Everybody’s talking about it – (no longer available)
Albemarle County is seeking the public’s feedback on the development process. One thing is true – the County does an excellent job of soliciting the public’s input. Now, if only the public will speak.
From a discussion at Cvillenews:
I’m not sure these are the metrics you ask for, but from 2002 to 2004 in a poll done by the county the level of satisfaction of growth area residents dropped by 17 percent . I assume this is a (reflection) of how people view their quality of life.
Now, if we can only get a regional survey that incorporates all of the impacted counties …
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