City of Columbia Missouri Parks and Recreation

1 S Seventh Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 4, 2021

CONTACT: Tammy Miller
Marketing Specialist
Parks and Recreation
City of Columbia
573.874.7465
[email protected]

Columbia Parks and Recreation conducting citizen survey to determine future park, trail improvements

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Columbia Parks and Recreation will be conducting a citizen survey over the next few weeks. It will be administered through the nationally recognized ETC Institute via mail, phone and online.

The purpose of the survey is to gain feedback to establish priorities for the future improvement of Parks and Recreation facilities, programs and services within the community.

ETC will mail the survey to a random sample of households; the survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. Residents will be provided two convenient opportunities to respond: an online link that will be included in the letter and a postage-paid return envelope.

"We hope that residents who receive the survey will take the time to complete it," said Mike Griggs, director of Columbia Parks and Recreation. "It’s important to us that our residents are the driving force in helping us make community decisions for improvements to existing parks and facilities and what they want to see in future parks, trails and facilities." 

ETC consultants will monitor the distribution of the survey sample to ensure that it reasonably reflects the demographic composition of the City of Columbia with regard to age, geographic dispersion, gender, race/ethnicity and other factors. 

The survey results will be presented to the Columbia City Council and made public this spring. For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 573.874.7460.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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