The Otago
Regional Council has extended the completion date for an
online survey of residents in Otago. The survey is aimed at
gauging people’s awareness of the council and its
activities, and how satisfied they are with the services it
provides.
The original completion date for the survey was
April 28 but is now Wednesday May 14, to allow time for more
people to complete it.
A related telephone survey of 900
people from throughout the Otago region has recently been
completed.
The online survey (which is accessible through
the “Have your say” section on the ORC website homepage
(www.orc.govt.nz), seeks people’s feedback on their
awareness of the council’s role and their impressions of
its performance in the sustainable management of water,
land, air, and public transport.
The survey results will
be available later this year and will complement the
feedback the council gets from ratepayers and residents
through consultative processes such as the Annual Plan and
the Long Term
Plan.
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