New Addiction Centre ( Stevenston)

[morag]

Shut yer gegg plum..it was only the cork tree and to save me from careenin' doon' the hill!

[creamolafoam]

the few people i know that work within the council are more interested in when their next holiday is rather than doing their job.as for these people with 'addiction problems' , there is plenty around the three towns that seem to most folk,that they get everything that is going and thats why people are getting cheesed off

[little plum]

No wonder this was kept quiet. Had it been made public knowledge, there would have been uproar. Providing specialist teams for "Independent living" and/or "mental health" problems could mean a lot more
than providing help for people with disabilities, ie; Lifers who have spent longer inside than most lifers do
and Psychopathic personalities etc. But that is only my opinion, I'm not saying that this will happen.

Richard, I was reliably informed that the criminal justice team are based across the road in the war memorial.
I think the debate about an independent Scotland doesn't go far enough, lets bring back the town councils. Now do I hear a panic in some breast's, WE CANT SURVIVE WITHOUT NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL . Would we have this if it was kent faces in the town council, they would have been held accountable by family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances in the town.

[5eulbdog7]

Took a walk past the new "resource" centre yesterday. The car park was full. I noticed that a lot of houses in moorpark west are up for sale and no wonder. N.A.C. knew there would be opposition to that set up and that's why they kept it a secret. I fear there is worse to come. The land next to the old burgh chambers is earmarked for specialised housing i think they mean flats for druggies the homeless and criminals.You know the creeps who make these decisions don't live here and don't care about us.They wouldn't have this next to where they live.

[VivAyrshire]

This "Specialised" housing mallarkey will never work. NAC should hang their heads in shame.

Was reading a story the other week in the Herald about a lady who had to complain umpteen times about the house next door to her being used for these kind of purposes. Turns out she had a paedophile living next door, and her kid was aged 10. NAC apparently moved him the night they knew it would be in the papers.

How do NAC/police expect people to just move from criminal activities/homelessness, and just automatically adjust into normal society. Not only that, they are putting DECENT residents (paying full rent/council tax) into DANGER.

[VivAyrshire]

. I noticed that a lot of houses in moorpark west are up for sale and no wonder. .

OUTRAGEOUS. And people won't get the full money for properties in the market right now. Everybody I have spoken to is having to see homes at cut prices.

[VivAyrshire]

i think they mean flats for druggies the homeless and criminals.You know the creeps who make these decisions don't live here and don't care about us.They wouldn't have this next to where they live.

Hear ! Hear !! They (homeless/criminals) also get everything handed to them. Flats furnished and such like, while many people struggle to get a new home together, or pay bills in general.

[Richard]

LP,
It doesn't look that good does it ?
The Irony of it all. They remove a police station and, more or less, in it's place they build this and then stick
the "Criminal Justice Team" in the war memorial, just across the road ?????
Anyone would think that your making this up. Words fail me.

I see where you're coming from, regarding the old Town Councils, and I agree with you, for the most part.
Most people felt they had a certain bond/affinity with their old Town Councils and yes, these people would
have been held accountable, VERY much so. It makes me cringe though, when I hear unionist politicians
(especially Labour), harping on about bringing more issues to a "local level". They've got a bloody cheek, It
was Labour who destroyed the Town Council set-up and in it's place they gave us regional offices that,
in most cases, are as local as a trip to Edinburgh, for a Glaswegian.
It was all done for financial reason's, (apparently it would make massive savings), and it was also meant
to cut-out a lot of red tape ????? Well, I don't see those massive savings being reinvested into their
communities and If anything, things appear more difficult to achieve ?????
Is It any wonder why people like Iain (on the Biodiversity project) are very thin on the ground ?????
People like that, although worth their weight in gold, are pi$$ing against the wind from day one.
I think If you could find enough like-minded people, with a spirit for the fight, to form some sort of "action
group", you might start getting more things done around your area ?
I know that you shouldn't have to be going to these lengths but there is no way that we will ever see the
old town councils back. I know that it seems a bit "citizen smithy" type of an idea but that's what seems to
be needed these days, to get anything done. OR, If you know the "right" people. Wrong but true.
Remember this, Your vote will NEVER, EVER, be as valuable as it is going to be over the next 2 years.
This is a time when action groups CAN & WILL get things done. People want your vote in the referendum.
As I understand it, the previous Labour administration in NAC are responsible for the appearance of that
building ? And yous now have a SNP administration running NAC ? Well, use that to your advantage.
Yous might not get the place pulled down but it is very possible to get it's use restricted to a certain type
of "customer" and the more dangerous elements kept away from the area ? Only a suggestion ?????
Yous do have a vote and It has NEVER been so valuable.
Make that known and be prepared to use It accordingly. Do this and yous might just get somewhere ?
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the oil.

[morag]

Fecks sake..I'm needin' tae come back an' whip ye aw' intae shape,,jings oh, ye'v aw goat saft! Seriously, a big boy did it and ran away? Please, stand up and make yourself known, stop pointing fingers. If it needs fixed fix it! Chuck out councillors who don't work. I could actually get a rant going here..calm doon, calm doon..lol!

[VivAyrshire]

Sorry. That last post almost made me spit out my coffee. my mum and dad live next to one of these "help the homeless" houses. just before xmas, one of the residents set her house on fire after ten a.m., causing the whole building to have to be evacuated. mum and dad, and a number of other residents went down to n.a.c. result? letters issued with a contact name at n.a.c. and the house CONTINUES to be used as a "homeless" house. the latest "resident" has drunken mates who bang on his door. he has also managed to have all his stuff stolen from the property. as richard says, it is probably worth going to cunninghame house or to a local snp mp.

[5eulbdog7]

You know Viv the house that was on the waste ground was converted to flats for the homeless. It was not unusual to see soiled bedding and mattresses chucked out waiting for collection and the flat kitted out for the next person.So this "mallarkey" will probably go ahead. Local authorities are notoriously difficult to deal with.They will ignore you and put things on file, drag things out hoping you will give up. They don't like people to bother them and will avoid contact if possible.eg using the tactic he or she has just left the building.No one is accountable unless the law is used against them.They make me sick

[morag]

This is quite disgusting.As long as they are enabled these people will leech on society. I still believe if enough folk made an issue of it something would get done.