Ulster Strong Conducts Countywide Planning Board Survey

This May Ulster Strong commenced a new county-wide survey of town planning boards. Specifically, we seek to understand their composition, motivations, interests, priorities, and function. As an important component in achieving community sustainability, we want to better understand how local planning boards function, and the processes in which decisions are made. To achieve this, Ulster Strong has developed surveys tailored to understand three key perspectives - town supervisors, planning board members, and secretarial/clerical staff.

This survey aims to enhance overall transparency, identify commonalities and differences, and see where opportunities may reside within our local towns. Since a survey like this has not been done in recent times, it will form an invaluable baseline of data and information for all of us to access.

If you have any questions about this survey, are a member or staff of an Ulster planning board and did not receive an email survey, or if you have questions about Ulster Strong, please do not hesitate to contact us.