Looking at the City Hospital site housing scheme in TruroThe great thing about canvassing is that you get to hear first hand the issues that really bother people.
The key issues in the district elections of affordable housing and environmental concerns are certainly striking a chord on the doorstep.
Trying to find a home is getting increasingly difficult. This is not just people trying to buy a home but also those trying to find affordable rented accommodation.
One lady told me this week that she is now in her late 40's and is still not in a position to afford anything. Both she and her husband are in full-time employment in academic-type jobs. They are currently renting a property in Truro. We got onto the subject of the cost of homes in Cornwall. In the papers the lowest price home 1/2 bed maisonette was around £150,000. In Kent a larger property would cost about £112,000.
From my experience the prices in London are not much different to those you find in Truro and Falmouth. If you have a sea view there is an extra premium. Yet wages are nearly a third less than those in London.
I am visiting Shelter in Redruth shortly to listen to more of the issues about homelessness in Cornwall. I am a member of Shelter. I think that the first priority for politicians is to get a decent roof over people's heads. Somewhere they can feel safe and secure and at home.
Most people are really pleased to think that Carrick District Council is the best performing council for recyling household waste (32%) in Cornwall. And the aim is to increase this over the next council cycle.
Please support your local Liberal Democrat councillor so that they can help increase the 540 tonnes of recycling materials and 360 tonnes of garden waste they currently collect each year.
If you are a councillor in the Carrick area please ring me for some help canvassing.
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