The survey will be used to gather information from residents about a variety of things, including what they want for the town’s future and what resources they view as essential to the town.

Questions for the survey will be based on data collected by the committee’s members. Each committee member gathered data on a variety of different topics, including local and regional history, development patterns, cultural and historic resources, volunteer and non-profit organizations, community roads, buildings and infrastructure, emergency services, schools, economy, current land use regulations, and demography.

The meeting is open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. in the Springfield Community Center on County Route 29A.

The nine-person committee was appointed by the Springfield town board and is made up of town supervisor Tom Armstrong, Tom Clarke, Mark Crisman, Betty Fassett, Clyde Goodrich, David Monahan, Ken Ostrander, David Staley and Bob Weaver. Staley and Weaver are co-chairs of the committee. The committee receives professional assistance from Nan Stolzenburg of Community Planning and Environmental Associates out of Berne, N.Y.

Staley, who recently stepped down as planning board chairman but remains a board member, said he has been pleased so far by the committee’s progress and enthusiasm toward the effort.

Staley said the committee welcomes public input on the process and hopes community members will attend the committee’s meetings, which generally take place the first Monday of each month and frequently more than once a month.

According to a press release sent out by the committee, a comprehensive plan is a road map guiding the municipality’;s decisions about future growth and development and it expresses the vision, goals, strategies, and policies of the town.

It is not a law or regulation, but future laws must be consistent with the plan.

Public input is gathered through multiple public hearings, workshops, and surveys.