By: Kara Szymanski | Shelby-Utica News | Published April 5, 2023
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township is asking residents for their input through a survey to help plan the township’s updates to its master plan and its annual top priorities.
The survey is open until April 10.
Rick Stathakis, the supervisor of Shelby Township, said the 2023 Shelby Township Community Survey is an important step for the township government to gain more feedback from residents.
“The Community Relations Department has done a great job expanding participation in surveys for our master plan updates and annual township priorities, so I’m very excited to see the level of participation we receive in this survey,” he said in an email.
The township selected ETC Institute, an independent consulting company, to administer the survey. ETC Institute will compile the data received and present the results to the Board of Trustees. All survey responses will remain confidential and delivered only in group form.
The survey will provide feedback on Shelby Township services, facilities and programs. In addition, the information the township receives from the survey will be an important part of developing budgets and making important decisions that will shape the township’s future.
Brad Bates, the Shelby Township community relations director, said the 2023 community survey will provide feedback on Shelby Township services, facilities and programs.
“The information will be instrumental in developing budgets and making important decisions to shape the township’s future. In addition, this is the first time in many years that the township has administered an overall community survey, so we can develop a baseline for community sentiment and satisfaction, which we can use as a comparison in the future to gauge success in improvement to our services for the taxpayers and residents,” he said via email.
For questions or more information, contact the township’s Community Relations Department at info@shelbytwp.org or (586) 254-7130.
“We want to maintain the township as the vibrant and fiscally sound community as we know it today, so please, share your honest opinions and views,” Bates said.
He said the township will release the survey results at a public Board of Trustees work session.
Find the 2023 Shelby Township Community Survey at shelbytwpsurvey.org.