Should Harrison Rising continue investigating this direction?
- Support further investigation
- Support with changes or safeguards
- Need more information
- Do not support further investigation
- No opinion
Community Pulse
Structured community input—not an official vote.
Community Pulse will provide a transparent way to rank priorities and respond to Harrison Rising's five working directions. Its value depends on publishing the rules, verification method, results and limitations together.
Current statusMethod published
The first Community Pulse is not yet open.
Why the method comes first
Credibility cannot be added after responses arrive.
Before the first Pulse opens, Harrison Rising will publish the final questions, privacy notice, response period, verification rules, retention period and names or roles of the people reviewing the count.
The result will always be described as voluntary community input. It will not be described as a representative survey unless an independent probability-based method is used.
The proposed process
From published question to auditable result.
Every step should be understandable without technical knowledge and remain unchanged during an active Pulse.
- 01
Publish the rules first
The questions, response options, eligibility, privacy notice, opening and closing dates, and counting method are fixed before responses begin.
- 02
Read the same background
Each question links to the relevant area record, known evidence, possible benefits, constraints and unresolved questions.
- 03
Record community relationship
Participants select one primary relationship to Harrison, such as resident, property or business owner, regional resident, or visitor and other participant.
- 04
Verify one participant
A one-time email link confirms a reachable, unique participant. Email verification does not prove Harrison residency.
- 05
Submit one counted response
One response is counted per verified email. If changes are permitted before closing, only the participant's final saved response counts.
- 06
Issue a private receipt
A random receipt code lets a participant confirm that the final published response ledger includes their response without exposing their identity.
- 07
Close before showing totals
Live scores are not displayed while participation is open. This reduces bandwagon effects and organized reaction to early results.
- 08
Publish the complete result
Counts, percentages, exclusions, unanswered questions, methodology notes and anonymized response data are released together.
Question structure
Support, conditions and uncertainty all remain visible.
A simple yes-or-no button would hide too much. The Pulse is designed to show conditional support and the need for better information.
Which study areas should receive attention first?
- Rank up to three areas
- A ranking indicates research priority—not approval to build
What is the most important benefit, concern or condition?
- Optional written response
- Comments are reviewed for privacy before any public quotation
How to read the result
Useful evidence—with firm boundaries.
The number of participants and their declared relationship to Harrison must always be shown beside the result.
- Show the preferences of people who chose to participate
- Identify support that depends on specific changes or safeguards
- Compare declared participant groups when each group is large enough to report safely
- Help prioritize research, evidence collection and alternative concepts
- Reveal recurring concerns, disagreements and requests for more information
- Create a dated baseline that can be compared with a later Pulse
- Prove what every Harrison resident or the majority of the community believes
- Replace an election, referendum, public hearing or municipal consultation
- Authorize development, public spending, rezoning or use of private land
- Replace Sts'ailes, government, landowner, regulatory or technical decision-making
- Verify local residency through an email address alone
- Remove self-selection bias or guarantee that all perspectives participated
Verification language
Say exactly what has—and has not—been verified.
The participant controlled a unique email address and completed the confirmation step.
The participant selected their relationship to Harrison. The project has not independently confirmed it.
This label will not be used unless residency or another local status is checked through a separate, published process.
The published audit record
Every result must show its workings.
Personal contact information remains private. The public record contains enough anonymized information to check the totals and understand how the result was produced.
- Exact question wording and version
- Opening and closing date and time
- Total verified and completed responses
- Counts and percentages—not percentages alone
- Blank, duplicate and excluded-response counts with reasons
- Results by declared relationship where privacy permits
- An anonymized response table using receipt codes
- A dated explanation of any later correction
Privacy and fairness
Collect less, explain more.
Email addresses will be used privately for verification and duplicate control. The final notice must state the purpose, storage, access, retention and deletion period before anyone participates. Small participant groups will not be reported separately when that could expose an individual.
Written comments will never appear automatically. They will be reviewed for personal information, consent and respectful public use while criticism and disagreement remain welcome.
Before the first Pulse