Mill View Close News
Spring 2015
We consulted with residents during March and April 2015, and we will be meeting to discuss these results to work with you to improve Mill View Close as the place you live. We received 17 responses to our survey; the results are highlighted below. We asked you how you want us to communicate with you regarding ‘Have we listened?’ progress. The most popular means of keeping you informed are:
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We asked you to rate the following out of 10 (where 1 is poor and 10 is very good): How do you feel about Mill View Close as a place to live?
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How safe do you feel in your home?
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How safe do you feel on the scheme?
8.6
How safe do you feel in Howey?
9.4
How well maintained are the gardens and communal areas?
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When asked “How could we improve the estate as a place for you to live?”
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• 7 of you want improvements to the way we look after the grounds cutting trees and more care over grass cutting, and improvements to the shrubs and the care of them
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• 7 of you wanted improved parking, including dedicated parking places
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• 3 of you were concerned about your service charges changing and needed more clarity about them www.wwha.co.uk | 0800 052 2526 | Twitter: @wwha
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3 of you indicated you were interested in the Making a Difference to your Environment Grant to improve the gardens. 3 others said they might be interested if others were. Other comments / issues you raised:
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• 6 of you were concerned about dogs / dog mess • 3 of you reported issues with squirrels, birds and rats
Heating Regarding the new heating system we had 14 responses. You told us:
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• 8 of you had initial problems when the system was fitted or since, which needed to be put right
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• 6 of you said that their bills are cheaper
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• 4 of you still have outstanding work, eg. pipes not connected or showers not altered
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• 3 of you said you were not left with any instructions
We also asked you to rate the following (out of 10): • How well do you feel you can heat your home the way you want to?
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• Is the water temperature adequate?
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• Is the air source heating that has been installed an improvement on the old system?
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