{"id":34998,"date":"2017-05-16T08:22:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T12:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=34998"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:22:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T12:22:30","slug":"county-kicks-off-survey-for-landscapes3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=34998","title":{"rendered":"County kicks off survey for Landscapes3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>WEST CHESTER \u2014 The Chester County Board of Commissioners announced the kickoff of a public opinion survey for Chester County at Tuesday\u2019s Commissioners\u2019 public meeting. The survey, which will help to identify citizen priorities for the future of Chester County, will contribute to the vision for Landscapes3, the county\u2019s long-range comprehensive plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re asking all county residents and businesses to take five minutes to complete the electronic survey because it is important to find out public opinion before we begin to plan the County\u2019s future,\u201d said Chester County Commissioners\u2019 Chair Michelle Kichline. \u201cThis will be a transparent process that will guide us in knowing what to preserve \u2013 or alter \u2013 as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The information gathered from the survey will help to transition the development of Landscapes3 from the identification of issues to building the vision for the future. Landscapes2, the current award-winning long-range policy plan, is the basis for such initiatives as revitalized urban centers and protected farmland and open spaces \u2013 issues clearly identified as important to citizens in the last survey undertaken in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cLandscape2 has been successful in bringing growth and preservation together through a series of partnerships and grant opportunities, and Landscapes3 will be the next chapter in our success,\u201d said\u00a0County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone. \u201cThis survey will specifically cover issues such as transportation, the economy, open space and housing options.\u201d<\/p>\n

The public is invited to participate in the update through a series of activities, including the public opinion survey, and a series of outreach events to be held throughout the county. Public engagement is a critical part of the comprehensive plan development, and a variety of activities will be taking place including photo competitions, public meetings throughout the County, and online discussions.<\/p>\n

\u201cChester County is a special place and it is our hope that we get a large response to this survey to reflect the concerns of our citizens,\u201d stated County Commissioner Terence Farrell. \u201cIn 1995, when the \u2018Landscapes\u2019 comprehensive plan process began, the County received 5,000 survey responses. In 2007, for Landscapes2, that response number rose to more than 8,000.\u00a0\u00a0 Our target number for this next survey is 10,000.\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey can be accessed online at www.chescoplanning.org<\/a>. For more information, contact Chester County Planning Commission Director of Planning Services Susan Elks at 610-344-6285 or email selks@chesco.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WEST CHESTER \u2014 The Chester County Board of Commissioners announced the kickoff of a public opinion survey for Chester County at Tuesday\u2019s Commissioners\u2019 public meeting. The survey, which will help to identify citizen priorities for the future of Chester County, will contribute to the vision for Landscapes3, the county\u2019s long-range comprehensive plan.    Send article […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3433,29,8855,3076],"class_list":["post-34998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-board-of-commissioners","tag-chester-county","tag-landscapes3","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34999,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34998\/revisions\/34999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}