Past. Present. Future?

The latter is a big question mark in the eyes of the VisionFH group, a diverse group of community volunteers.

To help answer that key question, its members have formulated a community survey that’s now available online at visionfh.org.

“VisionFH wants everyone to be heard and help write the next chapter in Fountain Hills’ history,” said Jerry Butler, co-chairman of the group.

The visioning program, launched last year by the Fountain Hills Cultural and Civic Association, is embarking on an ambitious process to seek unprecedented community engagement.

Results from this community engagement process will help influence the Town of Fountain Hills’ next five-year plan and beyond, in addition to providing information to the School District.

“Ideas are needed to identify the community’s values for at least the next five years,” said John Craft, co-chair of the VisionFH committee.

The survey, which should only take a few moments to complete, has 13 questions; two are open-ended comment opportunities.

The survey asks residents to rank the relevancy of major issues such as recreational opportunities, education, learning and cultural opportunities, public safety, health and welfare, business and economic vitality, infrastructure, education-related issues, quality of life, financial stability and more.

The survey is available online until March 31 and will be followed by a May 7 community workshop to define “how we get there,” according to Butler.

The group’s website also features a short video about the process and introduces the community to what “VisionFH” is all about.

“We have some very creative people in our group in their 30s, 40s, 50s and some seniors,” Butler concluded.

“We all live here and deeply care about the future of this community.”

Other committee members include Gerard Bisceglia, Dori Wittrig, Johnny Weil, Mike Scharnow, Denise Weinreich, Ryan Deegan, Dana Saar, Merita Kraya and Ally Perreault.

Butler and Saar made a brief presentation to the Town Council Thursday, Feb. 4, discussing the group’s progress to date and announcing the survey’s online launch.