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                      Top 5 Community Characteristics                             Things Most Willing to Consider                
Survey   # What do you value most about Hopkinton? Value Most Code (1st) Value Most Code (2nd) Value Most Code (3rd) Special Note re: Value? [Y] What would most like to see changed? See Changed Code (1st) See Changed Code (2nd) See Changed Code (3rd) Special Note re: Change? [Y] Add Spac Add Rec Hist Rural Char Natur Res Traff Res Grow More Res Grow Less Com Grow More Com Grow Less School Road & PP Limit Tax Incr Other Comm-ents Y/N? More Bus More Indus Raise taxes Chg Priorit Incr User fees Other Comm-ents Y/N? Further Comments About Community Characteristics Further Comments About "Things Willing to Consider" Work Col Work Col
1 Open space, low congestion, low crime rate OS QL     Stop feeing me to death, when I say not to a overide it means no--see sheet T       1 2   3   4   5               2 3 4 1   5             #REF! #REF!
2 Quiet neighborhoods FOT       More commercial & industrial growth CG                 3   2 1     5 4     1 2                 #REF! #REF!
3 Quiet rural environment FOT       Town center more developed DR             3 5       4   2   1     1 2 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
4 Beautiful setting FOT       Downtown imps to attract better variety shops, businesses & restaurants DR                 2     3       1   y 1           y Improve tax base with smart commercial growth Lower expenditures, eg school budget   #REF! #REF!
5 Open land OS       Smarter spending on thigs like schools SE       3   4 2 5               1     1 2   4 3           #REF! #REF!
6 rural character, people, everything FOT PF     Exec,. Sec'y to town manager GOV           2 1 4           3   5     1 2 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
7 open space, nice little town OS FOT     Have few more little shops in town DR CG     2     1 3             5 4     3   4 2 1           #REF! #REF!
8 School system S                 2 5 1 1 1 3   2   5 1   1     5 4 3 1 2           #REF! #REF!
9 Safe place to raise kids QL       Better library, full day kindergarten, more educational $$ R S           2             1                             #REF! #REF!
10 Safe community rural feel to the town QL FOT     Spruce up main st.  See sheet for examples DR             1 4     3     5 2         1 2   3   y       #REF! #REF!
11 Small town atmosphere, open space, state park nearby FOT OS     Selectmen to mayor format of gov't GOV       3     1 5     2         4       2 5 4 1 3         #REF! #REF!
12 Open spaces + downtown, if it were well planned OS FOT     The character of downtown - it's so hodgepodge DR       5 4 2 3   1                   1 3 5 2 4           #REF! #REF!
13 Small town atmosphere, open space, state park nearby FOT       More business CG               3       2   4 5 1     1 3 5 4 2           #REF! #REF!
14 My home QL       Less change RG           5 2 3     4         1   y 2 1 5 3 4     The wrong people are spending our tax dollar and making decisions     #REF! #REF!
15 Bedroom community, schools FOT S     Lower taxes T       5             4 3   1   2     1 2 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
16 The clean separation of industry and residential       Y Some (not too much) downtown commercial development DR CG     3   4   1       5   2         2 1 3 5 4           #REF! #REF!
17 Small township FOT       Less open space OS       1       2 3   5     4                 1           #REF! #REF!
18 schools S       Center of town update DR           3 1         4     2   5 y       1       Retail Space in town     #REF! #REF!
19 Topen space (parks + trails) and town's center plaza OS FOT     More of a down town presence to bring local residences together & attract them to use. DR           2   1           3 4 5     1 3 5 2 4           #REF! #REF!
20 Ruralness FOT       Less building RG       99   99 99 99     50   50 99 99 99   y 99     99     y My family has been in town for the past 80 years.  The town has changed immensly the growth should stop. Small business   #REF! #REF!
21 Small town persona FOT       Rate of growth should slow down RG           4 5       1   2     3     4 5 1 2 3           #REF! #REF!
22 Smallness FOT       No low cost housing D       1       2     50   50   3 4           1             #REF! #REF!
23 School system S       Sidewalks on Elm St.       Y     2 3 4             1       3 4 5 1 2           #REF! #REF!
24 Small town feel, minimal commerce FOT       Reduction of traffic through town, especially on West Main St. TR         4 3 2 5   50     50 1         1                   #REF! #REF!
25 Schools, community importance S PF     Traffic Mgmt TR             5   1     2   4   3     2 3   1             #REF! #REF!
26 Land/no traffic OS FOT     Less development RG       4     5       1   2     3         5 1             #REF! #REF!
27 Location/Housing L       More tax base business CG       3 3 4 2 2 2   50 50   3 2 1     1 1 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
28 Schools, open space S OS     Less development RG         4   5       2     1   3     2 1 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
29 Rural char. FOT       Restrict rampant growth RG       1     2 3     4     5               1             #REF! #REF!
30                         99     99     99     99 99     1                   #REF! #REF!
31           Lower taxes T                 4     3     2 1     1 2     3           #REF! #REF!
32 My home QL       No more building RG       1 4 3 5 2     50                     1             #REF! #REF!
33 School system S       Property taxes decreased T                 4     5   2 3 1   y 2 1 5 4 3     #5 is not so much a priority as it is a necessity for my #1 priority     #REF! #REF!
34 Quaint, quiet town FOT       The "good old boy" network of the town  council PE         5   2       4   3     1     2 3 5 1 4           #REF! #REF!
35 sense of community, good balance between services and taxes, but need to expand commercial base PF       More emphasis on generating revenues to reduce tax impact T             5   4 3   1   2         1 2 3         New concepts wike what is being planned in Upton would seem to address severa of these points if well done     #REF! #REF!
36 rural setting FOT       Downtown area, I would like to see more antiqwue type structures with retail DR           4 1 2           3     5 y 1 3 4 2 5     Beautify downtown     #REF! #REF!
37 Community PF       Exclusivity, schools especially special ed D                       99   99         99 99                 #REF! #REF!
38 Small town FOT       Selectmen and their agendas PE             2 1           5 4 3           1   2 y   Change zoning requirements for new construction, increase lot requirements   #REF! #REF!
39 Small town feel, rural character, but still having community resources FOT       More for teens to do (I.e. community center), more for seniors R         1   2 5       50   3   4     1 2 5 3 4           #REF! #REF!
40 Quiet, safe, well-maintained town with excellent schools. FOT QL S   Growth of downtown area while maintaining character of town DR       5     4 2       3   1         1 5 4 3 2           #REF! #REF!
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