(Seguin) — The city of Seguin wants to know how you feel about the city overall.
The city is working with the firm ZenCity to develop a survey that will help to measure residents’ feelings about the city.
Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia says the data collected will be used to better inform the city about the wants and needs of the citizens of Seguin. Sourdellia says the survey will be relatively short, and they hope that will encourage more people to make their feelings known about Seguin.
“The city is now partnering with ZenCity to launch a community survey that will help obtain meaningful feedback from residents to better understand community concerns and priorities and under five minutes, residents can help our city leaders know how they feel on a wide range of topics about our city. We will launch the Seguin community survey at the end of August to gauge residents’ satisfaction with city services and quality of life in the community. We will also identify key concerns residents want the city to address. The 20-25 question survey will be available through early December and the survey will be available in both English and Spanish to make it accessible for as many residents as possible. After the survey closes, ZenCity will compile a detailed report based on the feedback received. We will be able to analyze and use this information to make improvements or enhancements. The survey findings and a detailed report will be shared at a future Seguin City Council meeting,” said Sourdellia.
The survey questions will largely focus on quality-of-life issues in Seguin, but Sourdellia says there will also be open-ended questions that will allow people to discuss the topic of their choice. Sourdellia says they will also try to gather some additional information about the survey takers to try to gain a clearer picture about the demographics of the folks that take the survey.
“ZenCity uses the U.S. Census data to set response targets. That’s going to be based on race, age, sex, educational level, household income and there will be quite a few more things demographically too,” said Sourdellia.
The idea behind the survey is to make sure that staff and the city council are armed with the best feedback possible when it comes to offering services and making policy decisions that impact the city of Seguin. The survey is expected to be launched online soon.