Everybody wants something for nothing.
A majority of Newton City Commissioners appeared to think that conducting a scientific survey to poll Newton residents on their priorities for the future would be a good idea.
However, a sticking point seems to be the price…that is, if the city can get it on the cheap or not.The City Commission discussed the possibility of commissioning a professional community wide survey to get more reliable data on community priorities and what priorities the community would be willing to support.
Such a survey has been batted around by Newton City Commissions since 2015, with Commissioner Barth Hague being a proponent of the study.“I think this would be a useful tool for us moving forward,” Hague said. “I feel like I don’t have enough information on what the entire community hopes for and is willing to support to make the best decisions I could make.” Hague said city staff researched such a survey and estimated costs to be around $22,000, though Hague said it might be possible to make such a survey cheaper, working with an organization like Wichita State University.
(Read more: Newton Now)
