Here's your chance to express your opinion about what we need in the Walla Walla Valley.

Our elected leaders often look toward the future from where they sit - on councils, boards and commissions. They mind the business of their districts, but often aren't fully aware of other agencies' long-term desires or plans.

Or what you want or can afford.

The Union-Bulletin has compiled a comprehensive list of projects (Page A4) that may be proposed over the next 20 years. Now government officials and you, the taxpayer, can all be on the same page.

And if you fill out the U-B's questionnaire, they'll receive the orders from headquarters.

Please take time to participate. It's easy, designed to take only a few minutes to complete, and the more responses received, the more accurate the survey will be.

There are several ways to access the form, including on the U-B's Web site, in the newspaper and at our office at First Avenue and Poplar Street.

The form will be in the paper several times so everyone in your household can vote. You also may make copies to let all your household members vote.

The survey will close Oct. 1.

Please participate, but only once to ensure accurate results.

After we receive your answers, we'll compile the information and publish the results.

They may have a lasting effect as we head into the next two decades of life in the Walla Walla Valley.

Complete the online survey here or download it here and return it to the UB by Oct. 1 at 5 p.m.