The Mayor’s Baseball Survey Statistics!

While the Mayor is taking the heat for what a few are calling a biased survey, others are grateful for the opportunity to voice their opinions.

There were 15 questions that were yes, no questions.  Two allowed additional comments.  One regarding artificial turf and #16 at the end for general comments.

We were impressed that 115 residents took the time to write general comments at the end of the survey.  Of those 115, 89 had some concerns with the plan: location at park instead of on school property, cost to taxpayers, scope of project, design details.

This project has been in planning stages for about 3 years. It seems clear that many of the concerns voiced through the survey should have been addressed much earlier in the process.  Perhaps a lesson learned as to transparency and public involvement.  

Summary of some statistics from week four of the survey, Click here.

One interesting email we got: “Who can we trust with critical decisions that impact the community? We sure can’t trust the Village Council to listen and do what’s best.  And the School Board seems even worse.”

But rarely does the public show up in person to voice their opinions.