Go
ahead for more kerbside recycling
By far the biggest positive response in
the April Christchurch City Scene residents survey was to a question about kerbside
recycling.
About half the 1484 respondents not only
agreed, they strongly agreed that the Council should expand the kerbside recycling
programme so that more items could be collected this way.
Generally people who filled out the
replypaid form responded positively to questions about physical infrastructure, such as
cycling facilities, parks and cemeteries. However, they also agreed that the Council
should provide new economic development and employment programmes.
On the whole respondents either agreed
that the Council should provide extra services and spend more money in the 2000- 01 year
to improve services, or didnt have an opinion either way.
The only questions they responded more
negatively than positively to were about the Council developing its ability to do business
on the World Wide Web, supporting Christchurch Hockey Association teams and increasing
support for other sports teams.
The survey was self
selecting, which means people chose to take part and when that happens they
typically feel strongly one way or another about topics. However, the response was not the
largest the Council has had to one of its surveys, probably because there was nothing
particularly controversial in the draft Annual Plan for the new financial year. It is a
business as usual kind of a plan. The draft Annual Plan was finalised as City
Scene was going to print. Highlights and main points will be published next month.
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