Residents need to have a say
10 September, 2007
The process will start at the borough wide CAT meetings (Community Action Teams) that are chaired by local councillors in 21 different locations across the area.
It is hoped that more people than ever attend one of these meetings and ensure their voice is heard.
What people want
The exercise is aimed at finding out what people want in order to help develop a new corporate plan for Broxtowe. The new plan will prioritise the needs of the local community to ensure that the Council uses taxpayers’ money on the things that local people think are most important.
Councillor Michael Rich, Leader of Broxtowe Borough Council, said: “We want as many people as possible to respond to this listening exercise as it is important that everyone feels that they have had the chance to contribute to the corporate plan.
“We really do intend to listen to our residents and what they say now really can make a difference.”
The Council faces a number of opportunities and challenges and highlights these in the leaflet for people to consider when responding to the consultation. These include:
• If the tram comes to Beeston in 2013, this could link into the regeneration of Beeston Town centre, bringing improvements to both shopping and transport.
• There are greater numbers of older people living in the area, and the community is becoming more diverse due to migration patterns.
• There are relatively low numbers of unemployed people but unemployment is higher in Eastwood South, Chilwell West, and Stapleford than in other areas.
• It is estimated that over 20% of people in Broxtowe are obese. • The average price of a house in Broxtowe is over £150,000 making it unaffordable for many first time buyers
• Anti social behaviour is rising
• Younger people are less satisfied than older people with sport, leisure, and art and older people see health, pavements and roads as more important than younger people see them.
CAT Meetings
Residents are welcome to attend the CAT meetings and details of each meeting is publicised locally.
The CAT meeting dates are also being published in the next edition of Broxtowe Matters that will be delivered to every household in the borough in October.
Alternatively copies of the leaflet are available from the Chief Executive’s Office, Town Hall, Beeston.
By Editor.
