2022.02.04--Falmouth Focus, Volume 4, Issue 5--Special Vision & Values Issue

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Welcome to the Vision & Values dedicated special issue of The Falmouth Focus. This newsletter will run every other Friday (in between regular editions of The Falmouth Focus) and focus exclusively on Falmouth's Vision & Values project. The regular edition of the Focus will return next week to maintain our schedule of publishing the Friday prior to Monday Town Council meetings.

In This Issue

• Thank you, Falmouth!
• About Future iQ

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Vision & Values Survey Closes with Impressive Response Rate

The Town Council, staff, and Future iQ would like to thank all the residents who participated in the Vision & Values project public process. A little over 1000 people responded to the Vision & Values Community Survey #2, which closed on January 31!  This final survey was an important part in the year-long process to envision Falmouth’s future and help inform updates to the 2013 Comprehensive Plan. The data and analysis of Community Survey #2 responses soon will be added to the project portal for residents to explore fully. The project portal includes a data visualization platform that allows users to see how their community responded on a range of topics. Each chart includes filters to sort data by different cohorts within the community respondents. We will keep residents updated once the results from Survey #2 are posted.

Launched in the Fall of 2020, the Vision & Values project called for a robust public process and encouraged residents to take part in many steps along the way including Community Survey #1 which drew over 1700 respondents. That initial survey was followed by Future Summits, online Discussion Boards, virtual Focus Groups, a community Think Tank, and the final Community Survey #2. Data and information gathered at every step in the process can be found on the project portal at: https://lab2.future-iq.com/town-of-falmouth-vision-and-values-project/. The variety of opportunities for public participation resulted in an impressive response rate throughout the year. The breadth of community input also provided a balanced representation of ages, length of time living in Falmouth, and geographic areas within the community. Town officials and Future iQ are very pleased with the community response and appreciate all the efforts undertaken by residents to support this endeavor with thoughtful and meaningful engagement throughout the year.

We will continue to update residents on survey results and next steps through this newsletter, regular editions of The Falmouth Focus, News & Announcement E-Alerts, and updates at Town Council meetings.

Future iQ has been contracted by the Town of Falmouth to conduct the Town of Falmouth Vision and Values process. You can learn more about David Beurle, CEO of Future iQ, who is leading the process with assistance from the Future iQ team, or Future iQ by visiting the website www.future-iq.com.