Survey lends glimpse into neighborhood concerns

Benjamin Woodard | NN

            By the end of June, the blossoming Whatcom Falls Neighborhood Association will meet for a second time to tackle a list of issues and concerns.

            Temporary association secretary Iain Davidson has set up a Google group and website to facilitate communication between residents. Within that group, he distributed a survey of top issues, most of which were brought up in the first neighborhood meeting.

            Davidson said a total of 16 residents responded so far. The topic with the most votes was neighborhood growth and development. The second most pertinent topic was a neighborhood plan review and update.

            The survey allowed residents to suggest other topics. A common suggested topic was traffic safety on San Juan Boulevard.

            Davidson said that in the next meeting, the neighborhood will decide which topics have enough support to sustain subgroups.