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Shaping Our District Together for 2021
Many issues that face our District, such as facilities for young people or provision of affordable housing, are problems that cannot be tackled fully by one organisation acting alone. Identifying an overall direction and priorities for the District makes it easier for local organisations to tackle these issues together.
This is the aim of the Sustainable Community Strategy - to provide a vision for improving quality of life for everyone who lives, learns, works and visits St Albans District.
Our Vision
A progressive, unique and vibrant District, which values its environment, heritage and culture,
and cares for the future: an outstanding place to live where everyone can flourish.
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As part of our work to refresh the strategy in 2009, we have looked again at the priorities for the District, and the key gaps where we believe we need targeted action. In doing so, we have also sought to align, where appropriate, with other local, regional and national targets and plans (this includes the Sustainable Community Strategy for the County ‘Hertfordshire 2021: A Brighter Future’, the Hertfordshire Local Area Agreement 2 and the East of England Plan). |
We believe that the three priorities we identified in 2007 are still key issues for the District. But, following consultation, we have identified a new priority on economic sustainability. We have also sought to reflect more fully the needs of the increasing numbers of older people who will be living in the District by 2021.
Our Priorities
- Ensuring the District is a great place to be
- Creating a diverse and sustainable economy for the 21st century
- Keeping the District healthy
- Supporting an active community that has pride in itself and cares for its future