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Commission narrows survey to city-controlled public spaces and plans park-focused follow-up
Summary
After reviewing survey responses, the Stow Commission on Inclusion agreed to rework its questionnaire to focus on public spaces the city controls — especially parks — and to develop a park-specific, multi-choice form for pop-up events so the commission can forward prioritized issues to planning and parks officials.
Members of the Stow Commission on Inclusion reviewed survey responses and agreed to narrow follow-up questions to public spaces the city controls, such as parks, sidewalks and city-owned facilities.
Commissioners said many earlier open-ended responses named private businesses or organizations outside the city's authority; the commission decided to focus on parks so the group can collect actionable, location-specific information for planning and parks staff.
Commissioners discussed accessibility problems at Silver Springs (fields and grassy connections between fields), variable sidewalk coverage and inconsistently sited handicap parking. They noted a separate, city sidewalk project is already underway and cautioned that respondents may expect immediate fixes if questions are not framed carefully.
The commission directed staff to convert the open-ended survey into a park-focused form with multiple-choice options and conditional comment boxes (for respondents who identify problems at a specific park). Staff will prepare a list of the commission's top priorities — for example, accessibility at a named park — and coordinate with planning and parks and recreation; commissioners also discussed presenting prioritized items or a letter to city council or planning to request follow-up.
Commissioners agreed that, to make the survey usable at pop-up events, questions should let respondents select one or more parks and then prompt a short comment box for details rather than asking broad, general questions.
