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City reports low-to-moderate-income survey short of threshold; door-to-door push under way
Summary
City staff reported that Moscow’s low-to-moderate-income survey has a 32% response rate so far and stands at about 44% qualifying LMI; city must reach a 75% response rate (278 responses) by a Dec. 5 deadline to validate a citywide CDBG qualification.
Moscow — City staff reported Oct. 20 that a randomized household survey intended to determine whether Moscow meets the low-to-moderate-income (LMI) threshold for Idaho Community Development Block Grant eligibility has returned 118 responses so far, short of the 278 responses (75% of mailed surveys) required by the Idaho Department of Commerce.
Alisa Anderson, the city statistician leading the survey, told the Moscow City Council the city mailed 371 surveys on Sept. 22 with unique ID numbers linked to addresses; respondents could return paper surveys in prepaid envelopes or respond online via a QR code. Anderson said the city originally drew a sample of 500 addresses for…
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