CCP online survey yields 20 percent to 25 percent response rate
The Captiva Community Panel is in the process of analyzing the results of an online survey that property owners were asked to fill out as part of its process for updating the island’s code.
As part of the Captiva Code update, the panel scheduled four workshops in February and March to obtain input from the community on a range of potential island-related issues. All property owners on Captiva were also asked to take part in the survey in order for the panel to gain additional feedback.
The deadline for the survey responses was March 30.
Ken Gooderham, the panel’s administrator, reported that the results are now being analyzed.
“We had 253 responses,” he said of the survey.
“It was mailed to all 1,100 property owners,” Gooderham added. “Also, I did the voter’s list, which meant we duplicated a lot of those.”
The estimated 20-minute survey had a response rate of about 20 percent to 25 percent.
“Which is pretty good for a survey,” he said.
According to Gooderham, the last survey conducted by the panel was several years ago.
It had a response rate of approximately 15 percent to 20 percent.
“We worked harder to make sure people were aware of it,” he said of the recent survey.
Gooderham also cited the public workshops held this time.
“I think they helped to feed off of each other,” he said.
The goal is to have a report on the results ready for the April 10 meeting.
“We’ll hopefully be able to explain it at the next panel meeting,” Gooderham said.
The survey touched on a range of potential concerns that were also addressed at the workshops.
Some of the topics included beach-related issues; water quality, quality of the adjacent waters and shoreline protection; transportation, traffic, roads and parking; and historic development pattern.
Gooderham explained that the next step is to focus on the most prevalent concerns.
“Over this summer, the plan is to research them,” he said. “To determine what could be done or what could not be done.”
Part of the process will involve examining what other communities have done in relation to similar issues and determining what authority the panel has in tackling the concerns raised by the island.
Gooderham noted that state or federal laws may tie the panel’s hands on certain things.
“There’ll be other places where we can definitely develop options for how we want to proceed,” he said, adding that the panel will develop a framework of options for consideration.
“We’ll bring forward the results to the community on what can be done,” Gooderham said.
He noted that for some concerns, there may already be rules or ordinances in place.
“It may be an enforcement issue more than anything else,” Gooderham said.
The Captiva Community Panel will meet at 9 a.m. in the Cone Room at the South Seas Island Resort.
For more information, visit www.captivacommunitypanel.com.
The South Seas Island Resort is at 5400 Plantation Road.