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Reduce spending on ridiculous arts projects. 

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Lobby Central gov for more money - local councils are being starved of funds. 

Invest, consult, be brave.  Think long term not short term. 

Use facilities, pay more council tax, partake in the cultural life of the city 

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Invest in technology internally and externally ensuring the council is a modern council that can meet customer service expectations in a digital era. Focus on getting it right first time. From missed bins to shoddy pot hole replacements. You can already see that oaken grove resurface will need doing again. Waste of money. I'm sure there are many examples where the quality of the first response has led to more work in the long run. The more that's done right at the outset the less will be spent fixing problems caused by the council. 

Get the right balance between inward looking which focuses on residents and outward looking that focuses on investment into the city. Labour seemed to do well in this area so I would continue with some of the good work they done. 

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Divert funds from overpaid management. 

Strip back levels of overpaid management and stop wasting money on daft schemes like bridge closures. 

What aims? and who decided on these aims? 


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Invest in communities to involve people in voluntary schemes 

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Involve myself and my community 

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cut unnecessary funding to all arts projects especially. be very wary of all 'consultants' and temporary contracts [ especially at high director level ]. 

keep it clean, dont get involved.. we can do the rest 

already employing [redacted] staff and planning to expand. [redacted]: - do NOT believe any of [redacted] you are been told about the guildhall / digital media centre. a load of people who have never turned a profit based on purely private sector work begging for more freebies - PLEASE open up your [redacted] contracts to ALL. Ive been horrified by some of the prices youve paid for sub-standard digital work, sub-standard and often beneath minimum legal requirements measured against DDA Act, does anyone check this? [redacted]. 

the digital 'clique' in york exists and is costin york tax paters £10,000s a year COMPLETE 
 

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Better run council service - stop wasting money on vanity projects and reduce council tax. Inflation is 0%. Any rise in CT should be pegged to this and possibly see a reduction. 

Reduce council costs 

YCC are being paid to do this not me! 

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Find funding to protect current levels of service in all arrears especially protecting the vulnerable, reduce spending on projects such as Lendal Bridge schemes, All About Us (internal information about services, appears to be high price propaganda to council employers) Involve the community more, surveys such as this one do not appear to be widely advertised. 

Whilst York appears to be a prosperous city it is not widely advertised that in a National study we have some of the most impoverished arrears in the UK. (Joseph Rowntree Study) Address these kinds of needs first increase opportunities for residents. This in turn would bring in revenue and a ripple like affect should happen as it would encourage more people to the area to work, reside and leisure. 

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Inflation linked council tax rises to provide additional income, using digital processes to reduce admin costs. 

Improve the housing supply, including social, so people can afford to live here, companies can recruit, more apprenticeships to get York residents into employment, 

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Support the Council in these previous objectives. 

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I am unclear what is defined as 'frontline services'. What I believe is most important as a city is to ensure that the vulnerable are protected, and that people have access to support and services when they need it (which is likely to be temporarily, i.e. in case of redundancy, ill health etc.). 

I think investment should be made in ensuring that everyone in the city is able to feed and clothe their children, and to look after their aging parents without having to spend so much time and stress working that their is no time for the important things in life. 

Sound bites like increasing green bin collections are easy and benefit only those who have big gardens and the time to spend in them. I believe that those people in a position to should contribute more rather than placing additional pressures on 'nice to haves'. 

By encouraging higher standards of employment, developing emerging and progressive industries which provide opportunities for creativity and developing some vibrancy and economic liquidity, rather that turning our city into a glorified historical Disneyland, Costa del Hen nights or a retirement village. 

Vote Labour 

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Work hard with existing organisations to ensure that there is no duplication with health and social care services, that current providers are given the opportunity to expand without always having to go through complex bidding processes. 

 
Think about 'right sourcing' services - not necessarily 'outsourcing' but more making sure that the right people and organisations are providing the service whether they be in house or private businesses. 

 
Please be brave - don't procrastinate and don't make internal CYC decision making processes too lengthy. Flexibility come from speedy decision making. 

A greater focus on not only education and getting young people into the workplace but also ensuring that older people are still encouraged to stay in employment if they so wish. 

 
With an ever increasing older population it will help every community if people are encouraged to stay active as an employee or volunteer for as long as possible. 
 
Business rates are also a useful tool to support new or smaller businesses - especially relief in the first couple of years of trading. 

As a new organisation we are constantly learning dn developing. 

We are about to take on an apprentice in the autumn, we are looking at how we can work to employ ex-service personnel to ensure people who want to work are given the opportunity to do so. 

We recycle as much of our equipment as we can even though it is not cost effective practice - we either recycle or it ends up on our landfill sites so we will continue to recycle. 

We are supporting residents to be as independent as possible and we are working with as many local companies as possible to ensure the investment we are making stays within the City. 

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Ensure appropriate prioritisation Develop joint approaches to community health and healthcare on the lines being taken by Liverpool and othetr Authorities 

Concentration on the provision of the necessary infrastructure and providing support to new and deveoping businesses 

Continue with my vounteer work in my local community to enhance the environmental, social and leisure facilities. 

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Supporting sustainable development of the city focusing on promoting walking and cycling in the centre over motorised traffic, then reaping the benefits of increased foot fall and spending that follows as shown in similar schemes worldwide. 

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Reduce democracy let professional officers make more decisions and Politian's make less decisions. Look at true efficiency savings involving process not cutting staff. This may result in employing more back office staff to undertake administration to allow more highly paid officers to be out of the office in the community. 

Consistent enforcement across the board under a single enforcement policy. There is little that can be done due to the way business rates are collected for our size of city. Improve cleansing in the city centre reduce asb offer support for businesses going through the planning process. 

Continue to live here and support the local economy 

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can anybody tell me what a front line service is? is it direct contact with public is it fixing the roads is it wasteis it gritting is it I.T. are none of the support services that help deliver a front line service front line I do not understand the phrase- Front line service. can this sound-bite be explained? 

go for broke- fully recycle everything including business waste- all free to York residents (who pay council tax- business rates) 

by preserving ,promoting and developing the cities character. by promoting all forms of transport links- local & international 

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What a ridiculous question! Where is the context? 

## Page 5: Have Your Say Q6: **How Can The Council Support The Achievement Of A Prosperous City?** By Attracting Inward Investment, Addressing Traffic Congestion And Implementing A Local Plan As Soon As Humanly Possible.

By having aspiration for our city rather than just focussing on dog fouling and pavements! 

I am a snow warden, I have taken part in local clean ups of my neighbourhood. I am happy to keep an eye out for my neighbours and get involved with school / out of school club events and activities 

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Reduce the amount of Managers there are, no employment of consultants or contractors, use the money more wisely 

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More help should be available foe the small business and sole traders 

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Ensure support for most vulnerable people is in place. Ensure better cross directorate working practices but maintain the expertise needed in social care. 

Have a more measured approach to supporting tourism and highlight the needs of citizens. Restrict the impact of excessive drinking in the City centre. No building on Green Belt. 

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more joined up communication between different services. To decrease the amount of waste generated by a lack of communication, speak to the services themselves, 

Think resident not tourist. Too much is put on the tourist more resident themes not just in winter 

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Tax late night bars wanting to stay open after 11pm. 

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Already started voluntary gardeners (friends of) team in local park and already cycle to work. 

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By not outsourcing them whilst enabling them to operate in a consultative manner based upon citizen feedback. Services need to be available face-to-face in convenient locations, accessible by public transport. People need to be able to understand what is being offered as public services and not talked down to. 

York already is a prosperous city for a minority. A large number of residents work in low-paid service jobs or on zero- hours contracts that only provide prosperity for the few. To provide prosperity for all a new type of economy is need that avoids exploitation... 

I'm a hard working resident and active in the community - need I do more? 

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Set up an energy services company to sell energy to residents at a competitive cost, reinvesting modest profits in frontline services. As the service becomes established, gradually invest in district heat and renewable energy generation to feed into the company, reducing the proportion of supplied energy purchased on the wholesale market and either reducing bills further or increasing profit margins 

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Continue involvement in the third sector as an active citizen. 

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Get some of the work done by offering internships which involve teaching people transferrable skills as well as complementing and supporting permanent members of staff. 

Redefine prosperous. Prosperity is not just about money and consumption Prosperity should also be about creating a city which is sustainable with a high quality of life. The city should not be looking to promote any further increase in individual consumption of resources. 

Lower my carbon footprint. Continue to travel sustainably. Make York a better place for wildlife. Educate and encourage other people to behave more sustainably.  Make people consider that consumption of more resources will not make them any happier. Other changes to their life will improve the quality of their lives. 

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I would work closely with council staff and residents of York to figure out which services are most important. To protect frontline services, I think the council need to change the way services run so they are more efficient and cost effective 

- living wage 
- support young people (jobs, housing etc) - make sure residents are aware of universal council services - support local businesses 

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In York much of the frontline services are provided by the voluntary sector, therefore it is imperative that such services get the financial support from the local authority. York seems to be very selective in which organisations that they support, which is not always fair. 

By not wasting money. 

Our organisation already work with the local authority to help to delivers its aims. However, this is not always productive, because they tend not to listen to any suggestions. 

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stop throwing money into events such as the tour de yorkshire 

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Increase council tax. Work for devolution within yorkshire so get more control of finance. 

Invest in skills and training. 

Volunteer. 

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Eliminate unnecessary spend... unesco. Arts. Regain focus. 

Public transport. People living in york have no incentive to go to town. Bus service is poor parking is expensive and routine s hopping has moved out. 

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Maintain effective quality social care services to support people with health needs and disabilities and their families. Provide support to those on low incomes, continue to provide a safety net in times of need , increase council tax support, continue support though yfas, support and advice services. These things are more important than green bin collections during the winter, reversing 20m speed limit. Ensure contracts for services including social care pay living wages and have good working conditions to help promote good jobs and living standards in the city. 

Support employment development in the City, broaden the range of industry in the City. Not just tourism and shopping. Promote enough good, affordable housing in the City. Sort out the issues about development of new affordable housing. Have positive approach to developing and leading the council, rather than personal bickering and point scoring. 

Support my family, have aspirations for the City. Support the Council to make positive changes. 

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Stop introducing unnecessary schemes like restricted driving areas in city centre and focus on what really matters to the residents of York. 

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allocation of appropriate funds....for basic services...clean safe streets...rubbish removal... 

Listen to the people who live in the community and pay council tax.....consult with householders...do not put own political career ahead of those people who work and live in York and want it to remain a good place to live. 

 
provide basic services. 

 
Prevent family housing being given over to student accommodation. Build on brownfield sites. 

Ensure the Universities provide adequate parking for staff and students 

 
Allow people to choose how they want to live we do not all want to be forced to ride a bike !! 

respond to consultations.  attend future working groups 

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by reviewing the way they work and getting rid of vanity projects 

through social media as it is universal and free 

have an input into your decision making and local decision making 

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To prevent the queues of ambulances which apparently wait outside A/E for admission why do we not filter out 999 calls by eg referring patients to GP, pharmacies, social services etc or assess patients by the use of paramedics if applicable? 

By keeping citizens informed and giving us a say in the running of the city, by increasing the visibility and number of police particularly in the centre of town in the evenings, by reducing the rent of retail premises so that shops do not stand empty. 

I can take an active part in local enterprise as a volunteer. I can take part in local events eg theatre, library events. I can shop locally to keep retailers in business. 

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By scrapping the coalition's vanity project which plans to use taxpayers' money to remove traffic speed reduction signs in our local communities. 

By ensuring that York's prosperity is of benefit to all its citizens and just a small prosperous elite. 

By demonstrating & protesting against the politics of ideologically driven austerity and cuts in frontline local government services. 

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By minimising administrative waste and senior staff salaries within the council. 

Allow more community involvement in neighbourhood planning and reuse of old buildings. We need prosperity at a local level which will in turn attract investment from further afield. 

Help community building and green space projects. Help with volunteering to keep the environment safe, clean and accessible to all. 

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Review them all ensure they are what the tax payers want & 
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Ensure pay is relevant to roles, at moment York Council is paying & rewarding employees better than most private companies based in York [redacted]. 

Run the budget like a private company would! 

Process map everything, be LEAN - eradicate all non value activities, all waste, all duplication. Make everyone cost conscious. Then invest in making York the Number 1 on tourists must visit list 

I pay Band F council tax mate, use it better! 

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Stop cuts in frontline services. 

Meet their own aims, namely to listen to residents. At the moment, this is not happening. The Council currently come across as arrogant & dismissive and certainly are not listening to residents' 
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I currently volunteer on a community centre committee whereby I am able to communicate on behalf of our local residents and work with the council to ensure that residents and communities are listened to 

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By using resources more smartly eg buildings), avoiding duplication, improving communication between providers, cutting waste (eg idiotic Lendal Bridge closure by last council) 

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I'd define front-line services so that they are the services that support and enable communities and the most vulnerable across our city, rather than being focused on bin collection. 

