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Phoenix Foundation is spearheading an update of the Community Vital Signs - and is asking residents to help by completing a survey.
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Boundary Communities Vital Signs project manager Karly Olsen spoke in Bridesville on the weekend about the community survey now available.

Less than a week is left for completion of Community Vital Signs survey forms that will inform a Boundary community report card. Vital Signs takes a look at 11 key areas at the community level and attempts to clarify the current, potential and perceived issues facing local citizens.

The resulting input from residents is combined with statistics to present an easy-to-read report of how a community is doing. The first Boundary Communities Vital Signs report was published in 2009.

Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities is spearheading the Vital Signs project and director Leda Leander and Boundary Communities Vital Signs Project manager Karly Olsen gave a presentation at the Strawberry Tea hosted by the West Boundary Sustainable Foods and Resources Society (FAR) in Bridesville Hall on Saturday afternoon.

Leander provided a quick overview of the Phoenix Foundation. She said the Vital Signs survey ensures that local communities have a voice in choosing the priorities for action. This will help the foundation in their work providing funds to other societies and charities across the Boundary to address these priorities.

“The intent of the report is to measure the vitality, trends and opportunities in the Boundary,” said Olsen.

Olsen stressed the importance of having survey responses from communities across the Boundary.

“To help you make some decisions, we have provided local information on each issue area,” said Olsen. “We have included this information as graphs, tables, and in text. The 27-question survey should take 25-30 minutes to complete.”

All information collected through this survey will remain confidential and anonymous.

The deadline to participate in the survey is short though—it will close next Monday, Aug. 25.

Surveys are available in the West Boundary at the Rock Creek General Store, The Spot and Deadwood Junction. The survey is also available online at www.phoenix-foundation.net.