urban planning

City residents and those who work in the city are asked to provide input to the Batavia City Council through a Citizen Survey posted on the city’s website at <www.batavianewyork.com> through Friday, July 30.

The survey of eight questions takes about eight minutes and is designed to gauge how citizens perceive the quality of several city services. The survey also inquires as to whether citizens plan to remain in Batavia in five years, and provides an area for general comments.

The data received from the survey can be broken down by ward, age group and/or gender.

The results will provide the city with information for its strategic planning process for fiscal 2010 – 2011.

“We have spent a significant amount of time gathering data from the hard work done by our citizens in the past,” said City Manager Jason Molino. “It is important that we supplement the information we have with data that outlines how our citizens perceive the job we are doing today.”

The online survey can be accessed by any computer with Internet capability.

To find the survey, an individual will need to go to www.batavianewyork.com and click on the “8 Minutes till Eight” logo for the citizen survey.

This link will take the participant directly to the survey which can be filled out online and submitted by the click of a button upon completion. All residents, and those working in the city, can take the survey, and the survey can be accessed more than once by eligible members of the same household.

“We need citizen input in order to make informed decisions that will impact the future for us all” said City Council President Marianne Clattenburg.

For individuals without computers, the Richmond Memorial Library is encouraging Batavia residents to use its free Internet service to take the survey.

The library offers several computer terminals from which the survey can be taken. The service is free; however individuals must sign up to become a library member first.

Membership is free and simply requires a few minutes to provide some basic information. Summer library hours are: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday – Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.