Residents urged to complete comprehensive plan survey

Greencastle residents and anyone living in the area are being urged to complete the City of Greencastle comprehensive plan survey.

A QR code is provided to simplify completion of the 24-question survey.

“We’re encouraging everybody who lives in Greencastle or near Greencastle to take the survey,” Mayor Lynda Dunbar said during the August City Council session.

Back in May, the Board of Works agreed to a contract with American Structurepoint, Indianapolis, for updating the city’s comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance at a cost of $189,660.

As part of that, a survey has been put in place concerning the comprehensive plan, a policy-guiding document outlining Greencastle’s community goals and objectives for the next 10-20 years. Officials suggest that it only takes 10-15 minutes to complete the survey.

Citizens are asked to answer a number of questions to let American Structurepoint experts know how they see their community, how they feel it is doing currently and what the city should be pursuing in the future.

Among the questions, residents are asked to assess Greencastle’s top assets and can pick up to five from among quality of life, education system, solid employment base, support for local businesses, small-town charm, supply and affordability of housing, location relative to Indianapolis, public health, community brand and park facilities and programming.

Respondents are also asked to pinpoint Greencastle’s top challenges, Greencastle’s top three amenities, favorite thing about living in Greencastle, feelings about the city growing, future policies for neighborhoods and one thing they would change about the town among other survey questions and comments.

All data and responses will remain anonymous. Respondents are asked to share the survey with friends and neighbors.