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393irm, ETC Institute, is administering the survey on the city’s behalf and will provide results and analysis after the survey closes Nov. 1. </span></p> 394<p><span lang="EN">A random sampling of residential households will aid in developing statistically valid findings that accurately represent the Ann Arbor community. Residents who receive a survey packet are strongly encouraged to participate. The mailed survey can be completed and returned using the enclosed postage-paid envelope, completed online or completed by telephone, as detailed in the packet.</span><span lang="EN"></span></p> 395<p><span lang="EN">The survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and individual responses will remain confidential.</span></p> 396<p><span lang="EN">ETC Institute specializes in statistically valid research for local governments and parks and recreation agencies and has conducted community research for public agencies throughout the United States including Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County and Huron-Clinton Metroparks in recent years. The city is using the research firm to help ensure the survey is administered objectively and that the findings provide reliable information to support future planning and decision-making.</span></p> 397<h2><span lang="EN">All Ann Arbor residents are encouraged to provide input and opinions</span></h2> 398<p><span lang="EN">While a random sample of households has been selected to receive the official mailed survey, the city wants to hear from all Ann Arbor residents. Residents who do not receive a survey packet are invited to participate through the city's open survey, available at</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JFBXDSF"> </a><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JFBXDSF" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JFBXDSF</a></span><span lang="EN">. This survey is slightly shorter and is designed to identify the aspects of the park system that matter most to residents. </span></p> 399<p><span lang="EN">Administering both the random sample and open-community surveys as separate groups allows the city to receive statistically valid results to understand communitywide priorities alongside broader feedback from parkgoers sharing their experiences, ideas and priorities. Results from the two groups will be appropriately identified and analyzed so the city can consider both representative findings and broader community input.</span></p> 400<p><span lang="EN">Both surveys cover a wide range of topics, including the condition and use of city parks and recreation facilities, trails and natural areas, barriers to participation, recreation programs and activities, communication preferences, unmet facility and program needs, potential system improvements, funding priorities and the overall value residents receive from Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation.</span></p> 401<p><span lang="EN">Additional information about the surveys and the upcoming opportunities for broader community participation will be available on the </span><span lang="EN"><a rel="noopener" href="https://engage.a2gov.org/parkplan" target="_blank">plan’s engagement webpage</a></span> and posted on <span lang="EN"><a rel="noopener" href="https://linktr.ee/AnnArborParks" target="_blank">parks communication channels</a></span>.</p> 402<p align="center"># # # # #</p> 403<h2>Contacts: </h2> 404<p><strong><span lang="EN">Hillary Hanzel</span></strong><span lang="EN">, Landscape Architect Capital Project Manager, 734.794.6239 | <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></p> 405<p><strong>Statistically valid survey inquiries: Ryan Murray</strong>, Project Manager, ETC Institute, 913.254.4598 | <span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></p> 406 </div> 407 408 </div> 409 </div> 410 </div> 411 </div> 412 413 414 415 416 </div> 417 </section> 418 419 420 421 422 423 </div> 424 <!--// Content column --> 425 426 <!-- Second column --> 427 <div class="right-col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-12 order-2 gs-news-second-column gov-sidebar"> 428 429 <!--Subscribe Link Button--> 430 431 <a class="gs-backToListing" href="/news/">Back to News Search</a> 432 <!-- SUB - FILTER --> 433 <nav class="sub"> 434 <p class="heading sm"><a href="/news/">All Categories</a></p> 435 436 <ul> 437 <li >
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777<script> 778 $(document).ready(function(){ 779 let lastCtrlTime = 0; 780 // milli seconds 781 const doublePressWindow = 500; 782 document.addEventListener('keyup', function (event){ 783 if(event.key === "Control"){ 784 const now = Date.now(); 785 if(now - lastCtrlTime <= doublePressWindow){ 786 let metaPageId = document.querySelector("meta[name='pageID']") 787 .getAttribute("content"); 788 // reset time 789 lastCtrlTime = 0; 790 var backofficeEditUrl = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname + '/umbraco/#/content/content/edit/' + metaPageId; 791 window.location.href = backofficeEditUrl; 792 } 793 else{ 794 lastCtrlTime = now; 795 } 796 } 797 }); 798 }); 799</script>
vendor: 2 bytes, line 799
799
800<script> 801 $(function(){ 802 $('body').attr('data-large-breakpoint', 1250); 803 }); 804</script>
804 805 806
806<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flickity/2.2.2/flickity.pkgd.min.js"></script>
806 807
807<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-cookie/1.4.1/jquery.cookie.min.js"></script>
807 808
808<script fetchpriority="high" src="/sb/gov-alerts-js-bundle.js.v1-10-8-0" type="text/javascript"></script>
808 809
809<script type="text/javascript" fetchpriority="low" src="https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=0536b1d8359194767"></script>
809 810 811
811<script defer="" fetchpriority="high" src="/sb/gov-members-nav-js-bundle.js.v1-10-8-0" type="text/javascript"></script>
811 812 813
813<script>window.gtranslateSettings = { "default_language": "en", "native_language_names": true, "detect_browser_language": true, "languages": ["en", "es", "ar", "zh-CN", "zh-TW", "ko", "ja"], "wrapper_selector": ".gtranslate_wrapper", "alt_flags": { "en": "usa" } }</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 813
813
814<script src="https://cdn.gtranslate.net/widgets/latest/dropdown.js" defer></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 814
814
815<script src="https://bot.citibot.io/widget.js" defer></script>
815 816<citibot-chat uuid="cf242df7-0207-4a21-9d8d-456913c5d522" env="production"></citibot-chat> 817 818 819 820 821 822</body> 823 824</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.