We are asking each town supervisor to appoint a community member to serve on the county committee. The community representative will provide local residents with information about Census 2000. A wide range of resources are available, including prepared lesson plans and worksheets for teachers to use in the elementary and secondary grades, fact sheets, and informational kits. The census data is used to decide how much federal and state funding Oswego County receives for many important services, including schools, roads, health clinics, and even senior citizen meals. It is important that as many people as possible answer the census questionnaires.
All responses are confidential.
Legislator Seager said the local census committee's goal is to significantly improve local participation in the federal census, because an undercount can mean that Oswego County doesn't receive its share of federal and state funds. The census data also determines Congressional districts.