Our Group on Cambridgeshire County Council

Barton, Coton, Madingley and Grantchester Survey

Following the resignation of your sitting Conservative County Councillor who was about to be disqualified for failure to attend any meetings for six months, there will be a by-election in the near future. Our prospective candidate Fiona Whelan would like to know your opinions about the issues that affect our villages.

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1. Which is your village?:

	Barton
	Coton
	Grantchester
	Madingley

2. Do you agree that NO major new building should be allowed on the fringes of existing villages? :

	Yes
	No

3. Do you agree that (where villagers agree) providing low cost starter homes for key workers and the children & grandchildren of local people should be the priority?:

	Yes
	No

4. Please tell us which is the most important for you:

	Improvements to new cycle paths
	Investment in new cycle paths

5. We would like to increase spending on facilities for young people, but we want the decision on how to spend it made locally, not centrally? Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

6. We would like to see more police on the streets, in our towns and villages. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

7. Local Post Offices should be better protected and, where threatened, helped to remain open until other ways of providing the service can be found. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

8. Voluntary Organisations like Age Concern and the Citizens Advice Bureau should receive more financial support, as they are a very cost-effective way of helping people. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

9. We think that the County Council should make it easier for Parish and Town Councils to recommend reducing speed limits from 40 to 30mph and to introduce 20mph zones in residential areas. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

10. Local improvements to streets and pavements should not be decided centrally, but locally by your Parish Council, though the County Council should continue to manage the work. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

11. Accident reduction schemes for dangerous junctions must be given higher priority. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

12. Cambridgeshire needs a proper Lorry Management Plan to enforce weight restrictions and reduce lorry nuisance in villages and residential areas. Do you agree? :

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

13. We would like to develop a bold plan to improve bus services across the county and ensure better integration with railway timetables and Park & Rides. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

14. We would like to support cycling improvements across the county. Do you agree?:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

15. By 2021, Cambridgeshire will be required to have more than 50,000 new homes. We think that's enough. Do you agree?:

	Too Many
	About right
	Not enough

16. Finally, we believe that we must keep Council Tax down. New initiatives must be funded as much as possible, from cutting waste and reducing bureaucracy:

	Strongly
	A Bit
	Not at all

17. Don't just answer our questions! Have you got any views on County Council, Police or Fire Authority matters: Let us know::

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