And if you live in St Helier, the chances are that in future, you will have many more neighbours.
At the end of the day-long conference – the third phase of the public consultation looking at how Jersey deals with its ageing population – many delegates had decided on a ‘middle way’ as they accepted that some increased immigration was needed, that people had to retire slightly later and that more homes would have to be built.
However, critics of the event, including Deputy Geoff Southern, maintained that it was ‘a fix’ and that the Council of Ministers had got the answers they were looking for.
