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Fruita council narrows language for citywide survey, debates how to ask about growth
Summary
City staff presented a final draft of a citywide community survey and councilors debated wording changes on inclusivity and on how to ask residents about growth. Staff said the survey will be mailed to households with unique links, be shorter than prior years and include a $500 gift-card incentive to boost participation.
Shannon Boston, city manager for the City of Fruita, presented the council with a final review of the municipal community survey the city plans to mail to households next week and said the results will guide strategic planning, the budget and operational priorities for several years.
Councilors discussed edits to question wording in the draft. Members asked staff to revise a question that had read, in part, that Fruita "is a place that is open and welcoming to people of all races, backgrounds," and suggested language aimed at intolerance of racist beliefs rather than an open-ended character statement. Councilors also asked the survey question about what…
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