Important Issues survey

	1.1. Somerset will soon have a Unitary Authority. There will be a Unitary Bonus following reduced duplication across five councils. Which service area should be prioritised for investment?
Childrens' social care	Childrens' social care
Carbon reduction	Carbon reduction
Mental health	Mental health
Social housing	Social housing
Waste and recycling	Waste and recycling
Roads and parking	Roads and parking
Local transport	Local transport
Adult social care	Adult social care

	1.2. Which THREE of these local issues are most important to you and your family?
School places	School places
Improving green spaces and maintenance of parks	Improving green spaces and maintenance of parks
Supporting local shops and businesses	Supporting local shops and businesses
Improving access to transport	Improving access to transport
Caring for the elderly and vulnerable	Caring for the elderly and vulnerable
Parking	Parking
Leisure, libraries and culture	Leisure, libraries and culture
Protecting green spaces from development	Protecting green spaces from development
Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour	Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour
Recycling and waste collection	Recycling and waste collection
Improving air quality	Improving air quality
Reducing council waste and bureaucracy	Reducing council waste and bureaucracy
Keeping Council Tax low	Keeping Council Tax low
Tackling congestion	Tackling congestion
More homes that local people can afford	More homes that local people can afford
Roads and pothole repairs	Roads and pothole repairs

1.3. When it comes to the environment, which ONE of the following measures would you like to see?

Cheaper public transport

More recycling

Increased use of renewable energy

More charging points for electric vehicles

A tough approach to flytipping

More trees in towns and villages

January 2022 Survey