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Auburn planning committee reviews community survey, vows broader outreach on affordability and housing
Summary
The committee heard results from a public engagement campaign that produced 541 full survey responses and more than 1,200 total inputs; members agreed to target underrepresented residents for follow-up and to press housing and transportation strategies into the draft comprehensive plan.
The Auburn Comprehensive Planning Committee on July 22 reviewed findings from the project’s public engagement and directed staff to deepen outreach to underrepresented residents while the team finalizes a vision statement.
The consultant reported “over 1,200 inputs into the process” across the website, surveys, focus groups and an open house, and said the team received 541 completed surveys, 478 of which were from full-time residents. The survey’s largest respondent age bracket was 60–69, and income responses skewed higher than Auburn’s median household income of about $66,000.
“This suggests the engagement so far is reaching an older, higher-income slice of the city,” consultant Jeff Hyraman said during the meeting, and he urged members to treat the projections and survey results as a…
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