Denise:

I was one of the folks interviewed when the community survey was taken in mid-January of this year. I’ve been looking forward to reading the results of that summary since then. A couple of my neighbors said that they also inquired as to when the results would be published, and were told that the survey was conducted using private money, and that the results would remain confidential.

That’s concerning if true.

First of all, I didn’t know that this was the case when the survey was taken. I assumed that it was the School Board who commissioned the survey, and I don’t recall the interviewer ever saying who in fact hired his firm. Stupid me for not asking, but I think that information should have been volunteered. At the Board meeting last night, Angie Weber stated that the "District did a survey…”    That’s what many of us thought.

Secondly, I believe that the results of the survey WERE made available to the School Board and the School Administration, and that you used the results to make decisions about selecting a school site, and placing a levy on the ballot. It would seem to me that once you use that document in an official capacity, it becomes something open to public inspection and scrutiny.

I would hope that you take the position that the results of that survey should be released to the public. To not do so risks adding intrigue and suspicion to an already emotional situation.

Thanks

Paul Lambert

(614) 313-9262