I would look to get more income from those that can afford to contribute so that those who cannot are fully supported. I'd be more inventive with income generation. 

Support those on a low income so that they have enough to flourish and are well supported. Push the living wage more. Make the city affordable for all. Tackle the housing crisis. Enable community voices 

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Cut out wasteful processes Ensure efficiency in delivery of service Prioritise services to vulnerable, disabled and financially disadvantaged people Prioritise health - keep the city clean and free from infestation Reduce traffic and make cycling and walking safer and then promote them Vote out the Tories in local and national elections 

Ensure developers complete the development of their sites, e.g. Eboracum Way Attract new businesses - especially ones that will develop the skills of local young people, by providing apprenticeships. Encourage businesses that make things Safeguard existing prosperous businesses 

I am already responsible for creating a residents association, neighbourhood watch and for setting up a charity to house homeless people and all the consequent work that these projects attract. But I am always willing to tackle something that would improve life for the people of York. 

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This is all rather dependent on what is dictated by central government, but front-line services should be prioritised over works to tidy up tourist centric areas (such as King's Square) 

It should, where possible, support innovative schemes that would attract more people to the city without spending vast swathes of public money. 

This is rather dependent on what the aims for the city actually are. 

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Increase council tax to pay for proper care for people who need it 

support development on brown field sites 

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invest more money in voluntary groups 

listen to the people and consult with them before taking any action . Do not decide what you (Council) think would be better for the residents ask them first. 

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Not all front line services should be protected. Create a prioritised list of all front line services and focus attention on the top half, ensuring that spending is attributed to the most important ones. Leave the third quartile for now and cut the bottom quartile completely. Measure performance of the frontline services using evidence based metrics based on agreed objectives. Ones that are failing should be helped, and if they continue to fail, be re-vamped or given to someone else to do. 

Establish additional sources of revenue: 
- hotel bed tax of £1 per visitor night - licence A frames and remove any that are unlicenced - increase business rates/charges for businesses on the periphery of the city to protect the centre - charge pubs and clubs for clearing up their mess and policing the noisy hen and stag groups that plague our streets from Thursday to Sunday: they don't benefit the city at all - basically apply the principle that the polluter pays and the beneficiary pays. Encourage behaviour that we want and discourage the rest. 

Smarten York up Stop these stag and hen parties from ruining the place Enforce planning to stop everywhere turning in to cafes and pubs and restaurants and clubs - we need people to come to York to shop and spend money, not drink and end up in the river or A&E Declare a vehicle-free area within most of the northern city walls, with parking clearly only allowed in marked bays. Then get rid of all the ugly street furniture that carries information for traffic and gets in the way of the views of York. Remove all the double yellow lines in the town centre and remove the demarkation between pedestrians and traffic by pedestrianising most of the town centre (and making vehicles second class citizens in favour of pedestrians) A prosperous city doesn't have empty shops, or loads of betting shops, e-cig shops, tacky souvenir rubbish - they are all signs of a failing economy: discourage them all. 

I'd be happy to volunteer to - sit on a steering group for any of the initiatives - do some manual stuff to clean up the streets or tidy up vacant shops/plots 

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Cut red tape, have fewer higher and middle   management . 

Encourage small business to open in the city center . 

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Ensure that our Ward councillors and MP are aware of the problem(s) as we see them (eg affordable housing in the Ward). Direct representation to these representatives or use of voluntary organisations (eg CAB) to further and support our views on how to help solve these isdues. 

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Encourage volunteering and raise taxes 

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By stopping these stupid 20 mph zones. And stop funding cycle events and running events 

Attract more business to out of centre property by reducing rates and helping small business. Put 
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More funding and making management more efficient and accountable. 

By encouraging small businesses 

I already volunteer and promote our beautiful city 

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By stopping the waste of money on so many 'consultations', marketing, and vanity projects. 

By looking after its residents. My husband and his family are all from York, and I have lived here for nearly 40 years. I would like to see money invested in jobs, transport and housing for local people. 

What are the aims for the city? 

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Consider a small local tax on tourists using hotels across the city 

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By voting Conservative 

That is what the Councillors and officers are paid for 

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Minimise oversight Empower, but make responsible, those actually providing the services 

By advertising the city beyond the city - if more people / businesses come, there is more income, a virtuous circle. 

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Cut business rates, and budiness rents they are ridiculously high and encourage only large chains and franchises to come into the city centre destroying York's individual character. We need more independent shops or we will just look like any other soulless city centre with empty shops. 

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Don't understand the question. Support the goal,? 

Be informed and reply to surveys, etc.

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Review dedicated/allocated expenditure as the Council appears to spend on unnecessary features such as the redevelopment of King's Square which is not only a rejection of York's heritage but was never properly consulted on anyway (200 responses and the consulation never took place with a stand or leaflets in King's Square itself where people might have been able to take an interest/be aware of what was proposed. 

Consider what support is needed to achieve centre of York business activity e.g. shops occupied, residence over shops developed (if the problem is fire escapes then some dedicated funding to pay for this which could be recouped once residence is achieved). The Science City and Science Park seem quite divorced from York. It would be good to see their involvement/activity in the City iteslef. 

I don't reckon I do too badly, myself. I'm retired but [redacted]. This, together with being active in my garden, doing occasional litter pick in my local park and spending time with my family accounts for most of my time. I can only say that, though I'm possibly more active than many in the City, things would surely improve? 

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More buses. There are currently none in the evening in this area. 

Pedestrians helped more by cutting back roadside hedging and widening pavements, 

thoughtful planning: more shops in some of the wards so that York is not entirely a "tourist" city, but residents can enjoy and use their own areas: as happens on Bishopthorpe Rd with combo of shops, parks, river, schools and housing. 

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Increase Council Tax. It needs to be said, and said again and often, that if we wish to live in a civilised society - and a civilised city - (and we do!), then those of us who can afford to need to pay for it. 

Further, note that Council Tax remains relatively regressive, being based on outdated bands that effectively ignore wealthier property owners. This needs to change in order to make the tax more progressive, hence fairer. Re-band, with (several) higher bands for larger properties; then overall increase the tax take. 

See previous answer. Increase Council Tax. The obvious and easy way, sadly often left off the agenda because of incessant propaganda lauding greed and the private affluence/public squalor promulgated by greedy self-serving and money-grabbing elites. 

Vote. Organise politically for a fairer distribution of wealth in the city. 

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Firstly, by keeping them in the public domain. Siphoning off profits from the public purse compounds the problem. By showing respect to the people who provide them, by ensuring they are paid a living wage and are properly trained, is far more likely to result in quality provision. 

You could, of course, subsidise the business elite with financial inducements. Much better to raise living standards generally by clamping down on York 's low wage economy; compel employers to pay a living wage. With disposable income, demand will produce prosperity. 

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OPEN PUBLIC WARD MEETINGS BEFORE DECISIONS ARE FINALISED. ASK WHAT PEOPLE THINK. 

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DONT WAST MONEY ON THINGS THE PEOPLE OF YORK DONT WANT. 

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YORK CARERS FORUM HAS A MONTHLY NEWS LETTER, WE CAN ASK CARERS YOUR QUESTIONS, PUT YOUR IN OUT TO UNPAID CARERS ALL OVER THE CITY 

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By prioritising the most important services, and ceasing the less important ones that are no longer affordable 

By prioritising traffic management and reducing congestion this will encourage more visitors to the city. Many are put off by high parking costs, and relying on Park and Ride services which are still patchy - good at times, very poor at others. 

Pay more council tax to help fund services - we cannot expect services to continue if people aren't prepared to pay for them 

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Leave the front line services alone and ensure services work together. 

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Firstly, by keeping them in the public domain. Siphoning off profits from the public purse can only lead to poorer service, low-waged and poorly trained workers and lack of accountability. 

Invest for the future, as did the Victorians, by focusing on quality provision rather than short term deals with 'fly by night' private contractors. 

A prosperous city depends on there being a prosperous population. 

York Draft Council Plan alludes to promoting a living wage in our area. The council needs to clamp down on all employers who are resistent to paying a living wage or are using zero-hours contracts, insofar as it is legally able and, at the very least to 'name and shame' offenders. Formerly publicly owned provision now in private hands, such as care homes and ancillary medical services, we know to our cost, continue to drive down standards. Privatised, 'Academy' schools are likely to do the same, using unqualified staff whenever possible to cut costs. We are all currently providing a subsidy to these shady organisations. 

I would be very happy to be part of a panel of citizens acting as a 'sounding board' for ideas concerning York's future development. 

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Don't make unrealistic promises about rates of  Council tax. 

Don't opt for short-term government offers to freeze council tax if this will cause bigger problems for protecting services later. Of course carry on looking for efficiency savings, but recognise cuts can only go so far before services suffer. With service charges, align policy with social need and ability to pay, not popularity with vocal pressure groups. 

Promote the real Living Wage (not Mr Osborne's version).  Build more social rented housing. Support job creation at all skill levels, not just  high-skilled posts. 

Do more to support vocational training especially for those who have missed out first time round. Help to create more childcare places. Continue to improve public transport networks and cycle routes.   Make homes more energy efficient. 

I already feel I do a fair bit by volunteering, helping to manage voluntary organisations, conserving resources, recycling, avoiding car use, and supporting city centre businesses when possible. I would be open to ideas for how I could do more. 

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Put up the Rates a little bit more and bring in Parking meters on Knavesmire Road 

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Continue with supportive services (e.g. administration, performance) as front line cannot run effectively without them. 

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Raise council tax particularly on the large wealthy households in York. York is becoming a divided city with some people having a lot of wealth while other struggle. Increase council tax on houses over £200,000. 

Support tourism and arts events that bring people into the city and make money for the city. 

Not sure. I already try to do the best I can under difficult circumstances. 

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The resources provided by the Council in York are all necessary. Some of them are already under stress from under provision. There would be no obvious cuts to make, and any would be utterly undesirable. 

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Ring fence money to ensure that finance is always available for them 

Support employment for all, equip school leavers with the skills they need to suceed in the buisness world. Support new businesses and community initiatives. 

I work in the voluntary sector so feel I already contribute to the aims. 

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All aspects of CoYC provision is necessary and currently under stress by under provision. There is no beneficial place to make cuts. 

York is a fortunate City, and a popular place to live. The growth of the population, is an integral part of a prosperous city. The permission to build more housing within planning constraints, will help to keep housing a little more affordable overall. keeping York a safe and comfortable environment requires all of the councils offered resources. 

1. Maintain the quality of services across the spectrum. 2. Increase pedestrianisation, cycle use, traffic 
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3. Encourage the academic industries, higher education produces a residual intelligent population, benefiting the town with resourceful people. 

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Generate income from properly policed parking, littler & dog fouling 

Good pr & involve the whole community 

We ensure we recycle, park legally, don't allow our dogs to foul, pay our council tax We need encouragement & benefit to shop in the city as a resident 

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Run the council as efficiently as possible. Liaise with other local authorities to get ideas for good practice. Consult council staff for ideas from people working in front line services, as they will probably have a good sense of what works well and where the problems are and may have ideas on how to solve them. 

Collaborate with local business and education providers- find out what they need to prosper and how you can all work together as effectively as possible. Cut down bureaucracy as much as possible to save money and time and to make it as easy as possible to work/communicate with the council. 

I work full time, so contribute in taxes, I cycle to work so contribute to reduced emissions etc. I work in a university and support students and graduates to get into work, some within York. I'm not really sure how I could contribute in other ways. 

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I think there needs to be unashamed collaboration with all the groups and agencies with an emphasis on taking away red tape - and really working for the common good. 

I think York has many advantages - it is such a great place to live - with great universities. We should sell the class, culture and privilege of doing business here. 

Traffic is a problem - and it would be good to fine tune some of the traffic light systems to ensure smooth flow. 

Work towards the churches playing a fuller part in City life. The recent Faith Action Audit illustrated the massive impact that it is already having. 

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Perhaps if I knew what you consider to be a front line services, in alphabetical order, preferably. Then I can give a better informed response. 

Get a four or five year plan, share it with all interested parties until it can work satisfactorily. Then implement. 

I for example would like ALL the City center within the Bar walls pedestrianised between certain hours. No disabled drivers allowed to park in the center during this period. No cycling on foot streets make them pedestrians and push the cycle. Just buses and taxi's. Wouldn't that be a grand sight Micklegate glorious  again! That will bring in the businesses and even more tourists. 

Alas I am a pensioner and my knowledge is 'old school' now. I am only good for showing folk the beautiful City of York 

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We pay our Council Tax and feel we should have more say on what you spend our money on. 

You need to stop wasting money, be more efficent, think before you spend. [redacted] 

Clean up the surrounding area not just the City you seem to forget the people out of the City. 

