Why Should YOU Respond!
Think of it this way: It’s a once-every-10-years occasion for communities, cities, regions, and states to receive a certain portion of federal funding proportionate to their populations. Areas with larger populations get more funding, so it’s important that census data accurately reflect the population of a given community.
For your Community “Lula” it might make the difference over the next 10 years in returning your Federal Tax Dollars back to where they were paid, funding, grants for community projects, even helping offset cost for roads, water and sewer. New and expanded parks, schools, improvements to our downtown street scape program just to name a few
The census operates mainly on self-reporting: You are required by law to provide answers about yourself and members of your household. Fortunately, the 2020 Census makes it incredibly easy to respond. (Truly, it takes about 10 minutes and can be done online or over the phone right now.)
In mid-March, the Census Bureau sent out official mail with detailed instructions for responding to the census to U.S. households. In years past, census takers have visited homes later in the year for responses from those who have not already responded, but in-person interviews have been adapted or postponed in cooperation with federal, state, and local social distancing guidelines. To complete the 2020 Census over the phone with a Census Questionnaire Assistance representative, call 1-844-330-2020.
Even with the coronavirus pandemic, though, 2020 Census data must be collected. The self-response phase—in which households can respond online, over the phone, or by mail, though online response is the preferred method, because it’s FAST and Easy!
Do “YOUR” Part it will help pay BIG dividends in the long run.
UPDATE 58% of Lula residents have filled out the current census data and it takes less than 5 minutes to do online……!
