||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Land Bank staff and commissioners are seeking broad community input by hosting a month-long, anonymous survey. Click here to begin the survey or visit the Engage platform: engage.sanjuancountywa.gov/land-bank-strategic-plan. The survey takes 10 minutes to complete and includes questions about potential future acquisitions and stewardship priorities, including managing for public access and reducing fire risk. The survey will be open through January 6, 2024.
This survey will help inform the Conservation Land Bank’s forthcoming strategic plan. This document will guide the Land Bank in conservation efforts, stewardship priorities, and community engagement for the next six years. With a goal of building a foundation of collaboration and engagement, the Land Bank has been conducting interviews, hosting public meetings, and is now distributing this online survey to collect input from residents, businesses, local elected officials, and staff.
Make Your Voice Heard
The survey results will be compiled and analyzed by environmental consulting firm Triangle Associates, Inc., Land Bank Commissioners, and Land Bank staff. The results of the surveys will be included in the Land Bank’s strategic plan and will be available early next year.
Take the survey here Don’t Forget – Take the Land Bank’s Strategic Plan Survey by January 6 or visit the Engage platform: https://engage.sanjuancountywa.gov/land-bank-strategic-plan to learn more about the Land Bank’s strategic planning efforts. Updates will be posted, and you can subscribe to be notified through the platform.
About San Juan County’s Conservation Land Bank
San Juan County’s Conservation Land Bank, funded by a 1% real estate excise tax paid by purchasers of property at closing, acquires and protects special places in the Islands including coastlines, farmland, forests and wetlands. The department offices are located at 328 Caines Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. For more information about San Juan County’s Land Bank, visit www.sjclandbank.org.
Oh boy.
I’m in on this.
Thanks to a board that wants to hear from people who live here.
Gary, yeah, thanks to a board that wants to hear from people who live here at least 50% of the time. What about us long-term islanders who have been here decades? No matter how you calculate it, 50% of the time does not an islander make.
Hi Lin, the Land Bank is certainly interested in what long time islanders think as well as people who may not have been here long. The question is just to help us know who’s taking the survey, and if they are indeed residents of the County. Also, note that it’s the “Engage platform…” part of the highlighted text above that takes you to the survey. Don’t click on the first section that’s highlighted.