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Ring fence funds for essential services. Make full use of volunteers and charities....eliminate or reduce red tape 

Encourage development of small businesses . Utilise the universities more Don't forget the rural villages that are part of York...public transport is vital for schools and for the elderly to get into the city to,spend money in the shops, theatre , restaurants etc Improve transport links...and make the northern ring road dual carriageway Encourage tourists with low cost access to museums etc. 

Spend more money and time there... 

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I have no idea. There must be no budget left to cut. 

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Keep the drinks off the streets and try to make families and tourists safe and secure. 

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Spending to save by investing in technological advances- initial spend would be offset by long term ongoing savings. 

By not impending traders by reducing parking costs and allowing free parking in the evening 

By encouraging the council to think long-term - looking wider than short-term savings 

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I'm not sure what would be included in "Fronline" services. It would be great if everyone who lives in or visits York felt a sense of responsibility for the City - e.g not throwing glass bottles on pavements which smash and are a hazard to small children and cyclists, placing litter in a bin so that litter doesn't multiply. Small things make a big difference. 

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STOP WASTING MONEY ON WHITE ELEPHANT SCHEMES AND CONCENTRATE ON PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE COUNCILTAX PAYERS AND NOT FOR TOURISTS 

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Reduce all council management tiers and management pay awards. 

Using energy efficiently, making sustainable decisions when offering funding to local charities and not creaming some off for in house council services, source resources economically 

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do not cut jobs 

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I just want to report that I can not access a copy of what the local plan that has been agreed actually is. When I click the link that says download a copy of the plan, I get taken to the page of dates. [redacted]. 

I would wish to comment, but ican not as I do not know what I m commenting on!! 

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By not cutting funding to them! 

Provide incentives to businesses who want to commit to the city centre instead of relocating to outside the city. Those parts have sufficient benefits. 

I already provide volunteer hours to civic and higher education organisations. 

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Don't cut them. Cut management instead 

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Cut CYC management - Too many high paid roles Scrap the pension benefit for retirements of 55+ staff Reduce spend on non essential services (Parks/Open spaces, Libraries) Increase council tax, parking, rates - More income for the city will increase frontline services Scrap any contributions to Unions - Why should York residents support other companies? Review of all staff and sack any underperforming employees - Inefficient employees are not good for morale and team working 

Ensure any vacant shops are kept to a minimum for visitors - Encourage temporary shops to take up these spaces while long term tenants are found. These temporary shops could be artist displaying their work, bands practicing (seating areas for visitors), Cookery demonstrations, Children's reading sessions for holidays, Children's activity centre, Adult education centre, etc Make the city more accommodating for ALL on a weekend, too many drunken people walking around being unruly will cause the city to have a negative reputation which will affect visitor numbers. Ensure cycling through the city centre is stopped to accommodate visitors who want a pleasant day. Themed weekends for visitors to come to York to enjoy events all the weekend in different areas of the city - Sport, Art, Music, History etc 

Engagement needed by all employers & employees to enjoy the city more - After work events to stop people just going home and to participate in an event. Encourage volunteering of different employers, teams to help clean, renovate, weed around the city (if other areas of the council spend was cut), engage with elderly residents, disabled children. 

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Lobby government to stop the unnecessary austerity drive that is crippling basic services and making the poor pay for the bankers financial crash. Good early intervention and prevention strategies to reduce future demand on front line services on a long term 'invest to save' basis. Strengthen work to make York more sustainable and resilient (i.e. reduced waste) to reduce demand on 'front line services'. Immediately axe expenditure on the council's biggest 'vanity project' that is the football stadium. 

Invest in arts, culture and community (these are 'front line services' too). Axe proposed charging for York residents to museums and gallery. Ensure suburban York's obsessions with street lights, dog bins, litter and ASB do not draw. resources away from real evidence based issues like lack of decent affordable homes, carbon emissions, poor air quality and traffic congestion. Ensure businesses play a bigger role in keeping the city looking nice (business improvement districts etc). Release suitable 'Green belt' sites so York can meet housing need and increase revenue streams Tourist tax 

Promote York as a vibrant 'city of the future', with a clear offer based around the quality of its built and natural environment, the quality of its schools, accessibility to decent affordable homes and a rich cultural scene. Ensure opportunities for all and constructively challenge growing inequalities in incomes, wealth (including property wealth) and health. Address the appalling discrepancy between the educational outcomes of looked after and former looked after children and  the rest (York one of worst performers nationally) 

Continue working full time contributing to the tax base and economic prosperity of the city and raising the next generation of York citizens so they are equally able to be self sufficient and resilient and contribute and not demand much from the public purse. 

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Make sure they are run by CYC not outsourced bring back some services such as in house carers provide more funding and resources 

More affordable housing-this city has to accommodate and support workers who are on low wages - eg carers, teaching assistants. Try to control private rental market, letting agent fees. 

Improve cycling facilities to make this city a healthier, safer place to live. Ideally ban cars from city centre Continue to support the minimum wage Local and ideally free or cheap sport and leisure activities, travel etc for children and young people Reduce cost of bus travel If this city is becoming more prosperous ensure that all benefit. 

We have got rid of our car-reducing pollution 
 
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More funding Ensure still provided by City of York Council Bring back care services in house Stop changing schools into academies 

This city is growing in prosperity but it is essential that all its residents benefit from this. This city needs to sustain and support people such as carers, teaching assistants etc who are increasingly finding it difficult to continue to live in York because of cost of living. Please don't push poorer people out of this wonderful city 

Housing is a big issue, private rents are ridiculous and letting agent fees- there is very little affordable housing. More affordable housing is needed. This city is so great and therefore people will want to live here so we should allow it to grow. 

No mention in plan of cycling. Increase cycling participation is essential to make this city less congested, healthier air, residents healthier etc. Much more safer infrastructure needed. Please ban cars from city centre following lead of many European cities. 

 
Please maintain parks, gardents eg cemetery road park is deteriorating, Clarence gardens services are reduced. 

 
Want to take part in ward committees excellent idea 

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improving the efficiencies of communication and systems of working to enable service levels to continue and be well directed towards areas of highest need / urgency. 

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Make sure the money goes where it is needed and not spent on expensive consultation and too many managers 

Ensure York residents earn a living wage so that they have more disposable income 

Embrace tourism and encourage multi-culturism 

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I would look to prioritise services that residents with a low income require such as council tax support. I would also place a high emphasis on the services available for children and young people. 

By investing in jobs, addressing congestion so that it is place people want to come to to do business, providing incentives for small business through business rate relief, investing in some of the more neglected neighbourhoods in York 

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CYC can give frontline services more money if required. We all pay enough Council Tax. 

By supplying all the appropriate back up that a particular event needs. 

[redacted] and I like when we can do things to support the village of Strensall. 

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Revenue generation in other services: 

 
Charge students or student landlords council tax. 
 
Clamp down and strongly enforce need/use of HMO licences/Article 4 directive. 
 
Re-visit and significantly extend resident's parking scheme to create additional revenue to cross subsidise frontline services and improve park and ride services to reduce car use within the outer ring road. 

 
Active fining of law breakers: Litter, dog fouling, parking. 
York relies heavily on two things: - Tourism and the Universities and needs to use these to its advantage. 

 
i.e. Students or their landlords to pay their way by means of council tax or licensing to help pay for upkeep (cleaning up after) etc 

 
Tourism: The city known as a Stag/Hen night destination. This puts a lot of people off visiting, especially at a weekend. 

 
Tourist create a lot of rubbish, especially during a weekend, and more attention must be paid to tidying up after them: Regular emptying of rubbish bins. The city is becoming increasing known as a dirty city, and this should be addressed before it does more harm. 

 
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I personally do a lot: pick up others litter, walk everywhere, am polite and helpful to tourists and students. 

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Listen to it's residents 

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Save money elsewhere by; Improve council budgeting & financing to cut waste & cost. (Zero base budgets) Use the skills & knowledge of local people/volunteers instead of consultants Include a panel of local tax payers in council meetings to ensure TRUE representation.(elected as representatives of wards perhaps) Recycle additional materials that currently go to landfill (other plastics & metals) Ensure the York BID is successful 

Improve prospects and set challenging targets for; 1) Increase in housing - to get more in council tax. (reduce affordable requirement further) 2) Conversion of empty/underused property into dwellings 3) Business support & start ups 
We need to get back to a time where the management & growth of a town/city was done by local businesspeople instead of professional politicians. Many older people, with a multitude of skills, can offer a lifetime of experience & advice to ensure realism & practicality in council planning. They would be willing to do this on a voluntary basis. 

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By allocating resources to them instead of spending large sums of money on pointless and dangerous schemes - for example - re-paving Kings Square so that it looks as though it's pedestrianised when it isn't. Keep York a pleasant city to live in by protecting services and the environment for residents and Council tax payers and avoid flooding the city with tourists and tourist attractions which do not benefit the city long term. 

By making sure that the services residents and Council Tax payers need are provided and protected. 

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These are long held views which would probably be too costly to implement but I believe would eventually help many people to lead safer and happier lives. 

 
1) Health Service. Bring back Cottage Hospitals to take the elderly infirm, thus releasing hospital beds. They could also be used for convalescents to be close to home, and help new mothers with childcare, besides performing minor operations. 

 
2) Education. Bring back local infant schools to age 7, where young children in small classes could be close to home, and gain a thorough grounding in basic 3-Rs, (Read, write a short story with interesting content, punctuation and grammar, understand numbers to 100, number bonds, time, money, shapes, and measurement. Also practising good behaviour, such as sharing with others, being kind, polite, tidy, helpful, attentive, truthful and tolerant. Learning to listen, and speaking correctly helps with reading, and for this, choral speaking is a huge aid. PLUS having an introduction to all the other subjects, including PE, Art and Craft, Literature and Poetry, RE, Music, Drama, Nature, History and Geography. A lot to achieve in 2 or 3 years so computers can wait, but children should be well prepared for Junior School. 

 
3) On leaving school, EVERY pupil should have the opportunity to work or study, maybe as assistants in schools, hospitals, offices, factories and supermarkets, in return for a small wage instead of benefits. Fewer university places (for the most academic), more colleges and apprenticeships to provide the workforce required by employers. 

 
4) Crime. Prevention is better than cure. Teenagers who are disruptive and uncontrollable should be quickly removed from home or school to a secure Home where they are shown there is a better way to live, in the care of kind but firm staff, to learn discipline and respect for others. A daily programme helping with chores, some written work and some physical work (Eg gardening, exercising), could be rewarded with games, TV, and other treats,maybe clothes, if deserved. 

5) Housing. Much accommodation in York is taken up by students. If plenty of hostels could be provided on university land, there would be more homes available for residents. Also if teenage mothers were accommodated in hostels, homes would be released. A cap on child benefits would reduce the demand for social housing. 

6) Last but not least. Much is said about Human Rights but the most basic of all is completely ignored! Every child has the RIGHT to know the identity of its mother and its father! These should feature on EVERY birth certificate. 

 
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The council is doing a great deal already helped by many groups and churches across the city. I believe the greatest priority is crime and abuse of all kinds which need to be tackled. More police are needed. People should also be encouraged to take responsibility for the children they produce. Fewer children would make life much easier for all, and absent fathers should always provide for their offspring. Children do not ask to be born but deserve the care and protection of both parents. There is no such thing as "child poverty". It is their parents who are poor, who cannot afford them. After crime prevention, people need jobs and decent homes. Maybe the Council could help people to improve their own homes and gardens, with some assistance, financial and physical. 

Regular school health inspections would identify problems before they get out of hand and I see you are looking into this. This would also be a good idea for elderly people. 

 
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Maximise income through, for example: Increased parking charges for non-York residents Increased charges for tourist attractions in York for non-York residents A system of fining landlords found selling alcohol to same sex groups of over 5 people and/or people who are already drunk. Each council department being responsible for reducing staffing costs by, say, 5% a year A 'congestion charge' type charge for vehicular access across the city 

Support of local businesses, in particular the Arts. York has a history of supporting the Arts - it is a vibrant part of our local economy. Take better quality planning decisions regarding empty units in York - don't offer them to shops selling cheap, low quality, low class items. Reinvigorate the centre of York as a place local residents go for shopping and other needs - it is becoming a centre for stag parties/hen parties and tourists only. 

We support the city centre when we can (although avoid it on race days and Saturday generally). There has been an increase in the number of drunken people in the city centre at all times. It is a disgrace that this is not being dealt with as a matter of urgency as it puts families off from visiting. 

 
I am a music teacher so am investing in the local arts scene through my work. 

