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Newport News to run National Community Survey in April-May to inform strategic plan
Summary
City staff and Polco presented a probability-based National Community Survey the council approved for April–May, using a 4,000-household sample with an open participation option and bilingual materials to inform the city's next strategic plan.
City officials told the Newport News City Council that the city will conduct the National Community Survey (NCS) in April and May to gather resident input for its next strategic plan.
Marlon McDaniel of the Office of Innovation said the survey will provide a "scientifically valid, data driven" snapshot to help set priorities and benchmark Newport News against peer communities. Brandon Barnett of Polco described the survey instrument, sampling method and planned outreach.
Polco said the NCS is a standardized instrument covering more than 140 community-related questions organized into 10 facets of livability. The firm plans a probability-based sample of 4,000 randomly selected household…
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