In May of 2023 the Town of Spider Lake Board of Supervisors approved the collection of feedback from all Town residents and property owners related to land use, quality of life issues, and community character through a survey. University of Wisconsin, Madison staff led by Karl Green helped design, manage and compile survey results. In January 2024 Town Supervisors posted the results on the town website.

Background  The Town Board of Supervisors appointed an ad hoc committee of six town citizens, one Town Supervisor and Karl Green to design, communicate and execute a process to collect feedback from Town of Spider Lake property owners and permanent residents to assess the importance and the level of satisfaction with topics such as:

• Town governance: effectiveness and transparency
• Town services: budget, finance, facilities, infrastructure, emergency services, land use, planning and management, communications, stewardship of natural resources, level of participation in Town activities

Below are links to the results of the survey, including:

• Presentation delivered by Karl Green, UW-Extension Office, at the December 13, 2023 meeting of the Town Board of Supervisors
• Summary Report of the survey results (includes tabulated response data plus answers to free-form questions)

Additional Reference:

Town 2023 Year End Newsletter