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By improving their presence e.g. having a police officer at each school - promoting their plan to be a part of the community, improving their inclusion to and with the community, promoting law abiding behaviour. 

e.g having a team of staff in CYC that are PRO active rather than Re active. I recently attended the council to inform of my change of circumstances - rather than continue to pay my Housing Benefit, they stopped it, made me wait for a decision and THEN I was in debt. This is the second time and not 'my doing'. If HB had paid half of my rent, the debt would not have been incurred and so the animosity, ill feeling and general administration costs would have been reduced, or allayed. e.g by making it even easier on the housing list to promote yourself...award points or credits for being a good tenant, for maintaining the property to a good or high standard, for being a good neighbour and/or volunteer, for caring for the locality, by active inclusion in the ward by attending resident meetings. These credits can improve the chance of being higher in the bidding scheme. And when applications are made, be responsive in acknowledging and involving the tenant. A star for responding to messages more promptly? 

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Reduce rents of buildings. 

Be aware of the locality and its current 'stock' of shops - if there are already 5 take aways do we really need another?? By restricting the larger supermarkets shops in the area, taking the same stance with them as the suggestion on the take aways. 

Inclusion of volunteers and charities - their reason for existence surely demands their input and involvement in the councils decisions. Their volunteers and workers talk to each other and work together already - how will you harness that exchange and include CYC?? 

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I already volunteer, work for a charity and try to promote the extensive visitor attractions of York, alongside the services in existence, particularly for the older generation and those with visual impairment. 

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As York currently looks run down and dirty, a city can only look prosperous if it is cared for and the people who us it are aware that we do it approve of the city being trashed. A drinking culture has been encouraged and we now have groups travelling to York to get 'smashed'. I think that this trashing of our city has to stop. Tourism and the profits from this are important for the city, but lining the pockets of landlords and temporary traders and very noisy buskers are preventing our city looking prosperous.  These groups of people have no interest in the beauty of the city - they are only interested in making money. Landlords should not serve people who are drunk, they should not serve large groups of people who are noisy and offensive. York is no longer a safe city and is not family friendly even during the day on Saturdays. 

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I will support any move to discourage rowdiness and making the city a safe place. 

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1. Seek smarter ways of providing them. 2. Try to reduce the demand for certain services so that they can be targeted at those who really need them. (e.g. promote active travel to reduce car dependency and all its accompanying external costs.) 3. Continue to develop and encourage cycling and walking for short trips. (NB: In Copenhagen the net benefit to the local economy is 23 cents/km cycled while the net cost for trips by car is 16 cents/km.) 

1. By providing and maintaining or facilitating good infrastructure, including broadband, public transport and a peaceful road environment. 2. By governing according to local conditions and not the dictates of the majority party's national HQ. 3. By encouraging insulation of homes. 

1. Continue to do my job and helping my employing organisation to prosper. 2. Continue to minimise my environmental impact in the usual way, e.g. by cycling to work, walking or cycling into the city centre and by conscientiously separating rubbish for recycling. 
3. Continue the voluntary work that I have been doing. 
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Equally distribute the available funds, giving priority only to the most vulnerable groups 

It seems to be doing pretty well this summer. Litter removal and vagrancy activity diminishing would help to maintain a clean and attractive city. 

Occasional help to direct all those visitors who are peering at their paper street plans, not knowing their north from their south 

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talk to people. 

the council consultation process is poor. go out and meet people. listen to their concerns, act on them. 

 
make sure it is a meaningful process not just a tick box exercise. 

 
talk  listen act upon, if you cannot do it  tell the people why. face to face. 

remember people live and work in and around York. 

there is a perception that all services are provided to protect and encourage growth of the tourist trade. a hole in the road in acomb is just an inconvenience as a hole in coney street. but which gets dealt with quicker? perception all roads are important I was born and brought up in York but I feel no allegiance to York prosperity can be measured in other ways other than in money PAGE 6: Have your say 
 

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I pay my council tax in full on time every month but I feel I do not get a good return on my money 

 
this exercise is just a tick box exercise so that the council can point to some evidence of consulting the council tax payers. 

 
the council will do  what they want at the end of the day. 

 
I take pride of where I live and try to keep it tidy, picking up litter, reporting pot holes and damage to road surfaces, but I get very little response from the council or it is difficult to get an explanation why things are not done by the council. 

 
talk to the people, treat them the way you would expect to be treated. provide a better service. 

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Listen to all of its residents and look after the poorer constituents properly. 

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Ask those already on the frontline for cost saving measures as they will be great at identify where savings can be made or systems can work more effectively without damaging the service or making it better 

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Support our school with fundraising and events which in turn will raise engagement with parents and the school, raise money which will help with closing the gap and support the school in gaining better communication with parents and the local community 
 

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Ensure child protection and fostering/adoption are given priority. 

Charge businesses for intervention on Environmental Health issues in the same way the Health and Safety Executive do, thus generating another income stream to support frontline services. 

Consider subsidising park and ride services to reduce fares thus encouraging visitors to the city. 

Ensure better advertising of events such as 'The Great Yorkshire Fringe' to areas outside of the City and try to avoid scheduling events that will conflict with major horse racing meetings. 

 
Consider subsidising an inner city office space 'business hub' where small businesses can rent an office or meeting room by the day or week at reduced rates, thus encouraging new enterprise. 

Organise volunteer groups with charitable funding, especially in local villages to take care of maintenance such as grass and hedge cutting, litter picking, basic maintanance of structures. Anything which could take some strain off council budgets. 

More affluent villages would likely be able to become almost self sufficient in time. 

Stressing where council tax is being used so that people still feel inclined to support local maintenance would be vital. 

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By investing in prevention. Reducing demand is key to future funding pressures 

There is no prosperity without health. Where is the mention of health in the city plan? Where is the mention of inequalities 9including in health). A sick person is not prosperous, and neither is their family. The council is now responsible for health via Public Health. This is completely missing from the plan. 

 
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Prioritise spending as per my three choices given on previous page. Spending on other services would sadly need to be reviewed. 

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Budget for them and if that means an increase in Council Tax, then you need to be bold enough to tell us that,  If we, the citizens of York, want good schools, housing for those who cannot afford to buy, well-maintained roads, libraries and all the other things that we might have taken for granted in the past, an obvious source of funding is the Council Tax. However, you need to be seen to be planning carefully and not wasting money on schemes that may be seen by the public as wasteful or ill-conceived. 

Of course, a change to the system nationally would help too. The idea of any council collecting tax from its citizens and then paying it into a central pot only to have to appeal to the national government for a proportion of it back seems to many of us ridiculous. 

Prepare the ground for any new businesses that may want to establish themselves here or even re-locate from the South-East. In other words, have good public transport links to business parks*, good roads and parking facilities, inducements such as reduced business rates, and encourage new firms setting up here to employ local people rather than bring existing staff. That applies to housing as well; any new developments should be for local people and not investors looking to increase their rented properties portfolios. 

* York Business Park for instance does not have any public transport serving it. The A59 Park & Ride is too far away as is Upper Poppleton railway station. A second station at Nether Poppleton would be ideal; after all, there are two at Garforth! Things like that might help people without cars get to jobs at the outlying business parks. Apply to Westminster otherwise EU funding. (if the EU is worth being a member of) 

I'm a pensioner so I suppose I could pay for my bus journeys at a reduced rate rather than travelling for free. Apart from that, I make no claims on the city; I pay my way. 

 
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Other (please specify):  so difficult to choose 

You have to Fund them appropriately, but also look for better, smarter, more efficient ways to deliver. 

By playing their part in making it of pleasant appearance, allowing Planning to Build more houses, but retain the Green Belt (these may be irreconcilable aims. Or at least difficult to strike a good balance. But not all Green Belt is valuable. Maintain the Central area - this is mainly what the Tourists see. I have a strong interest in Waste, and the requirements to minimise the Carbon Footprint with the change to Incineration. The Present Plans leave much to be desired. The Harewood Whin Landfill will close, but the traffic on the B1224 & Ringroad will double. The carbon Footprint will be 20% or more higher than the optimum solution. And there will be much more traffic on the Ringroad. Think again. Councillors & Planning have a responsibility, not just Yorwaste. 

I'm lobbying for the Waste Transfer Site to be in an optimal solution along the A59. This will reduce traffic congestion on the Ringroad. 

It will also reduce the Carbon Footprint of the Waste Operation for the next 20+ years. 

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I am not clear on what a 'frontline service' is, this is not explained anywhere in the draft plan. 

'support the achievement'? 

I would like to be informed on what the council plans actually are instead of being shown meaningless, vague bulletpoints. I can't help the city without knowing what is actually going on. 

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The term 'frontline service' is not explained in the plan, therefore I am unable to answer this question. 

I don't understand the meaning of this question. 

I would like to feedback on the council's plans but for this I will need clear information about actions under consideration, not vague aspirations. 

The 'have your say' page of this form is ambiguous eg parking is combined with travel; built and natural environment are combined; sport is combined with leasure. 

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Encourage & support Small and Medium sized Businesses and creation/start-up of new businesses, leading to new jobs, higher job satisfaction, a diversified workforce. 

Create more jobs through my business - improve the culture of my business. Raise a strong and healthy family that will contribute to society and the city. Serve and build the local church to give people a new start in life. Fund projects and ventures that make good business and social sense. 

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CUT OUT SOME O F THE WASTE AND UNECESARY JOBS AND DEPARTMENTS . CHARGE FOR  MUSEUMS ETC CHARGE COUNCIL TENANTS MARKET RENTS AND MEANS TEST THEM ANYONE WITH INCOMES OVER CERTAIN AMOUNT GIVE THEM NOTICE AND FREE UP MORE COUNCIL HOUSES FOR THE LOW PAID WORKERS NOT THE SCROUNGERS 

THE CITY IS A MESS SHOULD BE A MECCA FOR FAMILIES / TOURISTS AS IT IS IT IS FULL OF STAG HEN PARTIES WITH ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 

VOLUNTEER AND REPORT INCIDENTS OF CRIME LITTER ANTI SOCIAL /DRUNKS ETS 
 

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Don't know 

Ensure the tourist experience is the best possible and discourage the booze tourist only here to be drunk and cause a nuisance. 

Report more instances of anti-social behavior (but only if this is backed up by Police action). 

 

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introduce council tax on empty 2nd properties. 

pay a decent 'living' wage and encourage businesses to do the same. Make sure that affordable housing (both rented and buying) is available. Rents in York are extortionate and becoming completely out of control especially regarding what you actually get for your money. If you have the legal ability to do so you should introduce rent caps and rent increase caps on private rented properties. Its the council that misses out by then having to top up peoples income with housing benefit if you cant ensure decent sized and quality private rented accommodation. Ive lived in york for 20 years and rents have always been high but the last couple of years they are becoming ridiculous. also stop selling off every piece of land you have cheap so that private developers build expensive housing that people who are from york, who live and work here, can't afford to house themselves adequately.You are building a community where locals cant afford to live here anymore, everyone has to go live outside york as the only people who can afford to rent or buy anywhere near the center are people who buy-to-let or people who aren't from York. I think you need to think very carefully about what you actually mean when you use the word 'prosperous' .. prosperous for whom? its about quality of life not working 40hrs per week and then kissing 80% of your wage goodbye before you get it in tax, NI pension and housing costs. If people don't have disposable income your city will not be prosperous it will be beholden to outside interests. 

 
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If rents keep rising as they are I will have to leave the city as it is becoming unaffordable to live here. Everyone has a role to play in the functioning of a city, either by being considerate and law abiding but also by being politically conscious and holding our representatives to account for the decisions they make. The reality is that the city is dependent on the economy so most people can contribute by spending money and getting involved in supporting local businesses being aware of how the city works and what its future aims are. 

 

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increase council tax 

better public transport restricting car use in the city centre 

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Benefits support Waste and recycling 

Council tax support 

I don't know enough about how the council works to make this statement. 

One thing I think could be done is to make all pavements into shared bicycle/pedestrian lanes taking bicycles off the roads.Safer for cyclists and easier for drivers. 

I also think the river could be used to transport heavy goods taking the strain off the roads. 

Invest in clean renewable energy to make the city a healthy place to live. One idea is to use the Ouse for hydropower. Also keep promoting healthy ways to eat and live. 

Try to make York carbon free. Invest in renewable energy for the city and it's citizens making employments available from this industry for York people.They help to produce this carbon free city and share in its benefits. Something like the free food idea from urban gardening. Not sure how this would work in practice. 

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Increase council tax rates for large properties. Decrease rates for small properties, single occupancy, etc. 

Integrate travel plans for a sustainable future - including dedicated cycling lanes, further prohibition of cars in the city centre, and use of electric buses. 

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Stop overloading frontline staff with so many job cuts that the remaining staff suffer from overwork and little reward (thinking of personal experience form the Children's Centres cull of support and admin workers). Seems to be management heavy in the council (still) while at the same time employing consultants for more money. Also seem to spend lots of money on things like branding and coming up with titles for projects (Rewiring....). If communities and residents feel valued they are more likely to give something back; e.g through volunteering 

limit huge generic chain stores in the centre and promote independent traders through rate reductions if needed. Try and get some of the proprietors who lead to the awful drunken behaviour (Racecourse, pubs etc) to sponsor festivals/events like the Great Yorkshire Fringe to encourage residents and families, and tourists who aren't on stag/hen dos, to spend money in the centre. 

