The Township of Esquimalt is conducting a survey to determine the overall satisfaction of its community members.
This comprehensive ‘Community Satisfaction Survey’ is aimed at addressing larger, overarching themes and service-specific matters that will help council make informed choices about the future of services in town.
During the last week of February, the survey was mailed out to 1,600 randomly selected residents who will be tasked with filling in the survey.
The Township says that by sending the survey to this number of random residents means the findings will reflect the perspectives of the broader community.
This is the first time in many years that the Township has issued a community survey in this way.
Esquimalt’s mayor and council are urging residents who receive one to take part in this survey, noting that it can be a meaningful opportunity to have one’s voice heard and shape the future of the community.
“We want to know what residents love about Esquimalt and what they’d like to see be improved,” said the Mayor Barbara Desjardins.
“This survey will help us better understand resident concerns and use that information in our council priority planning.”
In the short term, the survey will contribute to planning and service improvements while also functioning as a benchmark to gauge perspectives and priorities over time.
This will allow the Township to track trends over time and adjust programs and investments as community needs evolve.
For the residents of Esquimalt who do not receive a mail-out survey, the Township is also launching an online version of the survey. The findings of the online survey will be tracked separately, but will still contribute to informing the Township’s direction in the coming years.
Results from both the versions of the survey will be compiled and presented to council later this spring.
The public version of the survey is open until March 23th. Mailed-out surveys must be returned to the Township via mail by March 15th.
