Civic Engagement March 2021

Civic Engagement Survey Results

I want to say a big THANK YOU to the 16 localities that completed the recent Civic Engagement Survey conducted by the Civic Engagement Committee.  We conducted the survey to be able to share with you some of the great work that other localities around the Commonwealth are doing around civic engagement. 

Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we are doing all we can to engage our communities.  There are more roadblocks for civic engagement in place now than in any other time in recent history.  I cannot remember another time that we have shut the public out of our buildings.  This has forced us to get creative and find ways to get information to our citizens and to get input from them even though we cannot meet face to face.  This is evident in the fact that 49% of you are tracking your civic engagement initiatives through social media as compared to only 22% through attendance at board/council meetings.

I hope that you are able to use some of the information that we gathered through this survey to help engage your citizens in a meaningful and fruitful way.  The results flyer and the raw data will be posted on the civic engagement page of the VLGMA website for your use.  Thank you again to everyone that participated in the survey.