I would volunteer my time to help with community facilities, such as Westbank park, and encourage friends/family and visitors into the centre where we would all spend money. However, I am less inclined to do this if I feel the authority does not respect or value residents contributions or wishes. e.g pricing culture and community arts out of the reach of some families and thus denying children valuable opportunities if they are from poorer households. I would also value a forward looking authority who want to attract digital arts, new creative industries and new innovative companies to the City. 

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Reduce spending in less important areas. 

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Slim down the tiers of management. Stop doing any services that can be done by private contractors. Charge market rates for repairs to council houses. 

The main way has to be by helping encourage tourism and to encourage tourists to spend more 
when they are here: this could be done by 
Reducing parking charges. 
Improving foot signage to places of interest. 
Taking steps to improve the environment and atmosphere in the city centre - firstly by making as 
many streets as possible pedestrian only between the hours of 10 and 4. 
Secondly by reducing the number of large buses passing thru the city centre, and replacing them 
with a fleet of electric shuttle buses around the town centre. Maybe the big buses on the main 
routes should stop at the car parks / outside the centre and these should be linked by electric 
shuttle buses. 
The second main way has to be by helping businesses: 
Replacing business rates with a system which has a flat rate based on size and an add-on linked 
to business profit or turnover. 
Where businesses can help by getting deliveries at night, to give them a discount on their 
business rates. 
The third way has to be by encouraging residents to spend more - so the council should 
reintroduce the free residents badge. 
by getting more tourists and residents into the centre and spending money, the council will 
benefit from an increase in income from the turnover element of the business rates, 

Volunteer as a guide, or as a kind of permanent local visitor helper, like they had at the olympics in London. Contribute ideas to some sort of council / community forum. 

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Careful consideration of the most efficient way to provide the best services. no "knee jerk" reactions Integrated planning across areas and organisations (e.g. Health Authorities, Hospitals, Doctors, Councils) Lobby for adequate funding particularly for the increasing number of elderly in the community. 

Suitable mix of Car, Bus, Cycle and Train provision for the City Proper plan for land use across all parts of the City Ensure City Centre remains a viable shopping destination, and not just for tourists 

Respond to this survey!! 

Support and challenge local councillors. 

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- Invest in cycling infrastructure. Build more off-road, dedicated cycle paths. Proper ones, that people will want to use and won't make them afraid of getting on a bike. Encourage cycling in every way possible. Put more bike locks in town. Make them feel safe and secure - CCTV cameras? 

- Reduce the cost of the park and ride (or make it free!) I'm thrilled to see investment in the Park and Ride, but I fear it is too expensive for many people. I know many residents who prefer to drive into town and park their car because it is cheaper than the park and ride. I know visitors from out of town who like the park and ride when they travel to York by themselves (it's cheaper than parking!) but not when with friends or family (it's more expensive than driving and parking.) The park and ride will never win until it is the more affordable, and therefore most obvious option. 

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Cut management salaries, ensure council business purchases are rigorously examined for value for money, end all expenses paid dinners for councillors, examine certain roles wiithin the council and deem if required/scrutinise level of pay. 

Encourage tourism not binge drinking, encourage residents to participate by not charging them extortionate fees for museums, parking and parking permits,lower shop rates to encourage empty shops to be occupied. 

I'd like to come in the city on a weekend and support local shops without feeling intimidated. 

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This is a very inaccessible question for a group of people with learning difficulties to answer. 

By listening to people with a learning difficulty and stop treating us as token gestures. 

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Lower business rates for small start up businesses Reduced cost public transport where use of the car appear expensive, low flat rate park and ride cost, subsidised monthly bus travel ticket for all residents 

Keep my property smart and tidy at the front to give a good impression, if all did, the city would look very smart 

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libraries, access to arts facilities, health and social care, schools, people and communities, and the environment to include streets, roads & pavements 

By avoiding vanity paving projects and concentrating on getting the basics right. This includes working effectively with the main service providers of water/electricity etc so that work that needs to be carried out is done effectively and efficiently in a way that means what was repaired one week doesn't get dug up the next! 

There is too much sub-contracting rather than keeping services in house and elected members should look to work for the good of the city and their wards rather than voting down things for the good of the city just because it doesn't tick a particular political box for their party. 

It is criminal that some expenses claims for elected members can exceed the pay of some of the lowest paid council workers. 

Making sure that inviting any business in to the city pays staff a living wage. Takes care of the environment that makes York special without allowing developers to get away with avoiding their obligations towards providing affordable housing. Providing more affordable housing (houses not just flats) and making sure that those people who have the benefit of social housing do not abuse it and pay what they can/should. Listen to the police when it comes to city centre lincensing decisions. It is not only the visitors who should be catered for in the city but the residents. By working together and not squabbling over party differences when what is required is to view the city as a whole with residents in mind not just the tourists. 

 
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I am already a volunteer in two areas within my local community and provide support at a weekly drop in. I have trained as a money coach with CAP to assist those struggling with their finances. I use local facilities as much as possible and am supportive of access for all to the arts. 

Waste and recycling Health and social care 

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Spend less on bureaucracy. Look at providing services in partnership with other organisations. Give residents choices over priorities that they set, not that they are presented with. Always make provision for helping people in person where needed. Electronic options can leave people behind and if they don't engage it creates bigger, more expensive and distressing problems down the line. Don't be like the DWP and try to withdraw from all contact. 

Try to get businesses in to the city who make something who can provide apprenticeships for young people. Not just retail or service industries which are traditionally lower paid. House prices in York are high and rents very high. Provide cheaper affordable housing even if on a temporary basis whilst people gain skills and the ability to earn the higher pay needed to live in York. 

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Strip out unnecessary management hierarchies to ensure spending has a direct impact. 

Careful planning to ensure growth of industries that provide employment. Promotion of apprenticeships, volunteer work and training. 

More direct communication between council and residents so that residents can be aware of how they might contribute. 

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only have 1 councillor per ward not 3 thus saving money. do not spend any money on giving translations in any language thus saving money no more hair brain unnecessary schemes like new Newgate Market, re-laying the square near The Shambles, introducing 20 mph areas and unnecessary signage thus saving money all of which should go towards paying for frontline services 

reduce amount of over high rates and rents which hinder businesses starting up. remove beggars off the streets, do not waste money on trying to stop drunks and idiots falling into the 2 city rivers get rid of eyesores like the ex reynard bus depot in piccadilly reduce the costs by lessening efforts to go green 

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Increase council tax 

encourage tourism and build more research and development links between business and the University 

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Review senior management and do away with expensive consultants. Target income raising 

Living wage for all Apprenticeships supported in all businesses don't give council contracts to firms that don't DO something with York Central 

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By not engaging in "vanity projects" 

Revitalising the City Centre shopping streets 
By NOT supporting any more out-of-town shopping precincts 
By cleaning the streets regularly and by removing rubbish promptly 
By cutting grassed areas properly (I.e. strimming the edges after 
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By making visitors feel WELCOME instead of charging them for EVERYTHING (see above) 

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UTILISE ALL SERVICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE - INCLUDING 3RD SECTOR SERVICES. STOP FALSE ECONOMY - SUCH AS GOING FOR CHEAPEST OPTIONS, THIS JUST DELIVERS POOR SERVICES AS WITH HOME CARE. LOOK AT BEING PRO-ACTIVE RATHER THAN RE-ACTIVE - PREVENT THINGS GETTING WORSE DON'T WAIT FOR A CRISIS. COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER & CONSULT WITH RESIDENTS - THEY KNOW THIS CITY BETTER THAN ANYONE! 

 
BY REWARD & PRAISE & EDUCATION & BY SHOWING THAT YORK IS A CITY WHICH CARES ABOUT THE THINGS WHICH ARE UNSEEN - NOT JUST WHAT THE VISITORS SEE. 

 
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I ALREADY GIVE MY TIME FOR FREE TO SUPPORT UNPAID CARERS & FORMER CARERS. I PICK UP LITTER WHEN I SEE IT - BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S NOWHERE TO PUT IT! I BELIEVE THAT IT'S NEVER SOMEONE ELSE'S RESPONSIBILITY - RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS WITH EACH ONE OF US. IF WE LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER & KEEP THE CITY CLEAN & HAPPY etc IT WILL HAVE A KNOCK ON EFFECT. 

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Build more council houses to accommodate families. The policy of cramming families into small. senior apartments is counter productive and will impact on the nature of areas. Protect the environment from degradation due to overcrowding. 

By thinking more about the residents of York and not always concentrating on tourism. It is after all the residents of York who pay for the council. It is off-putting for residents to shop in York at the weekend when there are drunks staggering around with obscene objects in their hands. 

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cut out waste 

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encourage enterprise 

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I would get as  many  people  back  to  work  as  possible  ,and  also  investigate  if  people  are cheating  with regards to council  tax ,there  are  to  many  on  benefits  getting  away  with  out having  to  pay  any  tax  which  is not  fair  to  people  who   have  paid  all  their  life ,I   would encouragepeole to pay  into second pensions then they   will  not  qualify   for   council tax  none payment 

by  not  making  the  cost  of   business  premises  in  York  to  high ,nor  the  price  of  parking  to high  ,lots  of  us do not want to ride a bike ,or park and ride  ,yet it costs the earth  to park ,and yes i know  you can get  a   citizen  parking  pass  as  the   cost  of  £20  but  its  not  worth  it when  you do  not   come  into  city  at night 

Vote   Tory  and  keep  the  mad  cap  Labour  of  the  council  after  the  farce  of  Lendle bridge 

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The Council should not be afraid to raise council tax particularly for higher band properties. The use of new technology wherever possible is to be commended but there are vital areas where the public want to be able to deal with council staff face to face. 

It is important that the council stand up to the government and demand greater resources for York. in comparison to many councils we are very poorly funded especially in education and social care. 

We should stop complaining about tourists and embrace them. We must support the development of the business sector and finally be prepared to make brave decisions on housing instead of cowing down to the NIMBY sector. The most recent ridiculous example being the campaign in Old Earswick where the residents of a fairly recently built estate campaigned against Urban Sprawl!! We need more houses as well as space for new business. 

As someone who works in education in the city I work with young people their families and employers to raise aspiration and increase opportunities for the next generation 

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By being as economical as possible but offering the best services to the public in a responsible and sincere way. 

By being sincere and honest in the way they do things. Keeping the public informed of the consultations made and the decisions taken and helping us all to be proud of the city we live in and not to make the decisions just to ensure you are voted in again at the next council elections. 

When putting questions to the council members at the committee meetings, being given honest and factual answers to the questions and not being fobbed off as often is the case because the councillor does not know the answer. 

When I have been to the new council offices I am not at all impressed by the attitude of the person I spoke to and the lack of information they had. 

 
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Look at other councils who do not have such huge Council Tax bills for residents as York does, and see how they mange to do this ( e.g. Selby ,Blackburn With Darwen etc.) 2. Don't go down the path of privatisation.Initially,and on paper,privatisation will always appear cheaper...............however,I sure you are aware of all the disasters perpertrated by the government that have ended up costing a whole lot more in the end.[redacted] 
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Prioritise services for the vulnerable,and try to involve more volunteer groups [redacted]. The sick,disabled,children. 

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Run the services more efficiently [redacted].......some of the practices being employed when assessing people for Housing Benefit are a particular example. 

Prosperity stems from a happy,cohesive community,and perceived fairness to all - so do not adopt the government's practices of favouring the business community at all cost.Yes,local businesses need support,but some of them need to remember that York does have a RESIDENT population,and to think about us when they are targetting the influx of tourists for their income. 

I feel I do quite a lot already as a resident of the city. I recycle all my waste appropriately - I do volunteer work within my local community - I look out for my neighbours who are mostly elderly - I pay my Council Tax religiously every month and am never in arrears and I am a responsible,law abiding resident who doesn't dump litter,allow a dog to foul the pavement,and obeys all the traffic laws ( even when they are illegal!!!!!!!!!!! ). 

 

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Ensure that they are directed at the most needy. 

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How can you expect ordinary residents with no experience of local government, and with no definition of exactly constitutes "frontline services" to answer this? This survey seems to about ticking the box that says you have engaged in public consutlation, but without any really effort to actually engage with residents in any meaningful way. The documents are littered with some very grand and noble statements, but in all those words there is little for me to get to grips with and to comment on. 

I repeat my last comments. 

Ditto previous comments. 

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Bring in congestion charging 

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bring in congestion charging 

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bring in congestion charging 

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I have no idea how to begin to answer such an open question, there are huge numbers of things take into consideration and I have no idea of the budgetary constraints or legal constraints which effect choice. 

