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Easton Place Common Area Committee Online Survey – Results Summary

The results are in!  Here is a summary of key points from the online survey about the Easton Place common areas.

The Common Area Committee of the Easton Place Homeowners Association used an online survey to gain input from neighborhood homeowners about the future of the association’s common areas. Homeowners were contacted through email addresses on file with the Association, hand-delivered letters, or letters mailed to offsite owners.  Of the 45 possible respondents, 36 participated – a very high 80% response rate! This shows the high level of interest in the common areas.  It also means that the comments received (in terms of the range of opinions and in terms of frequency of comments) are a very good reflection of the diversity and commonality of opinions in the neighborhood.

A majority of the respondents (50% or above) were “very interested” in 10 of the projects suggested, indicating strong support for pursuing these ideas.  These projects (and the % of “very interested” responses) are:

• Possible Projects at the entrance to our community
  • Adding more trees and shrubs to screen the views from Easton Road to the pavilion, 51.7%
• Possible Projects in the central part of the common area
  • Addressing the standing water on the 'tennis court' after rains, 64.3%
  • Getting electricity to the pavilion, 57.1%
  • Planting new trees and shrubs, 50.0%
• Possible Projects in the neighborhood forest
  • Keeping the existing big trees healthy for as long as possible, 89.3%
  • Maintaining the natural feel of the area, 82.1%
  • Doing succession plantings so new trees are growing to replace the old ones, 57.1%
  • Adding accent lighting from trees to spill over into the street to help where the street is so dark, 53.6%
  • Reducing or removing non-native or invasive plants in the area, 53.6%
  • Making places where people can relax and enjoy nature, 50.0%

Only one possible project received a majority response of “definitely not interested.” That was “creating a more formal, manicured landscape” in the neighborhood forest, which received this response from 53.6% of respondents.

For many people, the choice between ‘very interested’ and ‘maybe interested’ probably relates to information about the details of the projects – what exactly do they involve and how much do they cost.  The Committee’s next steps include research to provide this information before the next neighborhood-wide discussion of the common areas.

These are just the highlights of the survey results.  A detailed report -- downloadable below -- provides analysis of all survey responses and includes all open-ended comments received. This community input will inform the Committee’s continuing discussions. Thanks to everyone for participating!