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Resident urges delaying town survey until after July 2027 to avoid skewed responses
Summary
A Farmington resident told the council the town should delay a community survey until after July 2027, arguing that upcoming debt‑service and property tax changes will distort responses about willingness to pay for projects.
During public comment at the start of the July 28 meeting, a resident who identified his address as 62 Westview urged councilors to delay any new community survey until after July 2027. He said an effective survey should ask respondents not only what they want but what they would be willing to pay for, and noted that a large debt‑service payment and a scheduled property tax shift will hit taxpayers on July 1 and could change residents' answers.
The resident said timing matters for accuracy and recommended the council "look at that timing so that we have the most accurate input we can get." Council members acknowledged the point during later discussion of the POCD and strategic‑plan survey timing and oversight arrangements.
