ONTARIO — Ontario city leaders are requesting your help as part of the community planning process by taking the community preferences survey, the second and final public survey in the process of framing the new Ontario Comprehensive Community Action Plan.
As part of the PLAN Ontario process that began in September, residents and students were able to complete surveys to help the steering committee identify broad planning themes and issues and opportunities to address.
The five themes that emerged from the survey are:
- Pedestrian Connectivity
- Infrastructure
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- Parks & Recreation
- Economic Development
Another more direct “preferences survey” was developed to help the planning team and steering committee in framing strategies and tools for each of these areas.
This preference survey can be completed by visiting the Ontario City website at www.ontarioohio.org and clicking on Community Preferences Survey or by going directly to the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OntarioPreferencesSurvey
Ontario’s last comprehensive planning efforts were in 1998, and it was deemed time by community officials to develop a new vision for the future.
To date, over 1,200 residents, students, and other stakeholders have either completed the community survey or have been interviewed.
The second survey asks questions like why you live in Ontario, which pedestrian improvements you would prioritize and how you would be willing to support the city in its efforts.
Anyone is invited to complete the survey, but particularly those who live or work in Ontario or Springfield Township.
For residents that have not completed the initial community survey, there’s still time. A link to this brief survey can be found on the City of Ontario’s website under Community Survey.
Ontario’s economic development chair Josh Bradley said the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee hopes to complete the 20-year comprehensive plan by the end of 2024.