“what would you like to see from the new council?”

over on twitter I posed this question and there was a great range of responses. Thanks to Mark Hoole Williams for the suggestion of posting them up as a blog, I think most of them are here, some funny and some sad. Havent named any of the comments, mainly because the copying and pasting was wearing me out. Still, an interesting cross section of opinion :

1. speed up the Northgate development
2. the cinema that Labour promised
3. Openness, engagement and competence would be my wish list
4. more social care resources for adult services including respite, homecare and social workers !

5. .more accommodation options for young people including supported living to prevent homelessness

6. .Open, honest and transparent governance where we don’t have to resort to FoIs to find out what is going on

7. adult social care services in CWAC desperately need to be reviewed ASAP

8. U-turn on proposal to scrap separate scrutiny of Children & Education, Safeguarding and Public Accounts

9. Bit of reflection from the defeated group on why they lost. Carrying on as normal suggests they think the electorate was wrong

10. full review of the homeless service provision move?

11. Rent free for the food bank
12. an open honest transparent inclusive consultative council

13. strategic plan for support of local independent shops to return city centre vibrancy

14. merge with Flintshire… For a laugh.

15. changes in rates for businesses on the rows to support independents?

16. integrity, which I honestly think we’ll now receive

17. Free unicorns
18. bring back Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council

19. help to ensure consistent bus fares across all service providers – especially blacon buses.

20. Overturning the Elms planning decision

21. better disabled access to businesses. (Non perm solutions no impact on heritage)
22. Mandatory Costa reward cards
23. council tax to increase by 110% for no apparent reason
24. competence
25. plenty of respect for colleagues and more importantly the community
26. less press based controversy , better spending plans
27. sense of support for entrepeneurs and local shops
28. bus lanes open at set times

29. Cross border working relationships for transport, economy and other projects.

30. A vote of no confidence
31. a culture where facts are actually facts
32. rectify recent road planning fails, esp short merge lanes eg sealand rd, long lane Upton
33. integrity, there wont be any money for the extra services people are asking for
34. a 20ft bronze statue of Mike Jones
35. A moratorium on shale gas exploration. Better scrutiny on CWAC officer decisions & Cllr’s work.
36. Children’s play area on the maze at water tower gardens
37. a neighbourhood plan for chester city
38. make park and ride free. Extend free after 3
39. bigger recyle bins
40. full dig to reveal the Roman lion arena
41. An application that the walls become a world heritage site….. Like that’s going to happen!!
42. Less money, more love
43. Rename the city New Deva

With thanks to Chay Hawes for the Mike Jones mock up @chayground