Fort Smith residents, it’s your time to be HEARD!!! The Fort Smith Office of Community Development needs your input on a Survey. A survey? Yes, about Fair Housing in the Fort Smith Area. I received an email today and wanted to get as many Fort Smith Resident’s opinions. Click Here for the Fort Smith Fair Housing Survey!!! Please share this link with others in the Fort Smith area ASAP because the survey will end July 30, 2010.
Read the Email and Link below:
To the Citizens of Fort Smith:
The Fort Smith Office of Community Development is conducting a study concerning fair housing compliance and impediments to fair housing choice throughout the city. This study will analyze mortgage application data, fair housing complaints and the fair housing service delivery system, as well as any media reports regarding fair housing. The study also depends on the opinions and experiences of people who are knowledgeable about housing and fair housing compliance issues — people like you.
Known as the “Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice,” the study is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The goal of the research is to identify whether barriers and adverse policies exist in a variety of areas, including housing rentals and sales, banking, insurance, and real estate industries. The study also examines public and administrative policies that may inadvertently lead to discrimination against protected classes.
Western Economic Services (WES), the firm conducting the study on behalf of the city, is addressing these fair housing concerns in Fort Smith. WES has prepared an online survey for you to complete at your convenience. It is located at this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GYJD9JV
You may click and Ctrl on this link or paste it to your browser.
This survey should take less than 10 minutes and is related to impediments to fair housing choice in Fort Smith. Your input concerning fair housing is essential to ensuring thorough representation of the views held by those in the housing industry. We urge your participation in this important research. Comments gathered during this survey will be combined in a single narrative for inclusion in the Analysis of Impediments. Your comments will remain anonymous.
We need the expertise of people like you to help Fort Smith continue to provide fair housing for all of the city’s residents. I realize that you are very busy, but I hope you’ll have the time to participate in this important study. Please feel free to forward this e-mail and the online survey link to any other people you feel would like to participate in this research.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Matt
J. Matt Jennings, AICP
Director of Community Development
City of Fort Smith
P. O. Box 1908
Fort Smith, AR 72902
Office: 479-784-2209
