The city of Modesto wants to know how important, or unimportant, certain issues are to residents.
A Housing and Community Needs Survey was published by the city to gauge residents’ needs as Modesto puts together its Five Year Consolidated Plan. The report of more than 200 pages will “serve as the framework planning document for a communitywide dialogue.”
Data from the survey will identify the top housing needs, community development concerns for low- and moderate-income residents and how to address homelessness, according to the city. While seemingly general, the report is very detailed and being crafted using several data sets.
What’s in the survey?
Residents can take the survey through March 10. The first third asks for basic information: where the person filing lives, the person’s housing situation, etc. The next section of the survey asks takers to rate issues, ranging from “not important” to “extremely important.”…