Granite County Study Commission members on Dec. 17 discussed outreach steps to increase responses to the mailed survey and flagged missing documents on the county study commission webpage ahead of an anticipated January website migration.

Speaker 2 recommended three primary outreach avenues: the county website, the Granite County Facebook page and the local newspaper. He asked whether the commission should post a copy of the mailed survey online as a read-only sample; Speaker 1 said he could not "think of any reason why not," but cautioned the commission must avoid accepting duplicate submissions from mail and any online form.

Commissioners agreed to a simple outreach plan: a short newspaper column reminding residents about the mailing and the Jan. 7 deadline, and targeted emails or group notices from commissioners with membership lists. Speaker 1 volunteered to email a 50-person pickleball group as one example of an email channel.

Several members noted the current study commission web page lacks archived documents and may not be user-friendly. Speaker 3 said archives have not transferred and asked county staff (Miranda or Sarah) to upload the state report and other documents; commissioners discussed whether the county’s pending move to a new platform (potentially CivicPlus) in January could erase prior content and agreed to ensure critical materials are preserved.

The commission agreed Luke and Elena would collaborate on a short newspaper column with essential details (survey launch, due date and importance) to run next week, and staff will post a sample survey on the county site to enable residents to view but not submit online.