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Lower Saucon EAC plans single‑use plastics survey as township newsletter moves online; residents urge more outreach
Summary
The committee agreed to run a public opinion survey on single‑use plastics and to place an article and QR code in the township's online newsletter; a resident urged paper copies and suggested handing printed surveys at meetings.
The Lower Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council agreed to develop and circulate a public opinion survey on single‑use plastics while adapting communication after the township moved its newsletter to online distribution.
Members said the committee should use the term "single‑use plastics" and include educational material on microplastics in a newsletter article drafted by Laura Ray. The group discussed logistics for the survey: the survey should be posted on the township website, include a QR code in the newsletter, and be promoted on social media. Committee members asked that the survey be reviewed by solicitor/council before broad release; Kathy McGovern said the survey "should officially get approved because the survey is gonna be going out to the public." (Kathy McGovern)
Members agreed Kathy will set up the questionnaire online and circulate it to one or more committee reviewers before publishing. They debated how long to keep the survey open, with suggestions ranging from 30 to 60 days to allow for promotion via the newsletter and social channels.
During public comment, resident Virginia Stangline urged additional outreach for people who do not use email: she suggested printing 50 paper copies to hand to meeting attendees and posting a QR code at township meetings so residents can complete the survey on site. Stangline also raised concerns about the loss of local paper recycling options and asked whether the township could restore paper recycling; committee members responded that the private recycling provider had stopped service and that the township did not directly control that company decision.
The committee said it will finalize the survey, secure any solicitor review needed, create a QR code for the newsletter posting and promote the survey via the township's Constant Contact list and social media.
Next steps: draft survey to be circulated to reviewers, produce a QR code for the online newsletter, set a public deadline for responses and promote via meetings and social media.
