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Commission plans resident survey to guide arts, culture and heritage work
Summary
Commissioners refined draft survey questions, debated scope (heritage vs. broader planning topics), and discussed distribution via the City of Blue Lake Facebook page, Chamber of Commerce and printed materials; the group will refine the draft for the January packet.
Commissioners reviewed proposed survey questions aimed at gathering residents’ priorities for arts, culture and heritage. Elise Gafani recommended ordering items to prime responses — starting with what residents love about Blue Lake and then asking about future ideas and specific arts, culture and heritage activities. She suggested consolidating volunteer/time‑commitment questions into a single item at the end to reduce respondent fatigue.
Members debated whether to include issues such as traffic and density in the initial survey or leave those to planning/economic development. A public commenter recommended the city post the survey on the official City of Blue Lake Facebook page so others could share it; the commenter said posting from the city account would keep it "covered under the city of Blue Lake" and make it easily shareable. The commission agreed to evaluate multiple hosting and distribution options (digital and printed flyers/scan codes at public locations), refine questions and return a recommended draft in January for possible referral to city council.
