(March 10, 2016) A questionnaire that will go out to all 8,452 Ocean Pines homes and help inform the association’s comprehensive plan is nearly complete.
On March 2, the comprehensive planning committee met in the administration building and approved roughly 40 questions for the survey.
An early draft of the questionnaire, released last month, included 35 multiple-choice items grouped into several categories. Meeting minutes from that session said the questionnaire was based on “Ocean Pines documents, phone calls, focus groups and best practices.”
Draft questions ranged from “How do you see the demographics of Ocean Pines changing in the future?” to “What amenities do you think Ocean Pines could do without?” and “What is your impression of how the community is managed by the Board of Directors and administration?”
As it stands, the committee, working with Salisbury University group BEACON and Dr. Memo Diriker, plans to send the questionnaire largely by email. The committee discussed sending a bulletin in the next quarterly newsletter that would introduce the survey and offer hard copies by mail, on request.
During the meeting last Wednesday, Diriker said he was looking for one response per individual in Ocean Pines, including both homeowners and renters, temporary and full-time residents. No more than five questionnaires per household will be accepted, and he said measures would be taken in order to prevent fraud.
Because BEACON receives federal funding, Diriker said the survey must include an opt-out clause.
The committee is targeting a release after April 18, so as not to conflict with tax season, and hopes to have the survey completed by the end of May. After initial emails are sent and the quarterly newsletter alerts residents, Diriker said two follow-up reminders would be sent out electronically.
Also on Wednesday, Diriker presented a demonstration of a computer model he and BEACON will develop using the results of the questionnaire. He tried to clarify the purpose of the model and its data.
“This doesn’t tell you ‘do this.’ This tells you what happens if you do this versus this, all things being equal,” he said. “It doesn’t plan for you – it’s a tool that helps the planners look at certain scenarios, and, after they select them, defend those scenarios in a public meeting.”
With the committee’s endorsement of the questions, the next step is approval by the Ocean Pines Board of Directors. A special meeting was set for Monday, March 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the administration building. The meeting will be open to the public.
On March 2, the comprehensive planning committee met in the administration building and approved roughly 40 questions for the survey.
An early draft of the questionnaire, released last month, included 35 multiple-choice items grouped into several categories. Meeting minutes from that session said the questionnaire was based on “Ocean Pines documents, phone calls, focus groups and best practices.”
Draft questions ranged from “How do you see the demographics of Ocean Pines changing in the future?” to “What amenities do you think Ocean Pines could do without?” and “What is your impression of how the community is managed by the Board of Directors and administration?”
As it stands, the committee, working with Salisbury University group BEACON and Dr. Memo Diriker, plans to send the questionnaire largely by email. The committee discussed sending a bulletin in the next quarterly newsletter that would introduce the survey and offer hard copies by mail, on request.
During the meeting last Wednesday, Diriker said he was looking for one response per individual in Ocean Pines, including both homeowners and renters, temporary and full-time residents. No more than five questionnaires per household will be accepted, and he said measures would be taken in order to prevent fraud.
Because BEACON receives federal funding, Diriker said the survey must include an opt-out clause.
The committee is targeting a release after April 18, so as not to conflict with tax season, and hopes to have the survey completed by the end of May. After initial emails are sent and the quarterly newsletter alerts residents, Diriker said two follow-up reminders would be sent out electronically.
Also on Wednesday, Diriker presented a demonstration of a computer model he and BEACON will develop using the results of the questionnaire. He tried to clarify the purpose of the model and its data.
“This doesn’t tell you ‘do this.’ This tells you what happens if you do this versus this, all things being equal,” he said. “It doesn’t plan for you – it’s a tool that helps the planners look at certain scenarios, and, after they select them, defend those scenarios in a public meeting.”
With the committee’s endorsement of the questions, the next step is approval by the Ocean Pines Board of Directors. A special meeting was set for Monday, March 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the administration building. The meeting will be open to the public.