More than 88 percent of Pattaya residents are pleased with the city government’s efforts to develop the economy, environment, culture and society, a city-commissioned survey found.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome revealed the results of the poll April 8, showing an 88.66 percent satisfaction rate with work done over from 2012-2013. The poll found 13.4 percent of people were unhappy with continuing flooding and other environmental problems.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome uses a large screen video to address 500 community leaders, residents and officials about his administration’s achievements.
No details were provided on who administered the poll, how many people were surveyed or how, or what the margin of error was.
At a press conference attended by about 500 community leaders, residents and officials, the mayor talked about his administration’s achievements in a video.
Itthiphol said he follows HM the King’s “sufficiency economy” philosophy to guide development and make the city self-sustaining.
The mayor said his top accomplishments during 2012-2013 were the “Pattaya Definitely More” tourism campaign, which he said has drawn millions of visitors annually to the city.
He also touted the establishment of the city call center, his “Pattaya Team” committee comprising representatives from the city’s 42 neighborhoods, and public health and social welfare programs.
As for the environment, Pattaya continues its push to be a “green tourism” destination, reorganizing the beachfront to return more sand to the public, supplementing its water-treatment capacity and installing more CCTV cameras for security.
Finally, he touted the city’s many festivals as evidence of its strong cultural appeal.