By asking business what they need, by building on the good will and links from Tour de France and Tour de Yorkshire, by encouraging positive behaviours from hen and stag parties! Again this is too wide a question to enable a strong answer without waffle... 

I am sure I *could* do many things, but *would* I actually do them? We pay our taxes to the council to help set the agenda... this seems to be a fishing exercise in the extreme! I am not even sure what the aims of the city/my ward etc are to look like - despite the plan being from 2015. Hence how can i comment on what I can do to help achieve such. I had hoped this would be a fruitful exercise, it seems to be a little more than a survey monkey style information gathering exercise. Setting some parameters does help in gleaning useful information. This feels too wide ranging to be useful, so I look forward to the 'results'. 

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Be honest and give ratepayers the costs of all listed services and what the rates would be needed to supply all the services. Reducing services and charging the same rates is deceptive to claim that rates have Not been increased! 

If City facilities and leisure is being promoted for all, then access to that promotion needs to be provided. 

When planning public transportation; identify key locations and facilities that is likely to need access by all at sometime e.g. Hospital, City Centre, Railway Station, Education Centres - once the locations are identified then identify the services required to access them from all Parish locations and at what times of day available. Only then will the extent of a service be appreciated or problems identified. 

By providing good access to it and at the times they are available. 

By supporting the plans that is inclusive for all at a supportive rate. 

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Health and social care 
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Other (please specify): Provision of 
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Combine CYC with NYCC services and get rid of the duplication and make it easier for members of the public to access servcies across the whole of North Yorkshire and York via a single point of access. 

Promote tourism and activities that bring money into the City. Develop York Stadium and may be promote ladies football within the City. 

 
Increase the home care provision for the ageing population and make health & social care jobs more attractive to local people. 
 
Develop career plans for young people and work with education and local colleges to ensure the training is for health and social care roles is approrpriate. 

Assist with workforce review of public sector roles. 

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Make savings on back room areas and cost savings on wasteful use of resources. 

Encourage business investment and tourists, bringing in money to city. Financially support those who cannot support themselves. 

Recylce more, use public transport more. 

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The draft plan puts great emphasis on children but I hope that this isn't at the expense of adults. It is important that the review of adult social care doesn't concentrate solely on integration with health, as this will always carry an agenda of cost saving. The review needs to look at what customers need and what we are capable of providing 

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Ring fence monies for Health and Social care especially Mental Health services 

encourage businesses to invest and build more homes for first time buyers to encourage working families to stay in York 

Already committed to community voluntary work. Twenty five years of local government involvement. 

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I have lived in Harrogate for nearly all my life and know the area very well from growing up there. We retired to York 6 years + ago. Over the years of being here we are now very disappointed in the way the council has let our streets and roads go. There is No gully cleaning anymore that we are aware off, and all the roads / pavements and house frontages around here have weeds growing in them.  As we are at home most of the time we often hear visitors to our city talking about the state of the area and how run down its starting to become. - Litter every where and weeds pushing through pavements and house fronts on the pavement. The gullies are full of weeds on the side streets. It is so sad, and it only tends to encourage folk to drop litter and all sorts now. We have been back to Harrogate on many occasions, and have driven and walked up and down the side roads and back areas there. There is hardly any signs of the problems we are encountering over here in York and it makes the town and surrounding areas look nice. and cared for. 

Why can't York council do the  same ?????? 

I know there are major cut backs on funding's,  
but both councils must have similar cuts. I'm afraid that if this continues, the community will start to go down hill and slums will appear just outside town center. Please , can you reply to this for me with what is intended for this "Growing" problem.  - Many thanks 

 
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Re-introducing street cleaning and weed control as a matter of urgency. With a particular emphasis on cleaning the gutters and removal of rubbish and weeds on a regular fortnightly basis. 

 
complete the actions shown as a matter of urgency please 

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Target spending on key service and do not waste on vanity projects, or non essential roles within the organisation. Encourage appropriate development to generate the CC revenue through additional business and rates 

Ensure appropriate development and ensure the city does not become a historic and relic and continues to live but without excessively developing into urban sprawl - the Piccadilly development - or lack of has been a huge loss to the city centre. It risks becoming a tourist destination only, retail needs to continue to develop to ensure resident visit the city not drive out of it 

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Concentrate on what is essential to live. 

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Don't know 

Very little, my volunteering days are over. 

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By not wasting money on things that do not need doing, ie, kings square paving, the market revamp, road closures etc etc 

With only so much money in the kitty, it must be spent on things that are needed, and projects that do not help frontline services should be postponed until the financial climate improves. 

Stop filling the city with student accommodation blocks and limit any further expanse of the University. 

 
Make the City a place that discerning visitors and holidaymakers wish to come to, not just a stag and hen do destination. 

 
Stop the proliferation of bars and pubs in the City centre, and make the City a place for families to enjoy in the evenings. 

Hold the Council to account and seek transparency in governance, so residents can have a greater say in the running of their City. 

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I would proper funding and long term planning even if it meant an increase in council tax 

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Promote the city as a good place to visit and live in 

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Less management, more frontline staff. 

Stop selling off our assets to [redacted]. 

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Parking and travel, Health and social care, Other (please specify) Keeping our rivers clean and wildlife safe 

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Having a safe and clean city will encourage more visitors but of course we need to cut down on those visitors who come here to just drink to excess and spoil the enjoyment of others. 

Residents of York should have free access to museums, art galleries and other attractions as they pay council taxes each year. Visitors should expect to pay a reasonable amount to visit attractions. 

Carry on paying my council taxes! Support recycling schemes and spend money here in York. 

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All 'vanity' capital expenditures projects need to be postponed Expensive consultants engaged by the council need to be removed Red tape and needless levels of middle management removed Councillors need to engage with residents and understand what is important to them not what they think is important to the council 

Reduce parking costs to encourage trade in the city centre 

 
Clamp down on anti social behaviour at weekends in the city and make it welcoming for residents and tourists alike 
 
Support projects for the benefit of all York residents not just for the benefit of what appears to be a small clique within influence of the council chamber and live in the real world. 

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Have clear budgets and criteria so that money and resources are directed where required. Use in house expertise, don't use expensive consultants, make decisions swiftly and clearly. Don't pursue grand schemes unless there is clear community support. 

Provide the infrastructure and keep it well maintained. Keep the city clean, tidy and safe. Keep the city attractive to visitors and businesses - the rest will naturally happen 

I am a good citizen who looks after my property and takes an interest in the city I was born in. I cycle, use public transport and drive a car depending on what my needs are. I recycle as much as possible but could do more if the Council would let me. There is little else I can do. 

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Eliminate Wasteful spend. Basics before vanity. 

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By increasing tax 

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Ensure refunding can occur based on tax increase for the wealthiest in our society. Ensure NO MORE CUTS. The services we have are essential. 

Male sure, first and foremost, those that prop it up, the residents get a fair bite at the cherry and ensure young people can afford to remain here so York does not lose its best and brightest to surrounding cities. 

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CoYC is so focused on cuts and meeting demand all you do is penalise the tax payer, meanwhile the upper government who force the cuts instructions get us into more debt (see the Bank sell-off) what you should be doing is telling them it is not possible! If they want the cuts they have to lead by example with the tax payers interests as priority. Stop hiring consultants on hundreds of pounds per day, stop attempting silly traffic schemes without consultation and get the whole of YCC on the same page. 

Action plans voted on by the residents. Tourists are all well and good but once they're gone you're left with us and we are the priority. 

Nothing as a resident, you don't yet listen to us. Change that, give us options to submit "resident requests", everyone with a registered address in the city could submit an anonymous request to a website with a reason why and however much is it voted up or down determines whether it gets to the planning commitee. 

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By first of all listening to what the people who employ me want, then by stopping wastage on vanity projects, taking every bit of support from central Government and concentrating on keeping the City moving, clean and the vulnerable protected. 

By the right investments. York is primarily a tourist City and we must invest in this, not at the expense of residents but to support them as most jobs come either directly or indirectly through tourism 

By listening and not dictating. York has thousands of years of history - so stop trying to make it the new 'Barcelona' and concentrate on making the best of what we have to offer. Ensure there is a multitude of parking facilities for visitors, that are cost effective and close to the City. Stop trying to push people onto buses that are unreliable, dirty and expensive and use your brains - people want to use their cars so capitalise on this. Also, ensure there is plenty of parking in the City on an evening to bring the residents back into the restaurants and pubs. 

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I use a mobility scooter and a lot of the time have problems with hedges that have not been pruned surely the council should be able to fine these people as the have no consideration to the disabled. 

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Listen to the people who live in this city. 

 

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Not just help our city look good to the tourist but take notice of the locals. 

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Health and social care, Housing, Other (please specify): or shal i say lack of 
place to live and bad health due to it 

stop kicking people, innocent people out before they get chance to appeal 

the way they are going at the minute the city will not be prosperous but infact exactly the opposite 

i can not do anything as my health is not in the slightest good at all and getting worse thats including my medical conditions in which if they carry on getting worse i WILL end up in hospital and I WILL SUE WITHOUT A DOUBT 

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Start focusing on what services the City does well i.e. Children's services and out-source or share the rest with other nearby Authorities. We're too small to be good at everything or have the expertise in-house. 

Why do children today that have been educated for 11 years in the City have NO qualifications? 

Focus on our strengths instead of grandiose trips abroad with no tangible benefit. 

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Working more closely with the voluntary sector to economise on expense, thus freeing up funding for front line services. 

Investment in younger people to keep them in the city to support the economy 

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Long term projects will have to take priority over short term projects in the current financial climate 

Ensure things like parking charges are kept to a minimum so that visitor numbers increase and help the local economy 

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Ensure maximum funding is obtained to deliver these services and ensure these are ring fenced if possible 

By ensuring that all residents/businesses/potential investors etc; feel they are valued and consulted as to how they can help to improve the welfare/experience of life as a York resident 

 
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Be supportive of any council initiatives to implement change/improvements for the benefit of York residents 

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Would be helpful if you told us what they are. Do you mean those provided by people employed by CYC or does it include outsourced services eg museums, social/home care for older people and people with disabilities AND acadamies which have been floated off by central gvt. - Some need better management to make them more efficient eg Yearsley baths. Currently this dept staff have no clue about marketing, evaluations, community involvement etc. - There needs better working together within the council - get the staff to be aware of who does what where and when etc, and go from there. Also, someone needs to answer emails that residents send - my experience is having 0% replies. - I would oppose the current government and challenge the narrative of austerity, with the aim of preventing further diminution of frontline services. 

1. Broker partnerships ie bring the relevant people and 
agencies together, Facilitate the partnerships working 
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Be imaginative about who the partners are, so that prosperity is not just brought about by businesses and education sector, go and find the new partners and give them equal status in partnership working 2. Work with strengths and assets rather than trying to overcome weaknesses. 3. Work with other statutory sector agencies in neighbouring geographical areas, particularly west Yorkshire. Develop what York's vision is of a northern powerhouse which stretches west through Yorkshire to west coast, and east to Hull, and north to Teesside.Oppose central government's meaningless rhetoric about this. 4. Analyse holistically ie a prosperous city is quality of life, natural and environment, interpersonal relationships of mutual support, leisure........ Do not look at separate issues without looking at the connections. 5. Get CYC policies in line with prosperity aim - the real living wage made a condition of new shops and offices planning permission, control betting shops, beef up the credit union, stop schools having expensive uniforms, in fact do an audit of all policies and change any which currently stop prosperity for residents. 6. Make clear that prosperity does not mean money generated that then leaves York into the pockets of shareholders throughout the world 

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- Attend ward meetings and similar events. However, these need to be properly run so that the loudest voices are not the only ones which have a say. There needs to be a range of ways of participating too. Work on strengths and assets not a deficit model. - Be part of groups that set up organically and tackle whatever it is we want to do, irrespective of council 'agendas'. eg community gardens, lunch clubs, charities......there are lots of residents like me with vast years of voluntary sector and community work experience - Apply for ward funding to make these initiatives more effective. - Through York Environment Forum - have a greater strategic role for this organisation - have a greater influence re 'green' issues. 

-Through Edible York - more green issues, a contrasting approach to city-centre planting whcih would have something to offer any plans to alter the look of the city centre, through multi-agency working. Also this is an asset for city-centre residents who do not have gardens ie most of these residents and therefore contributes to (jargon) community cohesion, reduces loneliness etc. - Through 'thought' eg Genius website. - Be part of multi-agency and cross sectoral working as a resident - CYC's approach to encouraging this has been haphazard, not followed through and generally poor quality so more of the same would be a disaster. (The communities team.) 

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Frontline services need to be easily accessible to everyone - which means being in a location that is easily accessible (not just in terms of disabled access, but in terms of location, public transport availability, parking etc) Services need to be easily understood - a clear procedure for how to access a service, and availability of translation for those who do not speak/understand a reasonable level of English. 

