Ward 3 Carroll City Councilman Kyle Bauer is seeking feedback from his constituents on their chief priorities for the community via a simple text survey. Residents may receive a text from a non-local phone number requesting their thoughts, opinions, and input on city operations. According to Bauer, this is a self-funded effort to give the people who elected him a chance to speak candidly about where he is doing well and where voters would like to see changes. Responses are collected by a third-party company and then compiled into a set, with no individually identifiable information included in the reports. Bauer encourages all Ward 3 residents who have received the text to submit a response, as that feedback affects policy decisions. In today’s environment, any unsolicited contact from an unknown number carries a perceived risk due to the prevalence of scams, but Bauer has confirmed this message originated with him.