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Committee reviews town meeting feedback, suggests process changes and delays townwide satisfaction survey
Summary
The committee reviewed post‑town‑meeting survey results and recommended delaying the 2025 townwide satisfaction survey to the fall to avoid survey fatigue and to coordinate with Youth and Family Services’ separate mailing; members discussed clicker voting, scheduling changes and options for more accessible meeting formats.
Members reviewed survey and post‑town‑meeting feedback and flagged four takeaways: shorten meetings by improving efficiency; better prepare voters in advance; reconsider use of clickers versus hand raises for speed and accuracy; and explore formats that separate discussion from final votes to make participation easier for residents.
The committee noted that clickers produce highly accurate counts once allowed sufficient time, but are slower than a simple show of hands; members recommended the moderator continue using hand raises for efficiency and…
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