Buddies can have a say on making town centre safer
Online survey on improving Paisley’s streets is launched
Buddies are being urged to make their voices heard as police chiefs vow a town centre crime crackdown.
The Your Home, Your Street, Our Community partnership lead by Police Scotland is gathering the views of people in Renfrewshire on the issues that matter most to them.
The programme is supported by Renfrewshire Council, Engage Renfrewshire, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Anyone who lives or works in Paisley town centre is being urged to submit their views on how to improve the town centre by completing the online survey by Friday, September 27.
Once the main problems are identified cops and their partners will roll out a plan to tackle them head on and then work to maintain the improvements
Chief Superintendent Alan Murray, Divisional Commander of Police Scotland Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division, said: “Initiatives such as this allow local residents, businesses and visitors to Paisley town centre to play an active part in highlighting and addressing issues of concern within this community.
“By ensur i n g a s t rong collaborative partnership approach, we can work together to improve services, reduce crime and provide a safe and pleasant environment for members of the public coming into the town centre in whatever capacity.
“I would urge everyone who has any reason to be in Paisley town centre to complete the online survey which will guarantee that the partnership team focus on the issues causing the greatest public and community concerns”
Paisley town centre is the latest area to benefit from the programme following successful interventions in Shortroods, Erskine, Ferguslie and Gallowhill, where the work carried out noted a decrease in the issues initially identified by residents in those areas.
The most recent intervention in Shortroods saw 74.5 per cent of respondents, an increase of 17.5 per cent stating they felt Shortroods was a fairly good, good or very good place to live, 65 per cent of residents now feeling safe in their neighbourhoods, an increase of 31.5 per cent, and more than 86 per cent felt safe in their homes thanks to the work of the programme.
Councillor John McNaughtan, depute convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: “The partnership working between everyone involved in the programme is fantastic and it has made a real, sustainable difference to the communities it has been in previously.
“It looks at the issues that the community identify need addressed so I would encourage everyone to fill out the survey and let us know what we need to tackle in Paisley town centre.”
Information will be made accessible at local community hubs in Paisley town centre, as well as an online survey being available for residents and businesses to submit their views.
For more information on the programme and to complete the survey, visit www.renfrewshire.gov. uk/YourHomeYourStreet.
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