, Central Scotland Police and Forth Valley College, and its role is to promote the development and regeneration of the area.
Just over 1000 people are panel members and there was an 81 per cent response rate to this latest survey. This was the fourth Clacks 1000 survey and was conducted in March.
Another survey will be carried out later this year.
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