Help for people seeking to get into employment - courses for people wanting to prepare a CV, interview skills, etc. Support for those looking for childcare so that they can work - not necessarily financial support, but support in knowing how to find a childcare place.  More affordable housing. 

As a registered local charity we work to challenge myths and misconceptions about refugees and asylum seekers and to raise awareness of the contribution refugees and asylum seekers make to our society. We run a weekly drop-in for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in York, offering free English conversation classes, talks by guest speakers and skills sessions for adults, on relevant topics (how to find a dentist, understanding you child's school report, community policing, etc) activities for children, and a signposting service for help with housing, immigration, health, domestic abuse, and many other issues that are brought to us. 

Waste and recycling Health and social care 

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I still feel that there is a lot of waste in council procedures and that the time scale for making decisions is far too long which delays savings being made. I think that if the decision making process could be streamlined and speeded up we would save money by being able to implement changes in a more timely manner. The dependence on casual staff to run front line services because of the time taken to recruit positions is an obvious expense that needs to be addressed. 

Basic things like making the business rates affordable for smaller business not just the multiples. Further promotion of the living wage - its excellent that the council pay it but it should be more widespread. 

I feel that I already contribute positively to the city. I would like more opportunities for 'one off' volunteering as I don't have the time to make a regular commitment but would be interested in short projects. 

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People and communities 

Ensure staff are well trained and supported to deliver a first class service, focus leadership on delivering services that local people priortise and work to partnership with others to suppliment/complimnet/replaces services as appropriate. 

Promote payment of a real living wage not just the minimum wage, invest in education and apprenticeships and encourage investment and enterprise. 

Investing in the education and training of 5-18year olds, provison of facilities for business and enterprise, providing services and facilities in the community that foster and promote healthy lives and communities. 

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Planning and building Libraries and archives 

Environment 

I deplore the omission of 'Protection of the Environment' in this version of the Council Plan for 2015-19. It was one of five principles upon which the previous Plan was based. The environment is where everyone in the City lives and works, and a pleasant environment is recognised as a necessary condition for well-being. Protecting the environment would ensure that changes to the environment would be sustainable, and would organise transport and other activities in a sustainable way. 

In addition, the environment is a major commercial asset to the Authority. We are told often that it is the environment of the City that makes it a desirable place for people to live, to visit and to do business in. To fail to protect it, would on these bases be severely culpable. 

It is even more inexplicable to leave it out of the basic principles when wide publicity has been given to this Council's pledge to protect the Green Belt. What is the Green Belt if not the environment? Protection of, and care for, the environment will require adequate resources to ensure its improvement and enhancement. 

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Increasing the income from services already available - libraries are large buildings, and can accommodate community groups. I noted when I visited that the central library had movable book shelves, but the option for businesses, groups, or other interested parties is either not available, or the information is hidden away somewhere. I thought about starting a clothes swap in York [redacted]. I'm aware that one event brings in at least £900 worth of income every Saturday they run, and that's before they count the income from the food, stalls and cafe on site, as well as providing free clothes to participants, and significant amounts of gifted clothes to charities. The main library would have no problems accommodating a clothes swap if the main area is utilised. 

Beyond that, volunteering also seems under used - I've applied to be a volunteer, and the response was to be sent an email detailing all the organisations I could then apply to to be a volunteer - 
shouldn't it be that I apply to one place and they apply on my behalf? Considering I'm giving my time free, I was surprised that my offer wasn't grasped quickly and firmly. It's put me off volunteering when it's time consuming to even get started! This could significantly reduce the need for paid staff, but also bolstering the CVs of many young people. Maybe make the cost of becoming a volunteer manager free - the training costs are extortionate! 

Make volunteering easy - make it free to be a volunteer manager, this will then mean more managers, then more volunteers. Make it a lot easier to volunteer with the council or related organisations. Want housing officers to know what's happening with a family and help them? See if they can get voluntary help from the person's neighbors (with consent). If nothing else, it can help the family feel part of a community that cares. 

Want more support with free good food? See about extending allotments, or if there's not the space, then start allotments on areas that housing firms are waiting on planning permission - there's been a successful pilot scheme in Glasgow where shipping crates were used as an allotment on waste grounds that was in the process of planning permission. When the building starts, the crates will be moved to another site that's awaiting planning. What about furniture recycling? Leeds has a dedicated shop next to one of their waste and landfill collection sites so people can give the furniture to the charity instead of the landfill. Affordable housing is a problem, and ideas such as the tiny house movement needs to be considered - how feasible would a plot of land be considered for tiny houses? It would give a step up for many young people to be able to afford a small home, allowing them to save for a permanent residence. 

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Business 

I agree that front line services need to be protected, however I believe the council should look at the costs of all the staff they employ to carry out these duties, too often in the past councils have employed people into non jobs and kept them employed even when it is obvious that a job does not exist. Many people in the York area are able to pay for services that are given free or at least they should contribute to them if they want to use them. Having said that a person should not be denied a service if they are unable to pay or contribute 

This can be achieved by welcoming visitors and residents to the city and not constantly making it difficult or charging a fortune to do so, most of the things the council have done in the past have forced people to stop visiting the city and given the impression that we are an unfriendly place that does not want visitors. 

If the city was kept clean, the market was full and events that are taking place advertised on as many different platforms as possible I would encourage people to come and visit either the family or to stay in local hotels/guest houses and see what a fantastic city we live in 

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pay more council tax 

No encouragement of hen parties/ stag parties - which deter other tourists and local residents from using city centre. 

Volunteering 

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Engage with the customers & their carers/families & ask them what's important. 

Engage with & support local businesses who contribute to the economy of the city through living & 
working in York. 

Every year York City Centre & York Racecourse host a variety of events & we see traders from outside the City providing goods & services which locally based businesses can do just as well if not better. This is particularly apparent in the City Centre where existing established traders find themselves competing with visitors offering the same goods & services 

That would depend on what the aims are & what we could offer 

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We are very proud and value the life and rural setting in our village of Wheldrake. 

Wheldrake has suffered a great deal over the last 10 to 20 years by a large influx of housing, and this has been difficult to accommodate into the village way of life. We are doing our best to incorporate this large rise in population and I think we are gradually getting there. What we do not need if a further flush of new development forced upon us by the York Development Plan. 

Please let us enjoy our rural life and not subject us to the urban life that so many of us have come here to avoid. 

I think many villages are of the same view so why not build a new village and let us live our lives as we wish to, it is so sad that in the end we no say in our environment and how we wish to live, the City Council decides that. 

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Benefits support Waste and recycling Environment 

Stop privatising and fragmenting all council services to pointless greedy private sector companies. Increase revenue generation from 'Waste services' by recycling much more, and making money from selling and processing metals and other packaging like other councils have. And sell compost to garden centres or cheap to public from garden waste collections. Stop paying excessive capitalist wages to in house and outsourced staff. Anything over 40000 gross a year is excessive so stop doing it. When were those payscales agreed by people in york exactly? Build roads out of recycled plastic like the Netherlands do and stop pandering to car users. Increase council tax for all band D-G houses and charge higher business rates to supermarkets and betting shops. 

Support equality for all. A living wage for all. Equality equals prosperity. Not a few overpaid jobs for posh people, just good basic wages for everyone. 

If called on I would be willing to give details of my experience of living in york. I would be willing to pay more council tax and would accept yearly rises above the 2% limit. I would also support and enjoy the introduction of new council owned ventures providing things like sporting and community facilities. For example, why not build a big, fun council owned swimming pool with rides and big slides and several large free-form pools. I currently believe york is lacking a good large, fun swimming centre. 

Environment Jobs, training and volunteering Other (please specify) 
Adult learning and adult education opportunities (recreational as well as vocational) 

1. Ensure they are prioritised in council spending to maintain good levels of service and opportunity. 2. Make sure people heading these departments are included in Council decision making so that they have their say and to ensure that the rest of the council appreciates why these services are so crucial to the well-being of York residents. 

(Relating to my priorities earlier): 

 
By helping to empower its residents - for example, by ensuring the continued development and learning opportunities for all adults, from job based learning to more recreational learning. This not only empowers, but also provides well-being and social cohesion, providing opportunties to all ages. Continued learning and provision of jobs, courses and volunteering opportunities gives people an increased sense of social awareness, self-confidence and hence has health benefits.  This helps produce a healthier, happier and more prosperous city.  The Council can support this by backing the adult education services and training/ job support/ voluntary services across the city and offering free venues within its offices and buildings for classes. Where people can pay for these courses (eg payment of fees for courses) the aim should be to try and cover costs as much as possible by fees from the student to take strain off Council support of these services, but at the same time, where people can't afford to pay, they should be supported, be it a vocational or recreational course, for all the benefits mentioned above. 

 
Ensuring that the roads are well maintianed and the environment is clean and safe for residents, and appealing to visitors. The more people who visit and appreciate the city, the more positive feedback they will give it, and the more people will visit in future. This helps us achieve prosperity. 

The Council should ensure that frontline environmental and street cleaning/maintenance services continue to be an important part of what we do as a city. This could be partly carried out by volunteers - eg environmental cleaning up of some parts of York, and community garden groups to make the visual impact of the environment more appealing to residents and visitors. The Council could help with the coordination of this. 

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Voulunteering eg in environmental clean-up projects. Cycling and walking rather than taking the car into work and town (which I mainly do anyway) Help with promotion of adult education courses, particularly amongst the elderly, who might be socially isolated, and not realise what opportunities are available in York to help them socialise and learn new skills at the same time. 

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Stopping unnecessary expenditure on: Council newspaper 20 mph signs Lendal bridge type trials Grand Departy concerts Let the private sector redevelop the Guildhall site Scrap "Make it York" and other Quangos Inessential involvement with LEPS, Combined Authorities, Without Walls and the like 

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By investing in sub-urban areas such as Front Street. The Council has ignored Acombs needs for the last four years and must invest in a regeneration project for the Front Street area 

Keep telling the Council where it is going wrong!!! 

Environment Streets, roads and pavements Other (please specify): 
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Reducing expenditure on inessential services such as: 20 mph signs where they are not needed Lendal bridge type closure experiments Council newspaper Quangos including scrapping "Make it York", "Without Walls" etc Involvement with LEPs, Combined Authorities, Leeds City Region etc Unnecessary new swimming pools (e.g. at Monks Cross but keep Yearsley) Let the private sector redevelop the Guildhall area (But keep public access to the Hall itself) Let the private sector provide older persons accommodation at Lowfields No more "Grand Departy" type subsidised concerts Let the private sector pay for access links to York Central 

1. Invest outside the City centre. Regenerate sub-urban shopping areas like Front Street (including the provision of a street market there) 

 
2, Make a major investment in Yorks Council housing estates. Many public spaces, garage forecourts etc are a disgrace and have not had any investment for decades.. Improvement would raise the morale of residents (not just the City centre elite) 


## Q7: **What Could You Do To Help Achieve The Aims For The City?**

A very strange question to ask on a survey about the Council's future plan (which is, frankly, somewhat threadbare). You should be asking what the Council and elected rep[representatives can do better for York taxpayers? So my answer is that I will continue to pay each month a significant amount of money to the Local Authority. 

 
In return I expect that basic street services will be provided to an acceptable standard and that the Council will have a modernisation programme which will lead to tangible, measurable improvements over the next 5 years. I expect to be able to monitor the progress made in achieving these targets on the Council's web site 

 
I'll play my part by doing some tidying up outside my home each week. But this will not instead of a regular visit by the street sweeper or by replacing the Councils obligation to ensure that we do not have to endure a weed infested street scene in summer or an icy wilderness in winter. 

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Find a way of charging visitors to York for the services they consume 

Ensure that businesses in the city centre remain varied and diversified, so that it doesn't become a vast "food court" or night-club quarter 

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Engage, consult/discuss, gain support/cooperation of citizens. 

Investigate business requirements and assist development & provision of opportunities/facilities. Advertise benefits of York throughout UK & abroad, assist & sponsor establishment of new business. Ensure education & training is aimed at providing the skilled workforce needed. Protect existing employers, consider rate rebates in difficult times, monitor property speculators/ 
landlords who are detrimental to small business tenants. 

Support the administrators & developers with best plans & actions for York's future. 

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In the face of the extent of Tory Government cuts the Council should work as closely as possible with local residents ad communities to prioritise protection for our most vulnerable residents and to support residents in caring for their neighbourhoods. 

The Council should constantly review its priorities - for example whether £1 million to support free green bin collections can be justified in these circumstances. 

Much research has shown that more equal societies are more prosperous societies (The Spirit Level, Wilson and Pickett, University of York). 

The Council should very actively promote the Living Wage, whilst also supporting small and independent businesses. It should prioritise support to the most vulnerable, maintaining the Financial Assistance Fund and reducing the 30% requirement for residents on very low incomes under York's current Council Tax Support Scheme. 

