Residents’ Views Being ‘T’eased Out

Residents in Invergordon and Alness are being asked to make themselves a cup of tea, sit down and take 5 minutes to fill out a survey telling Council officials how they feel about their community as a place to live and what types of Anti-Social Behaviour worries them most.

For the fourth year running The Highland Council’s Housing Service is writing to households in the Community Warden areas of Coulpark, Firhill, Kirkside, Milnafua and Westford in Alness, and South Lodge in Invergordon and asking for residents’ opinions on anti-social behaviour.

Tracey Urry, Area Housing Manager, said: “We appreciate that residents may feel they’ve done this all before and we are asking the same old thing. However, as the Community Warden Service continues, it is as important as ever that we continue to measure how and if people’s feelings about their neighbourhood have changed over the years since the Community Warden Initiative was introduced.
 
“It also helps us continue to shape the work that the Community Wardens do and helps them prioritise their work so they can address what concerns residents most.”

This year as well as receiving the annual survey to complete and the Community Warden newsletter, residents have also been given a T-bag and a complimentary pen to encourage them to take five minutes to fill out the survey.

The Scottish Executive provides the majority of the funding for three Community Warden posts in Alness and Invergordon.  The Highland Council Housing Service manages the Community Warden initiative in the Highlands in consultation with local community representatives and statutory partners.
This year’s postal questionnaire sent to households should be returned to Housing Services in the pre-paid envelopes by Friday 18 May 2007.