David's tonight.

New Human Affairs Minister the Hon. Jerome Dill and key anti-drug fighter Mr.

Michael Stowe will attend.

They will talk with a select group of St. David's residents about a possible strategy.

It follows a private July meeting with residents to get their opinions on the drug problem.

A door-to-door survey was also carried out in which householders received questionnaires.

The study was launched by the National Drugs Commission's interim steering committee.

It has picked St. David's for a pilot drugs prevention plan, highlighted in Government's Throne Speech.

Mr. Dill told the House of Assembly on Friday that the scheme -- if successful -- could be extended throughout the Island.

Tonight's meeting with representatives of St. David's will discuss the results of the survey, and possible ways forward. It starts at 7.30 p.m.

Executive officer of the Commission's interim steering committee Mr. Stowe said the scheme was still at an early stage.

And it had been agreed not to go public yet over the programme.

"I think it was rather unfortunate that MPs have been told about it. It has created a difficulty for us,'' said Mr. Stowe.

"We have been seen to be not exactly holding up our end of the bargain.'' Mr. Stowe explained the pilot project was a Commission attempt to set up "a community development model''.

This was a pulling together by the community to attack drugs and set an example to the rest of the Island.

Mr. Stowe said the idea for the project was raised in April.

"We had promised St. David's we would devise and conduct a needs assessment survey and bring the results to them.

"The survey has been completed and report has been written. It analyses and elaborates on the statistics we got.

"It focuses on what are the identifiable needs and issues.'' Mr. Stowe said people had been selected at random for the survey, but he declined to say what was in the report.