Survey
Thank you for replying to our recent survey. These are the results:
Local Issue 42% Council Tax
36% Crime
National Issue 34% Pensions
29% NHS
East Devon 63% Good Value for Money
Devon County 74% Should make savings
Do you want CCTV upgraded ? We had an equal number of respondents who answered yes and no, although the majority did not wish an increase in Council Tax to pay for it.
The control room of the CCTV has been upgraded to digital this year by bidding for funding from the Safer Devon Partnership and the Community Safety Partnership. The next step is to upgrade the cameras to digital – the current ones are analogue and we need to ensure safety of our residents in and around the Town Centre especially at night.
Conservative East Devon has set its Council Tax budget below the RPI inflation rate at 3.39%. EDDC made very difficult decisions last year and has made NO CUTS this year, unlike the County Council.
Yours
Bernard Hughes, County Councillor
Jill Elson, District Councillor
Pauline Stott, District and Town Councillor
Lynne Elson, Town Councillor
Viv Duval-Steer, Town Councillor
Joy Whipps Town Councillor
Richard Turner. Survey Co-Ordinator.