Residents' survey evenly

BOERNE – A 2023 citizen survey likely sounds like a very familiar song to local leaders, with 50% of residents saying the city is headed in the right direction and the other half supporting a course correction.

When presenting a slide collection to the City Council containing the data, culled from just over 1,200 residents, City Manager Ben Thatcher said newer residents and those living in recently developed areas leaned more positive in their views while longtime neighbors skewed negative.

“I will tell you, I keep going back to this slide and thinking about this with a lot of thought,” Thatcher told council.