As a part of the two year check of Newton’s Comprehensive Plan, the city is hosting two online surveys on its website.
One survey reflects the topics that were discussed at the two citizen input meetings that were held this month.
Erin Chambers, director of planning and zoning, said they would like to give citizens another way to participate if they could not attend the meetings. With the information gathered at the meetings and the online survey, those who are involved hope to present the results and information in September to the Planning and Zoning committee.
The survey was put online last week and will be available until Aug. 25. Those wishing to participate can visit www.newtongov.org/planupdate.
Another ongoing survey for residents as well as businesses, is the City of Newton performing development customer satisfaction survey. Any resident or business that has worked with the city with building permits, inspections, rental permits and much more can take the survey. Services offered by Public Works, Planning and Zoning and the Fire Department are the focus of the survey.
The city would like to gain a clearer understanding of how their processes, policies and staff are performing in helping create a positive development process in Newton. The survey is also found on the city website www.newtongov.org.
Contact Staff Writer Jamee A. Pierson at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com.