By Steve Plunkett
Town government wants reassurance that its doing the job town residents expect and also wants to know what it could do better.
A 14-question survey has been mailed to each address in Highland Beach and encourages residents to make copies for everyone in the household or pick up extras at Town Hall. It also can be filled out online; go to http://fl-highlandbeach.civicplus.com and click on “Resident Survey.”
“We want to look ahead for Highland Beach to make it better than it is now,” Mayor Bernard Featherman said when he first raised the idea last summer.
Residents and commissioners collaborated on the questions. Lou Stern, who sits on the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, suggested asking about the town’s water quality. Commissioner Doris Trinley wondered what people think of paying an additional tax to clean the beaches.
Other questions ask about the quality of living in Highland Beach, whether a resident wants to serve on an advisory board and if residents feel the municipal staff is knowledgeable and responsive. There are items on the library, the town’s website and newsletter, and cable TV’s local channel 95.
“Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey and return it as soon as possible,” the commission asks in a message atop the questionnaire.
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