How to act on community needs according to residents
Local government leaders have a seemingly endless number of needs and priorities to address. While it may seem logical that their top priorities would be those of their community members, that is not always the case because of the difficulty in clarifying those needs through hearing from the community. Polco, an organization that collects and analyzes data to improve local government, recently conducted a survey to find out the Top 10 Community Needs according to residents. Their research and analysis can be of significant benefit to local leaders in understanding how to align the cities priorities to community needs, outlined below.