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Brookhaven seeks public input to measure progress on services
By Cathy Cobbs
The City of Brookhaven is conducting
a resident satisfaction survey to gather
feedback on city services, following up on
a similar 2023 questionnaire.
According to a release from the city,
the survey, which will compile resident
feedback on a wide variety of city
services and programs, is being mailed in
September to a representative statistical
sampling of Brookhaven’s population.
Selected households will have the
opportunity to complete the survey by
mail or online.
“The purpose of the survey is to gather
feedback on city programs and services.
Wednesday, October 1
Planning Commission
7 p.m.
(5:30 p.m. work session)
Wednesday, October 8
Arts & Culture Commission
5:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 9
City Council
6:30 p.m.
(4:30 p.m. work session)
Wednesday, October 15
Board of Appeals
7 p.m.
(5:30 p.m. work session)
Tuesday, October 21
City Council
6:30 p.m.
(4:30 p.m. work session)
Using the first survey in 2023 as a baseline,
we will be able to measure our progress
on delivery of local government services,”
said Brookhaven City Manager Christian
Sigman in the release. “Actively engaging
residents helps us identify areas where we
can improve.
The survey will ask residents about
their level of satisfaction and priorities
for community services, including
public safety, parks and recreation,
code enforcement, public works,
communication and customer service.
According to the release, it will take
participants approximately 10-15 minutes
to complete a survey, and all personal
information and individual survey
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responses will remain confidential. The
goal is to achieve a minimum of 400
completed surveys.
The survey results will be presented to
the Brookhaven City Council once the
threshold for accuracy is reached, and then
will be made available to the public.
Brookhaven’s resident satisfaction
survey, which was conducted in December
2022 and published in the spring of 2023,
found that questions about the quality of
life in Brookhaven had the highest levels of
satisfaction, according to the city’s website.
The study found that the survey’s
combined percentage of “excellent” and
“good” responses among residents who had
an opinion, included:
■ as a place to live/raise a family:
93 percent
■ overall quality of life: 88 percent
■ as a place to work: 86 percent
■ overall image of the city: 83 percent
■ overall appearance of the city:
80 percent
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The major categories of city services
that had the highest levels of satisfaction
in the 2023 survey, based upon the
combined percentage of “very satisfied”
and “satisfied” responses among residents
who had an opinion, included 84 percent
for quality of police services, 76 percent
for parks and recreation programs and
facilities; 70 percent for maintenance of
city building and facilities and 65 percent
for quality of customer service from city
employees.
The study found the areas of concern
that residents rated the highest, based
upon the combined sum of “greatest
concern” and “concern” among
respondents who had an opinion (1 to 4
on a 10-point scale), included break-ins
(68 percent), gun violence (58 percent),
violent crime (55 percent), and drug-
related crime (49 percent).
ETC Institute conducted the 2023
survey and will oversee the latest one,
according to the release.
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By Cathy Cobbs
Brookhaven Aquatic Supervisor Julie
Dobbs gave an end-of-season update about
the city’s public pools and its new and
ongoing initiatives to make them safer.
At the city council’s work session
on Monday, Sept. 29, Dobbs said
Brookhaven’s three pools — Eynwood,
Briarcliff, and Murphey Candler — saw
42,000 visitors in 2024 and 61,000 in a
slightly shortened 2025 season.
Several new initiatives were
implemented during the 2025 season,
including hiring bilingual life guards,
issuing free swim diapers to children
under three years old, and instituting $1
admission during holidays.
The distribution of swim diapers
contributed to a decrease in fecal incidents
at the pools, from 11 in 2024 to five in
2025.
The city also installed Perry Weather
Systems at the pools, which “eliminated
human decisions” in the cases of
threatening weather, Dobbs said.
The city hosted a back-to-pool party on
May 17 with 250 swim-related items given
away, and a dive-in movie night on June
18. The popular Doggy Dip Day had 200
dog participants. The city also partnered
with the YMCA and Swem School to
provide swim lessons at a reduced cost.
Murphey Candler Pool has just
received starter swim blocks, which will be
put into play next year, Dobbs said.
