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Housing commission votes to proceed with public survey and debates bylaw changes for larger, more diverse board
Summary
Commissioners approved distributing a two‑week public survey to inform a February facilitated planning session and discussed proposed bylaw changes including board size and term lengths, balancing broader representation against operational agility.
At the meeting the Ottawa County Housing Commission approved staff plans to launch a public survey and use results to guide a facilitated strategic‑planning session in February.
Joe Pierce, identified in the meeting as leading strategic efforts for the Department of Strategic Impact, described a short survey designed to gather perspectives from residents, municipal planners, nonprofits and builders. "We're looking at doing a survey that we would launch next week...the survey would be open for 2 weeks," he said, and staff said they will share a preview link with commissioners for quick feedback.
Commissioners emphasized outreach: staff plan to send the survey directly to a contact list of roughly 300 stakeholders and to post it on…
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