Inquiring minds want to know what you think about growth and development in Maryland.

A state task force on land use is offering a survey at the Maryland Department of Planning site -- when you're there, click on the icon for Smart Growth Listening Sessions Online. Questions range from "what would be your preference to improve your shopping district" to "how would you describe this picture" for a photo of big homes on one-acre lots near farmland. (Your options for that one are "preserving agricultural land," "threatening family farms" and "meeting demand for housing.") 

"We must know how those affected by development feel, and consider their recommended solutions," attorney Jon M. Laria, chairman of the task force, said in a statement yesterday.

The 21-member Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland heard from residents in person last month in "listening sessions" across the state.