Survey Results Could Help Borough Decide Where to Trim
Feedback from residents, in a survey released Wednesday, might indicate to the Council where Fair Lawn is willing to make sacrifices.
Public officials often have to make the tough, and sometimes unpopular, budgetary decisions that governing requires with public opinion apparent only in hindsight. So the resident survey, presented at Tuesday night’s work session and released to the public Wednesday, might be a helpful guide for which pennies to pinch this year. The borough sent out about ten thousand surveys in August, and after delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the borough tabulated 2,240 responses. Officials were pleased with the response rate. The full results can be viewed at www.fairlawn.org. The majority of respondents were age 55 or older, and 73% currently have no children at home. The proportion of older residents initially drew concerns that the results would be…
Walter Weglein
3:46 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
It was sent to homeowners and renters, of which there are approx. 10,000... more ›