Watertown Forward Survey of Watertown Residents
Spring 2021

Watertown is currently reviewing its Charter, which determines how our government works.

Watertown Forward is a non-partisan civic action group whose mission is to educate, empower, and engage our community in the current charter review process.

We will share the results of this brief anonymous survey with the Charter Review Committee to help inform their deliberations on how to change our Charter so that our government can better serve its constituents.

Thank you for participating! Please share this survey with other Watertown people.

To learn more visit us at https://www.watertownforward.org/ or find us on Facebook.

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* 1. What makes Watertown a good place for you (and your family) to live?

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* 2. What would make Watertown a better place for you (and your family) to live?

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* 3. Our government delivers services to residents and local businesses, decides how our taxes are spent, and makes policies on a range of issues. Please rank how well you believe Watertown delivers the following services:

	Very good	Adequate	Needs improvement	N/A
Education	Education Very good	Education Adequate	Education Needs improvement	Education N/A
Public safety & security, including police & fire	Public safety & security, including police & fire Very good	Public safety & security, including police & fire Adequate	Public safety & security, including police & fire Needs improvement	Public safety & security, including police & fire N/A
Neighborhood and economic development including zoning & affordable housing	Neighborhood and economic development including zoning & affordable housing Very good	Neighborhood and economic development including zoning & affordable housing Adequate	Neighborhood and economic development including zoning & affordable housing Needs improvement	Neighborhood and economic development including zoning & affordable housing N/A
Street & sidewalk safety for pedestrians, bikes, & cars	Street & sidewalk safety for pedestrians, bikes, & cars Very good	Street & sidewalk safety for pedestrians, bikes, & cars Adequate	Street & sidewalk safety for pedestrians, bikes, & cars Needs improvement	Street & sidewalk safety for pedestrians, bikes, & cars N/A
Public utilities including sanitation, recycling, & water	Public utilities including sanitation, recycling, & water Very good	Public utilities including sanitation, recycling, & water Adequate	Public utilities including sanitation, recycling, & water Needs improvement	Public utilities including sanitation, recycling, & water N/A
Parks and recreation, including programs & facilities	Parks and recreation, including programs & facilities Very good	Parks and recreation, including programs & facilities Adequate	Parks and recreation, including programs & facilities Needs improvement	Parks and recreation, including programs & facilities N/A
Library	Library Very good	Library Adequate	Library Needs improvement	Library N/A
Public health & well-being	Public health & well-being Very good	Public health & well-being Adequate	Public health & well-being Needs improvement	Public health & well-being N/A
Overall quality of life in Watertown	Overall quality of life in Watertown Very good	Overall quality of life in Watertown Adequate	Overall quality of life in Watertown Needs improvement	Overall quality of life in Watertown N/A

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* 4. When you have a question or a problem related to Watertown services or government do you

Contact the Town Manager or a department

Contact a Watertown Councilor

Contact the Council President

Don't know who to contact

None of the above

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* 5. How well do you feel that our government asks you about and understands your needs?

Great

Poor

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* 6. How well do you feel that our government tells you its priorities and areas of focus?

Great

Poor

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* 7. What would you include in a vision and values statement for Watertown?

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* 8. Is there any other feedback you would like to give the Charter Review Committee?

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* 9. Optional demographic: race & ethnicity

Asian / Pacific Islander

Black / African American

Native American

White, non-Hispanic identity

White, Hispanic identity

Two or more

Prefer not to answer

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* 10. Optional demographic: household composition

Household with children who are school age or younger

Household without children who are school age or younger

Household with one or more persons 65+ years old

None of the above

Prefer not to answer

Watertown Forward Survey of Watertown ResidentsSpring 2021

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* 1. What makes Watertown a good place for you (and your family) to live?

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* 2. What would make Watertown a better place for you (and your family) to live?

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* 3. Our government delivers services to residents and local businesses, decides how our taxes are spent, and makes policies on a range of issues. Please rank how well you believe Watertown delivers the following services:

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* 4. When you have a question or a problem related to Watertown services or government do you

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* 5. How well do you feel that our government asks you about and understands your needs?

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* 6. How well do you feel that our government tells you its priorities and areas of focus?

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* 7. What would you include in a vision and values statement for Watertown?

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* 8. Is there any other feedback you would like to give the Charter Review Committee?

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* 9. Optional demographic: race & ethnicity

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* 10. Optional demographic: household composition

Watertown Forward Survey of Watertown Residents
Spring 2021