This episode provides the results from La Plata’s 2024 National Community Survey, presented to the Town Council at our September 20, 2024, meeting.
In April 2024, the Town engaged Polco to conduct the National Community Survey (NCS) to ascertain public perceptions of La Plata and its general livability. The NCS consists of standard questions asked of all municipalities and a limited number of custom questions provided by the client which may be tailored to ongoing or anticipated conditions affecting the municipality. The last such survey was conducted for La Plata by Polco’s parent company, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), in 2016. The questions were largely the same in both surveys.
Polco randomly identified 3,500 residents for initial survey participation, after which the survey was opened to the general public. Between online surveys and paper surveys, Polco received 426 responses. Results were weighted to reflect La Plata’s adult demographic profile (see p. 2 of the 2024 survey analysis).
Possible applications for data collected in this survey:
• Clearer perspective on community priorities
• Review and adjustment of Town FY 26 and future budgets, staffing, and operations to better address community priorities
• Guidance for Town Council following the May 2025 Town elections
• Revision of 2022 Town Strategic Plan to foster community sustainability
YouTube Video Link
La Plata, MD The National Community Survey Report of Results 2024
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