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Conclusions
70. In conclusion the membership of the proposed SDPAs was generally supported by the responses except by residents in the Scottish Borders. A number of other areas were suggested to be included in an SDPA including Shetland, Helensburgh, Inverness and North Ayrshire and part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
71. There was widespread support for the arrangements for the joint committees. Some respondents felt that smaller SDPAs should have more members, for example, the Aberdeen joint committee could have 3 or 4 councillors from each local authority.
72. A number of the respondents suggested that SDPA boundaries should be more closely aligned to those in relation to transport, waste and economic regions. There was also concern about how Fife would be split between Edinburgh and Dundee and that this could lead to conflict between the respective plans.
73. The views of the respondents in relation to funding was split over a number of options. There was fairly even support for either equal contributions or contributions based on either population or area covered by SDPA. A number of respondents felt the Scottish Government should provide extra funding to the member councils as they would have additional costs that councils would not have.
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