COURTHOUSE — A series of public meeting about local voting options recently concluded, but Virginia Beach residents can still provide feedback to the City Council — including through a survey available online.
Public input is part of an ongoing process by which the City Council may decide whether to keep a new 10-district voting system used for the first time in 2022. The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service has been hired to gather input on behalf of the council.
City Councilmember Jennifer Rouse, who represents District 10, this past week said surveys have been mailed to residents randomly selected to respond, and surveys must be returned by Friday, May 26. Surveys went out to 4,500 citizens who were selected randomly, according to a statement released by the city.
Additionally, the online survey became available to the public today, Wednesday, April 19.
“So individuals who didn’t receive a mailed copy can still participate using the online questionnaire that’s available on the 19th,” Rouse said during a meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, April 11.
Information about the community engagement process is available online via speakupvb.com, including ways to provide input to the council, which is considering whether to keep the 10-district system.
The online survey is available at the site, and citizens can request a hard copy of the survey by contacting Nancy Bloom, a community engagement strategist for the city, by email via nbloom@vbgov.com.
These, too, must be completed by Friday, May 26.
Information will be presented to the City Council this summer, according to a statement released by the city.
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