Palouse planning panel reports on survey results

Compiling responses from 155 residents, the Palouse Planning commission has finished its community survey, the first in seven years.

Jim Fielder, commission chair, presented results to the city council Dec. 10.

“We were pleased,” Fielder said, noting it was the first time a town survey was done online, with subsequent technical issues with the web address.

“Overall it shows very positive feelings about Palouse and the direction things are going. We didn't feel there were any surprises.”

Among areas covered were quality of life, town characteristics from appearance to quality of schools, access...