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City of Centerville - Comprehensive Plan Update Survey 2026

City of Centerville - Comprehensive Plan Update Survey - 2026

The City of Centerville in cooperation with Centerville's Planning & Zoning Board are working with Chariton Valley Planning & Development Council of Governments are preparing an update to the City of Centerville's Comprehensive Plan for 2027-2032.

The comprehensive plan is a strategic plan for the growth and development of the city. Part of the planning process includes a public opinion survey. Completing the following survey will help to identify strengths, weaknesses and desires in the community and what services are most important to local residents.

The following survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. No information that you provide will be used to identify you, this is completely anonymous.

You may complete this online survey once per computer. Paper copies of this survey are available at the Centerville City Hall or Chariton Valley Planning & Development office.

Thank you for your participation.

Please direct questions regarding this survey to:

Chariton Valley Planning & Development Council
308 North 12th Street
Centerville, Iowa 52544
641-437-4359
nmoore@charitonvalleyplanning.com



















1.Do you live in the City of Centerville?
2.Are you male or female?
3.Do you rent or own?
4.Which category below best describes your age?
5.How many people are in your household?
6.How many children age 17 and younger live in your household?
7.Please estimate how much total combined income that all members of your HOUSEHOLD earned in 2026? This includes money from jobs; net income from business, farming, rent, pensions, dividends, interest, and social security.
8.What is your level of education?
9.Do you believe that there is adequate access to post high school educational opportunities in Centerville?
10.What educational opportunities is Centerville lacking?
11.How often do you utilize the Drake Public Library? 
12.Do you believe that the Drake Public Library is adequate in terms of services provided?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Overall size
Access/Location
Materials for Adults
Materials for Children
Materials for Youth/Teenage
Programs
Computers
Parking
13.Please rate the quality of the following governmental services:
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Parks and Recreation
Administration (Finance, Mayor, Council, City Administrator)
Police/Law Enforcement
Public Works (Streets, Water, Sewer)
Fire/Rescue
Code Enforcement/Compliance 
14.What governmental services would you like to reduce due to financial constraints?
15.What governmental services are the most important to you?
Most Important
Important
Least Important
Fire/Rescue
Police/Law Enforcement
Public Works (Streets, Water, Sewer)
Parks and Recreation
16.In what areas do you believe the City and County could increase cooperation?
17.Overall, how would you rate the condition of Centerville's housing stock?
18.Do you think there is adequate supply of housing choices (type, cost, condition) in Centerville? 
19.What type(s) of housing do you think needs to be added in Centerville (if any)? Please check all that apply.
20.How important are recreational facilities to you and your family? 
21.How often do you and your family members utilize the following recreational facilities (when open if a seasonal activity facility) in Centerville?
Daily
2-4 times per week
2-4 times per month
Monthly
2 or more times per year
Never
Lakeview Track area
YMCA
City Park (pool) - Morgan E. Cline
City Park - northside
City Park - southside
Kennis Korner - Skate Park
Lelah Bradley - Morgan E. Cline Sports Complex
City Reservoir- walking trail/fishing/cabins
Tennis Courts
Softball/Baseball fields
Howar Middle School- Upper walking area
IHCC Campus area
22.Please rank which recreational facilities should be upgraded or added? 
Most Important to be Improved/Added
Somewhat Important to be Improved/Added
Least Important to be Improved/Added
IHCC Baseball fields
Sidewalks/trails
Youth Softball/Baseball fields
City Reservior area/Trails
Lakeview Football Stadium
Bike Lanes/racks/bike rentals
Additional walking/biking trails throughout city
Dog Park
YMCA
Lelah Bradley-Morgan E. Cline Sports Complex
City Park - Morgan E. Cline (pool)
City Parks 
23.Have you attended any of the following cultural events in Centerville in the past year?
Yes
No
School Play or Musical
Community Play or Musical concert
Library Program
Pancake Day
Bike Night
Art Festival
Planes/Trains/Automobile Event
Museum
Events held in Downtown area
24.Do you believe that there are adequate opportunities to attend cultural events in Centerville?
25.Please rate the condition of the infrastructure in the City of Centerville?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Television (cable/satellite)
Water
Streets
Electric/Gas Utility
Sewer
Telecommunications (internet/phone)
Storm Sewer/Storm Water Drainage
Cellular services
Sidewalks
Trash/Recycling Services
26.Please rate how important the following services are to Centerville's existing infrastructure?
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Not Important
Water
Sewer
Storm Sewer/Storm Water Drainage
Streets
Electrical System
Gas Utility
Telecommunications
Television
Sidewalks
Cellular Services
27.Would you support Mandatory Trash pickup?
28.Would you support Curbside Recycling pickup?
29.In a typical day, which of the following forms of transportation do you use? (Check all that apply)
30.Is there a need to have a trolley type bus for events that can be rented?
31.How important are the following transportation needs?
Very Important
Important
Somewhat Important
Not Important
Not sure
Maintaining existing city streets, bridges, highways 
Safety & Traffic flow improvements 
4 way stop signs
Street signage/wayfinding signage
Construction of new sidewalks/repair existing
Construction of citywide bicycle/walking trail 
Airport Improvements/Zoning
Railroad improvements/crossings
Street widths/turn lanes
More traffic lights
32.Are there adequate employment opportunities available in Centerville?
33.Are there adequate retail shopping opportunities in Centerville?
34.What types of retail development do you feel Centerville is lacking? 
35.How often do you shop outside of Centerville? 
36.Why do you purchase items outside of Centerville? 
37.When you shop outside of Centerville, what is your most frequent shopping destination?
38.How often do you use the internet or a catalog to purchase items?
39.Do you feel the city of adequately prepared for natural disasters -(tornado, hail, flooding, ice storms)?
40.Is the city prepared for other types of disasters - (building collapse, fire, terrorism, hazardous materials, human disease, sink holes)
41.Please describe the PACT/Mainstreet/Historic Downtown area - (buildings, façade, landscaping, accessibility, overall esthetics)
42.Please list what types of businesses are needed on the downtown square area.
43.Do you feel safe in Centerville for yourself & family members?
44.Please list Positive Attributes for Centerville.
45.Please list Desires for the future of Centerville.
46.What are some Challenges that face Centerville?
47.How do you describe Centerville to people when they ask, where are you from?
48.Are you proud to say that you are from Centerville?
49.How to get involved - Join our Public Meetings that start @ 5:30 pm each month.

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Thank you for your time, information and support of this survey.

Nichole & Julie
CVPD
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