Planning Commission refines community survey plan to guide outreach

Feb 11, 2026

The commission reviewed a draft county survey to inform outreach priorities, asked staff to simplify question wording (clarify 'special districts' and separate water vs. sewer), and asked staff to return with a public-meeting template for district-level outreach.

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Planning Manager David Cook presented a recap of the Committee for Citizen Involvement and a draft community survey aimed at gathering priorities from Clatsop County residents. Commissioners provided detailed feedback on question wording, recommended separating water and sewer concerns (to include septic), and suggested removing or clarifying references the public might misinterpret (for example, the role of school-district facilities in county planning).

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