More in Corby You get… More in Corby! Chris Mallender Chief Executive Corby Borough Council.

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More in Corby

You get…More in Corby!

Chris MallenderChief ExecutiveCorby Borough Council

More in Corby

Corby has the fastest growing Council Tax base in the country

Based on the average Band D Council Tax charge, Corby showed the largest percentage increase in its tax base – recording 8.7%

growth between 2006/7 and 2009/10.

More in Corby

• Since 2001, some 3228 (net) new homes have been built

• We’ve the biggest Kickstart Programme in the UK (640 homes in 2010/11 alone)

• And a big LA New Build Programme of 70+ homes

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• We’ve had big increases in our Electoral Roll (up by 4640)

• In GP registrations (up by 6222)

• In working migrants

• And in every other indicator of population growth

More in Corby

The physical transformation is there for everyone to see:

• New Town Centre • New factories• New schools• New leisure facilities

More in Corby

But not the ONS who have estimated just 1300 extra

people since 2001

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So come on ONS

Give it some ‘more’ thought –

4640 more voters, 3228 more homes, 6222 more GP patients

It can’t possibly equal just 1300 more people

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