West Wake News

Cary, NC – On Monday, January 29, consultants working on behalf of the Town of Cary will begin contacting over 400 residents, selected at random, to solicit their opinions on how well Cary’s government works for them. Citizens will be contacted by phone and asked to spend about 20 minutes answering 50 questions for the scientific poll, which will be conducted through February. Topics will include safety, service, communications, transportation, recreation, and the environment.“As Cary evolves into what our citizens have planned for their community to be in 2040, it’s important that we continue using science-based research to learn and understand what they’re feeling about their local government as well as the place they’ve chosen to call home,” said Town Manager Sean R. Stegall.This will be the 14th survey of this kind that Cary has conducted about its operations and services. As in previous years, the 2024 survey is divided into three parts:

• Questions carried over from previous surveys, which allow Cary to track trends in its performance
• Questions that change from survey to survey, which help indicate current or emerging issues
• Demographic questions (age, sex, race, and education), which help ensure the sample group is representative of Cary’s population

Responses are anonymous, and demographic information will be used only in the aggregate, though respondents will have the option to provide identifying information if they are interested in participating in future focus groups based on the survey’s findings.

BKL Research of Salem, VA, has contracted with the Town to conduct the study and related focus groups. The survey report is expected in spring 2024, and will be posted on the Surveys and Research section of carync.gov, where an archive of previous reports is also available.

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