South Wales Evening Post - 30 January 2007
Swansea Council is launching a new publicity blitz to promote plans to transfer its housing stock to a new, not-for-profit organisation.
Posters carrying the message "Don't Miss Out" are appearing on city buses, and banners are being hung on bridges to drive home the message.
A series of adverts is also being broadcast on local radio stations.
The council says transferring its 13,800 houses to Tawe Housing is the only way of raising the £371 million needed to pay for improvements.
However, campaign group Swansea Defend Council Housing is opposing the plan, saying it is a bad deal for tenants.
The final decision on the transfer will be taken by a ballot of all council tenants.Graham Thomas, Swansea Council cabinet member for housing, said the new promotion was important.
He added: "We are keen to equip tenants with the facts about the proposal.
"Tenants with questions on the proposal can contact the council's Freephone information line on 0800 013 1695 or the Independent Tenants Adviser, Heart of Wales, on Freephone 0800 195 4591.
