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TOWN SURVEY RESULTS - FEB 8, 2012 |
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1. How important |
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Essential |
Important |
Somewhat |
Not |
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regulations to protect: |
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important |
Important |
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Farmland |
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50 |
28 |
43 |
12 |
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Forestd Lands |
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45 |
28 |
17 |
15 |
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Groundwater |
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79 |
15 |
3 |
8 |
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Historical Sites |
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27 |
24 |
30 |
22 |
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Open Space |
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25 |
29 |
23 |
28 |
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Lakes, rivers, streams |
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70 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
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Rural Character |
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35 |
28 |
20 |
21 |
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Steep Slopes |
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26 |
24 |
20 |
32 |
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Wetlands |
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43 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
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TOTALS |
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400 |
217 |
182 |
166 |
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Strongly |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly |
No |
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2. Land use conflicts |
Agree |
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Disagree |
Opinion |
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resulting from: |
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Single-family resident |
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16 |
26 |
27 |
22 |
13 |
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Multi-family residential |
22 |
32 |
24 |
16 |
10 |
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Large res subdivisions |
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35 |
31 |
15 |
14 |
8 |
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Home-based business |
7 |
20 |
37 |
24 |
14 |
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Comm & light industrial |
22 |
29 |
30 |
13 |
10 |
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Heavy Industrial |
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48 |
17 |
21 |
10 |
5 |
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Landfills |
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51 |
28 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
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Junkyards |
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55 |
22 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
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Mineral Extraction |
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53 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
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Adult entert facilities |
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43 |
22 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
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Group Homes |
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20 |
24 |
28 |
12 |
17 |
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Large conc animal feed |
30 |
34 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
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Wind turbines farms |
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14 |
18 |
28 |
25 |
14 |
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TOTALS |
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416 |
319 |
275 |
188 |
139 |
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3. Concerned land use |
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changes may impact |
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damage to roads |
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70 |
24 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
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slow-moving vehicles |
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26 |
26 |
28 |
14 |
12 |
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fast moving vehicles |
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39 |
31 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
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light pollution |
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42 |
30 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
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noise pollution |
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48 |
32 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
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air pollution |
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50 |
27 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
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surface water levels |
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64 |
19 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
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ground water levels |
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64 |
21 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
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excess signage |
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18 |
34 |
29 |
9 |
16 |
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soil erosion |
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41 |
27 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
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decreased property |
prop value |
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62 |
20 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
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other |
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TOTALS |
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524 |
291 |
165 |
103 |
94 |
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4. More should be done to |
S/A |
A |
DA |
S/DA |
N/O |
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protect s/g water |
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59 |
19 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
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reduce conflicts of uses |
36 |
32 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
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new homes be clustered |
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27 |
28 |
12 |
10 |
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prevent conversion of farmland |
37 |
24 |
16 |
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11 |
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regulate noise, air, light pollution |
50 |
25 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
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developers compensate TOA |
61 |
28 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
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require setbacks |
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50 |
31 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
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safe road network |
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65 |
29 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
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TOTALS |
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381 |
215 |
95 |
63 |
63 |
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5. Opinion re land use |
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ag areas protected from non-farm |
35 |
32 |
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9 |
9 |
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residential anywhere |
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13 |
40 |
33 |
12 |
5 |
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ordinances used toguide dev |
25 |
43 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
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view of landscape important |
35 |
37 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
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standards needed |
to control mines |
54 |
22 |
14 |
9 |
1 |
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land owner right to do what he wants |
what wants |
31 |
28 |
22 |
12 |
5 |
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TOA vs Cty reg land use |
39 |
33 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
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read fact sheet |
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4 |
24 |
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adopt town zoning |
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32 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
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adopt county zoning |
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8 |
18 |
34 |
28 |
11 |
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town zoning over cty |
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37 |
37 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
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TOTALS |
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332 |
348 |
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