Knowle relocation project: moving to an industrial estate where 'no-one would bother to attend a Council meeting'

Last month, the District Council launched a survey:

Moving and Improving consultation - East Devon

Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: survey on 'delivery of services'

As this blog noted at the time:

Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: the latest 'questionnaire' ... or: the latest exercise in public relations

And as the East Devon Watch blog also noted :

EDDC opens consultation on implications of HQ location – after the decision to move! | East Devon Watch

It has further comment from today:

MOVING AND IMPROVING QUESTIONNAIRE NEEDS – IMPROVING!

3 NOV 2015

The preamble to this survey includes:

“We sent out paper copies of our Moving and Improving questionnaire to 3,000 randomly selected households in the post. To make sure this stays as a random sample, everyone else has to complete this copy of the questionnaire. They both have the same questions.”

The implication of this statement is that the replies from the 3000 households will be analysed separately from the self-motivated respondents to the online survey.

Is this true? If so, will the results of both versions be published?

A correspondent also writes:

“I commented in my response to Q3 – for what reason might I visit the Honiton or Exmouth offices? – to the effect that I noted that “To attend a Council meeting” was not included in the list of boxes to tick.

I surmised that they hoped no-one would bother,”

Moving and Improving questionnaire needs – improving! | East Devon Watch

This is in the context of Freedom of Information request on the provision of these services:

Opportunities for service provision in locations across the District - a Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council - WhatDoTheyKnow

District Council costing the provision of hubs - a Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council - WhatDoTheyKnow

Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: the promise of 'hubs' and putting the cart before the horse

To what extent is the District Council 'running away from the issues'?

Futures Forum: "Who will rid me of this turbulent Sidmouth?!" ... or ... moving your capital and " running away from the issues"

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