The Oregon State Marine Board, working with their Boat Oregon Advisory Teams, has created an online survey in hopes of gathering more feedback from recreational boaters. The agency’s 2017-2022 strategic plan is being developed and the purpose is to outline initiatives that will address issues, emerging concerns and gaps in “the way things are” and “the way boaters want things to be” when they’re out recreating. “It’s our mission to serve recreational boaters through education, enforcement, access and environmental stewardship so everyone can have a safe and enjoyable experience,” says Director Scott Brewen. “Feedback that we received in developing the last plan gave us tremendous insights on what we can do to improve services and fulfill our mission. A lot of progress was made, and now we’d like to build upon that work with this next strategic plan.” A short survey is available on the Marine Board’s website and social media sites. This six question survey should take roughly five minutes to complete. To go directly to the survey, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OSMBStratPln. To review the 2011-2016 Strategic Plan Accomplishments Report, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/info/Documents/AccomplishmentsReportStratPln2011-2016_Final.pdf.
