Survey

Those of you that live within Oak Harbor will be receiving a short survey regarding the policy direction developed to this point of the project. These surveys will be sent through the mail over the next two months as part of your utility bills. Please take the time to respond and return your surveys.

I will also be posting a copy of the survey online and invite anyone viewing the blog to provide their input as well. We welcome input from all.

However, of course the findings from the surveys returned by the residents of Oak Harbor will be weighted differently than those gathered online.

New Poll Question

A new poll question has been posted and will run until April 14th. “Should walk/bike trails be required in new subdivisions, and should they connect to neighboring subdivisions?”

Currently PRD subdivisions are required to have 10% of the gross area of the PRD as common open space, with at least ½ of that being for active or passive recreation. This has typically resulted in trails within the subdivisions. These trails generally have limited connections to neighboring subdivisions, as this is not a required condition within the Code.

New Poll Question

A new poll question has been posted and will run until March 31st.

"Sense of place" is essentially the feeling one gets about the environment around them. The question for this poll relates to some of the design characteristics of neighborhood streets that influence their "sense of place", specifically street width and street trees.

Recent PRD subdivisions have generally included narrower streets with street trees integrated into thier design. One such example is Crosby Commons (SE of the Heller Crosby intersection).