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Dunedin to launch 2026 citizen survey Feb. 9 with new parks and budget questions
Summary
City staff previewed a 27-question citizen survey to run Feb. 9'early March, removing prior parking questions and adding a parks-and-recreation section plus budget prioritization and topic-specific open responses; staff outlined outreach including lawn signs with QR codes and resident-only filtering.
City staff previewed Dunedin's 2026 citizen survey at the Feb. 3 workshop and told commissioners the instrument will go live on Feb. 9 for three weeks.
Nicole Delfino, the city's strategy and sustainability manager, said the survey contains roughly 27 substantive questions plus seven demographic items and that the city removed earlier parking questions while adding a new parks-and-recreation block and budget prioritization items. "We are recommending to move forward with Dr. Neely for this survey," she said, naming the consultant who previously conducted Dunedin's business and employee surveys.
Delfino said staff also revised the instrument to include short open-ended response fields immediately following public-safety, infrastructure and solid-waste questions so respondents can provide quick, topic-specific feedback. Outreach plans include a project page on the city website, a direct email campaign, social media, rack cards and lawn signs on city property with QR codes linking to the survey.
Staff confirmed the survey will filter out nonresidents: if a respondent indicates they are not a current Dunedin resident the instrument will thank them and not count the response. Commissioners suggested clearer wording on some items: one suggested specifying "Pinellas County Sheriff's Office" rather than "local police" (staff agreed), and another corrected a local cable channel number used in the communication plan.
Delfino said the city expects to compare 2026 results with prior surveys (2019, 2022, 2024) and to use the results during the upcoming budget process as part of public engagement and priority-setting. Commissioners asked about response rates; staff said prior rounds generated roughly 1,700'1,900 responses and that staff have improved outreach tools to increase participation.
The survey is designed to be mobile-friendly and run three weeks; staff said lawn signs and social ambassadors will help reach residents who do not use email or social media.
