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Placerville Recreation Commission debates sharper, shorter community survey to guide parks priorities
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed narrowing and simplifying a proposed community survey to gather resident priorities for parks, programs and facilities; they emphasized bilingual outreach, differentiating residents from nonresidents, and targeting youth through El Dorado High School.
The Placerville Recreation and Parks Commission spent the bulk of its October meeting refining a proposed community survey intended to guide a future parks and recreation master plan.
Commissioners and staff said they want the survey to be short, focused and easier for residents to complete so the city can collect usable data about what people want and why. Commission members repeatedly urged simplified phrasing, clearer distinctions between “wants” and “needs,” and measures to ensure responses come from city residents.
Staff outlined five draft questions that ask what community services respondents are most interested in, to rank potential improvements, to explain why those…
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