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Concentrate on frontline services. No more vanity. 

Traffic lights on ring-road roundabouts. Charges to enter the city in cars. Build the stadium. Build more houses, but with adequate infrastructure. Encourage more Hiscox. Generally get things moving. 

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Listening to their citizen needs 

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Engage local businesses and communities in determining priorities and more cost effective ways to deliver them. Provide more transparency of service delivery and why changes are made Invest to save in terms of capacity building in the voluntary sector, in services and in cutting running and energy costs. 

Ensure that the residential environment is cared for, streets are maintained, only top quality developments are approved and low energy and sustainable transport are an integral design for all new developments. World class businesses will not be attracted to a dirty scruffy congested city and we have to foster innovation and new businesses too. Culture the arts and high quality of life are also key elements of what attracts new business to the city. The council needs to have a vision, and to invest in low energy networks, carbon reduction and sustainable transport. 

Work with local voluntary organisations to build community, care for the local environment and develop supportive voluntary care networks. 

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Protect services that offer preventative measures and community support to lessen the strain on the emergency and crisis services. Promote jobs and business but employing a living wage and promote tolerance and equality by having a liberal and fair view on the migrant crisis and promoting opportunities for those with learning disabilities. 

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Collaborate with other councils to explore ways to reclaim local financial autonomy from Westminster. The previous question makes me v uneasy as public services are not a popularity contest but a question of absolute need. However, an observant cynic might also note the growing professionalisation (and corresponding pay increase over the last few decades) of council members in contrast to expenditure, and see opportunities there. 

A prosperous city requires good education, good planning, commercial taxes that target rich businesses without causing high streets to empty (as seemed to happen to chunks of Goodramgate the last time the rates went up), etc. It can start by valuing its own services and workforce. I appreciate that councils lack any sort of effective power in the current regime. Perhaps it's time to pull together with other councils and find a way to tackle the problem directly. 

Pay my taxes and vote for people who will hand back some autonomy to local government. Both of which I already do. If you're looking for a voluntary sector, you're undermining the aims of your last question. What is more, to return to my earlier cynical remark, it is wrong for a body of people who have gone from a voluntary role to a professional one (ie councillors) to expect that traditionally professional services become voluntary ones (the easy example here is libraries, but it is one of many). I realise the council gets very little back once government have chewed at the council tax, but you can't have a prosperous city if noone is getting paid. 

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By investing in them 

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By investing in it 

Take a big pay cut, sacrifice my trade union rights, and work through my holidays. Is that the answer you're looking for, Mr Steward? 

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This is very difficult. Clearly they need to be as efficient as possible but that may be expensive and need investment. 

Allow more housing so that York house prices may some down in relation to the rest of Yorkshire. This is in danger of becoming a barrier to the successful development of York. We should look for housing that can be very high density; like housing for the elderly and student accommodation, as well as pushing through on developments like York Central and Sugar Beet factory etc. 

Continue to encourage people to walk, cycle and jog to stay fit and cut down on car traffic. 

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By doing all you can as local government representatives to put pressure on the Conservative government to end the failed experiment with austerity, increase taxes on the super wealthy and crack down on tax avoidance - then give local government more money 

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Support small businesses, invest in apprenticeships and jobs training 

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I am writing to "comment on this page" regarding the various parks. It would be good to include a few photos of the parks. That's all I want to say. 

I am writing to "comment on this page" regarding the various parks. It would be good to include a few photos of the parks. That's all I want to say. 

I am writing to "comment on this page" regarding the various parks. It would be good to include a few photos of the parks. That's all I want to say. 

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Simple: 1. Halt ALL further traffic calming schemes that include speed humps/cushions/tables (i.e. vertical measures). 2. Shrink the size of the Highways Service. (It is currently bloated with employees who create a job for themselves by creating unwanted vertical traffic calming schemes.) 3. Limit the scope of the Highways Service and their budget to the repair of road surfaces. 

 
Currently vast amounts of council money are being spent on 'traffic calming' schemes that discriminate against disabled/frail/elderly/sick residents and visitors. Vertical traffic calming measures cause pain and injury to many disabled/frail/elderly/sick people, to such an extent that many are unable to use roads where traffic calming has been introduced, and so are unable to participate fully in the life of the city. 

 
An example is the hundreds of thousands of pounds spent last year on traffic calming on University Road. No-one had asked for this. All that had been asked for - by the University - was a zebra crossing. A zebra crossing would have cost far far far far less, and would not have discriminated against (i.e. would not have cause an access problem for) disabled/frail/elderly/sick people. And yet, despite the Parish Council and many residents and other groups opposing the implementation of CYC's traffic calming scheme, it was introduced. (And a a result I, for one, have now lost access to a road and all its key services and bus routes, that I had been using without incident for the past 48 years.) (And healthy local residents have reported that they are caused spinal pain by going over the speed 'cushions' installed there.) 

 
The Highways Service is fully aware of the problems their vertical traffic calming measures cause disabled/frail/elderly/sick people, but it is of the opinion that inflicting pain and injury on innocent people is a sensible thing to do. It isn't. (And I'm pretty sure it isn't legal, either.) 
CYC is currently institutionally humpist. CYC Highways employees have a vested interest in continuing to push vertical traffic calming schemes (as that is where their expertise lies, and so that is where their job security lies). It doesn't need to be like this. Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds could be saved and diverted to frontline services by implementing the three measures I have outlined here. Other councils don't use vertical traffic calming. We don't need to either. 

 
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By enabling *all* its residents to participate fully in the life of their city by being able to access *all* of its facilities, services, road network, bus network, amenities. This is currently not the case. Many disabled/elderly/frail/sick residents are currently discriminated against by CYC's traffic calming policies. The vast number of speed humps/cushions/tables in York are preventing many disabled/elderly/frail/sick residents from getting to where they want/need to go (without incurring pain and injury). Vertical traffic calming measures need to be removed (with priority given to removing the appallingly painful pre-formed rubber 'cushions') and all further vertical traffic calming schemes need to be halted. As a disabled person, there are swathes of York I cannot access because of vertical traffic calming measures. This flies in the face of at least 5 of the aims in your - very laudable - Council Plan, i.e. - 'Everyone is supported to achieve their full potential': not possible for me, as speed cushions/humps/tables prevent me accessing libraries, evening classes, swimming pools, concert halls, job locations, green spaces, etc. etc. etc. - 'Efficient and affordable transport links ...': not possible for me. Last year CYC (in the face of public opposition) put vertical traffic calming measures on University Road, which means that all my bus routes have been removed from me (because of the pain and injury I suffer when a bus goes over a vertical traffic calming measure). A bus journey home from the station used to cost me £1.50. I now have to take a taxi, and that costs £10. This is neither efficient for the city nor affordable for me. It is discrimination. -'Environmental Sustainability underpins everything we do': It doesn't at present. Quite the reverse. Vertical traffic calming measures mean that many people - myself included - now have to go on ludicrously long diversionary routes to get from A to B. And this has to be done in private transport/taxi rather than on public transport. And often means - in my case - that I end up sitting in a traffic jam on e.g. Fulford Road or the Hull Road (roads I would not otherwise have been on.) The result? More exhaust fumes, i.e. greater air pollution. 'Everyone who lives in the city can enjoy its unique heritage and range of activities': Not possible for me as a disabled person. For example, I had been looking forward very much to being able to swim (therapeutically) when the Sports Village opened near me in Heslington. However, large numbers of pre-formed speed cushions were put down on the approach road, making it inaccessible to me. 'Visitors, businesses and residents are impressed with the quality of our city': Many of my (healthy) visitors are shocked by the huge number of humps/cushions/tables they are forced to negotiate when they come to visit me in York, and are particularly shaken by how painful the pre-formed rubber speed 'cushions' are. It's not a great advert for our city. As to residents being impressed - see all my points above. I'm not impressed. I'm ashamed by how little regard our city pays to its less able and more vulnerable residents and visitors. 

As I have outlined here, my ability to contribute to the creation of a prosperous city is severely compromised by CYC's vertical traffic calming measures. I am very far from being alone in this. 

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I have spent the past 20 years or so trying to help the city to achieve these aims, by repeatedly flagging up to the relevant council officers and councillors the discriminatory effect of vertical traffic calming measures (humps/tables/cushions) on disabled/sick/frail/elderly people. 

I have devoted much time and effort and energy to offering alternative non-vertical (i.e. nondiscriminatory) traffic calming solutions - as practised successfully by other councils. And to offering to be part of testing different measures to give a disabled perspective. All this at a personal cost to me - being disabled is hard enough, without having to expend precious energy battling authorities time and time again. However, my efforts have, for the most part, fallen on deaf ears. (This despite York Access Group being against the use of vertical traffic calming measures.) The Highways Service is populated by people with expertise in - and therefore a vested interest in - vertical traffic calming measures. So when asked to come up with a review of traffic calming last year, what they actually came up with was simply a justification of their own practices. Words such as 'torture devices' are used by disabled people to describe the vertical speed humps/cushions/tables CYC uses. (Read the letters pages of The Press to see how residents describe the pain and injury humps/cushions/tables inflict on them). I spoke to a York resident with osteoporosis recently who told me going over humps/cushions/tables was 'agony'. She went on to say: 'But we're little old ladies. We're invisible.' What would be absolutely fantastic, and would transform our lives for the better, would be to have a council for whom 'little old ladies' with appalling medical conditions were no longer invisible. Where all of the residents with medical conditions were allowed equal access to our road network, and equal access therefore to all the city has to offer. We disabled/sick/elderly/frail have a lot to offer the city - if only we were able to access it all. 

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By becoming more efficient in administration. Not translating documents into 100 languages. By operating on the lines which a private company would do to deliver the same services. By not trying to spend money but by trying to save it. Reduce amount of time and money spent on diversity and equality which in practice achieves nothing but spending lots of money dealing with it 

By as little involvement as possible in all areas except those which are needed Market forces will then help prosperity. 

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Demand more from those coming into the city and using facilities for business purposes and not paying for them Students and landlords need to take more responsibility for themselves and the waste they produce. they need to pay for bulky collections, and use of the HWRC at the end of terms. The cost of clearing student properties is being passed onto residents and not being paid for by the landlords. Also charity use of the HWRC'S should be limited and charged for after a certain amount of tips. this would create a saving for the service and create income. CYC should stand up for residents and not be held to ransom by the student population and profit making landlords. 

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Rent out some of the empty properties rather than selling them off for the quick cash. Increace council tax for those who can afford it like myself. 

Encourage the starting of more local businesses. Not just cafes and shops but also tech and manufacturing. Offering space and incentives for new companies to start. Cheaper rents and rates etc. Also support during growth. Some will fail and we should encourage that as it is a part of the process. Release more of the land both brown and green around the city for development but put strict requirements for extra investment in parks, cycle lanes and footpaths on them. We can have more building and more green space at the same time. Move the limits for polluting cars, lorries and buses further out from the centre of the city. Put pedestrians as the top priority for junctions around the city centre. Offer better routes in for cycling, pedestrians, or maybe even small trams in the heart of the city giving people other options to driving into town. 

Pay a little more tax. 

I am part of a maker space group trying to encourage people to make more things and get back to a real connection with the things they own. The rewards you feel when you have physically made something for yourself is really important and giving people the space and encouragement to try new things and experiment with new tools and fail and learn is really important. We are trying to go from just a group with a meeting to a functional space with the tools and support that people need. 

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Work with communities to see what people can do. Concentrate on the services that help the most people and will have positive long term outputs. 

Improve the bus services. I know this sounds minor but it really isn't. Tourists and locals use the bus services. The recent changes to First York services have had a massive negative impact on large amounts of people. These are people trying to get to work, people travelling around the city and people trying to get to the hospital. If the basics such as travel aren't working how can you hope to have a prosperous city. 

Continue in my job which benefits the city. I make sure I use local services and I want to support local bus services when they run well. I use the local library to ensure that the service will stay open for other people to use it. I also contribute to the food bank weekly, although I do think it is sad that in a 'prosperous' city like York people have to use a food bank. 

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what services-nil in haxby#no befrienders,help,advice,no community,pay to be spoken to monthly,broke etc 

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Keep costs down by always employing local contractors to ensure enough funds to employ enough staff 

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By shrinking other services, cuts have to be made and tough decisions have to be made about which services are more of a luxury. 

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carrying out pot hole / road surface maintenance, especially in cycle lanes throughout York committed to a well funded health service for all improve recycling - especially 1) taking advantage of household food waste (compost), 2) allowing bicycle users to access recycling facilities (not allowed due to safety measures) by creating bicycle / walker areas at recycle centres throughout York. 

provide food waste compost every 2 weeks 

help identify pot holes / road surfaces which require maintenance maintain good health via prevention instead of cure continue to pay council tax 
 

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