Pasco County Launches Community Meetings, Online Citizen Survey

PASCO COUNTY, FL — Join #PascoCounty for a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats analysis session during a series of community meetings beginning Oct. 22.

Feedback will help update the county’s strategic plan.

SWOT analysis is a study undertaken by an organization to identify its internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as its external opportunities and threats.

Through a SWOT analysis the county can identify:

• Strengths: Internal elements that give an edge or competitive advantage. These can be unique assets, skills or resources that can benefit the county.
• Weaknesses: Internal elements that hinder the ability to reach optimal performance and prevent the county from reaching its goals. The goal is to make improvements to these.
• Opportunities: External circumstances and potential situations that can be used or exploited to benefit the county. They are beyond the county's control but the county can make the most of them.
• Threats: External circumstances that pose a threat to the current or future ability to achieve and must be mitigated for these potentially damaging effects.

Additionally, after a brief pause for the pandemic, Pasco County is conducting its annual Citizen Survey through Friday, Nov. 6. The county is seeking input to help shape the future of Pasco County as it focuses on fostering thriving, resilient communities and opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

Click HERE to take the 2020 Citizen Survey.

The Citizen Survey, first launched in 2009, is conducted every year to collect feedback on a variety of topics related to the future of Pasco County, including:

• Transportation
• Parks and Libraries
• Emergency Services
• Safety
• Growth
• Importance/Quality of Services

Pasco County receives thousands of responses to the Online Citizen Survey each year, which is intended to help the Pasco Board of County Commissioners with planning discussions and decision-making.

"We've adapted in the face of unprecedented challenges to serve you in innovative new ways during 2020," said organizational performance management director Marc Bellas. "Your feedback is a critical component to learn what matters most as we work to develop future programs and places that ensure a bright future for Pasco County."

You can take the short survey through Nov. 6 in one of the following ways:

• On Pasco County's homepage: MyPasco.net. Just click on the survey link.
• On the MyPasco App, by clicking on the Citizen Survey button.
• On the Pasco County Facebook or Twitter pages.
• Click directly on the survey link.

Results from previous Citizen Surveys are available here.

This press release was produced by Pasco County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.