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* 1. In what area of Silver Bow County do you live? (please check all that apply)

Inside Butte's Urban Boundary (Butte/Walkerville)

On More Than Twenty Acres of Land

Inside a Special Improvement District (SID)

Outside Butte's Urban Boundary (Melrose, Divide, Ramsay, Brown's Gulch, Rocker, Other)

On Less Than Twenty Acres of Land

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* 2. What is your age?

Under 18

18 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 and older

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* 3. If you are a homeowner, what is the approximate value of your property?

Not applicable

up to $75,000

$76,000 - $125,000

$126,000 - $175,000

$176,000 - $225,000

More than $225,000

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* 4. Rank the following "budget priorities" for City-County of Butte-Silver Bow.

	Very Important	Important	Neutral	Not Important
Public Infrastructure	Public Infrastructure Very Important	Public Infrastructure Important	Public Infrastructure Neutral	Public Infrastructure Not Important
Parks & Recreation	Parks & Recreation Very Important	Parks & Recreation Important	Parks & Recreation Neutral	Parks & Recreation Not Important
Commmunity and Economic Development	Commmunity and Economic Development Very Important	Commmunity and Economic Development Important	Commmunity and Economic Development Neutral	Commmunity and Economic Development Not Important
Community Enrichment	Community Enrichment Very Important	Community Enrichment Important	Community Enrichment Neutral	Community Enrichment Not Important
Public/Environmental Health	Public/Environmental Health Very Important	Public/Environmental Health Important	Public/Environmental Health Neutral	Public/Environmental Health Not Important
Public Safety	Public Safety Very Important	Public Safety Important	Public Safety Neutral	Public Safety Not Important
Culture and Arts	Culture and Arts Very Important	Culture and Arts Important	Culture and Arts Neutral	Culture and Arts Not Important

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* 5. If you were in charge, what would be your recommendation on how to spend a "budget dollar"? Please determine how much of a budget dollar you would spend for each of the listed services. You must enter a number between 0-100 for each line. Make sure your total budget adds up to 100 --> ($1.00 = 100 Cents). If it does not, your budget is not balanced.

Public/Environmental Health

Parks & Recreation

Culture and Arts

Public Infrastructure

Community Enrichment

Community and Economic Development

Public Safety

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* 6. What impact do each of the following have on the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow citizens' quality of life?

	Very Impactful	Impactful	Somewhat Impactful	No Impact
Public Infrastructure	Public Infrastructure Very Impactful	Public Infrastructure Impactful	Public Infrastructure Somewhat Impactful	Public Infrastructure No Impact
Community Enrichment	Community Enrichment Very Impactful	Community Enrichment Impactful	Community Enrichment Somewhat Impactful	Community Enrichment No Impact
Public Safety	Public Safety Very Impactful	Public Safety Impactful	Public Safety Somewhat Impactful	Public Safety No Impact
Community and Economic Development	Community and Economic Development Very Impactful	Community and Economic Development Impactful	Community and Economic Development Somewhat Impactful	Community and Economic Development No Impact
Culture and Arts	Culture and Arts Very Impactful	Culture and Arts Impactful	Culture and Arts Somewhat Impactful	Culture and Arts No Impact
Public/Environmental Health	Public/Environmental Health Very Impactful	Public/Environmental Health Impactful	Public/Environmental Health Somewhat Impactful	Public/Environmental Health No Impact
Parks & Recreation	Parks & Recreation Very Impactful	Parks & Recreation Impactful	Parks & Recreation Somewhat Impactful	Parks & Recreation No Impact

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* 7. The City-County of Butte-Silver Bow strives to ensure government processes are transparent and accessible to all citizens. In the past year, have you (please check all that apply):

Attended any other Butte-Silver Bow Board or Commission meeting (Planning, Parks & Rec., SARTA, Parking Commission)

Listened back to a previous weeks' audio of a Council of Commissioners' meeting on the Butte-Silver Bow website

Attended a Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners' meeting

Paid a Butte-Silver Bow bill or ticket online

Contacted a Butte-Silver Bow employee or department

Visited a Butte-Silver Bow social media outlet (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Visited the Butte-Silver Bow website

Listened live to a Council of Commissioners' meeting on the radio or via web broadcast (KBMF LP Butte 102.5 FM)

Looked at the weekly financial update on the Butte-Silver Bow "Transparency Portal" on the Butte-Silver Bow website

Submitted a communication to the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners

Submitted a Comment/Reported a problem (pothole/street light outage) to Butte-Silver Bow via online form, telephone or in person.

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* 8. Do you think additional resources should be used to promote and market our community to increase outside investment and to attract new residents and businesses (job growth) to the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow?

Yes

I do not care

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* 9. What services should receive the most emphasis over the next two years?

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Police services	Police services High Priority	Police services Medium Priority	Police services Low Priority
Maintenance of City-County streets and road	Maintenance of City-County streets and road High Priority	Maintenance of City-County streets and road Medium Priority	Maintenance of City-County streets and road Low Priority
Enforcement of City-County codes and ordinances	Enforcement of City-County codes and ordinances High Priority	Enforcement of City-County codes and ordinances Medium Priority	Enforcement of City-County codes and ordinances Low Priority
City-County’s parks and recreation programs/facilities	City-County’s parks and recreation programs/facilities High Priority	City-County’s parks and recreation programs/facilities Medium Priority	City-County’s parks and recreation programs/facilities Low Priority
Fire services	Fire services High Priority	Fire services Medium Priority	Fire services Low Priority
Effectiveness of City-County communication with public	Effectiveness of City-County communication with public High Priority	Effectiveness of City-County communication with public Medium Priority	Effectiveness of City-County communication with public Low Priority
City-County’s storm water management system	City-County’s storm water management system High Priority	City-County’s storm water management system Medium Priority	City-County’s storm water management system Low Priority
City-County’s water	City-County’s water High Priority	City-County’s water Medium Priority	City-County’s water Low Priority
Sanitary sewer utilities	Sanitary sewer utilities High Priority	Sanitary sewer utilities Medium Priority	Sanitary sewer utilities Low Priority
Transit (bus) routes	Transit (bus) routes High Priority	Transit (bus) routes Medium Priority	Transit (bus) routes Low Priority
Public health services	Public health services High Priority	Public health services Medium Priority	Public health services Low Priority
Mental health services	Mental health services High Priority	Mental health services Medium Priority	Mental health services Low Priority

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* 10. Would you agree that the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow needs to change the structure of the Road Maintenance Districts (Special Improvement Districts)?

Yes

I do not have an opinion

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* 11. What amount would you be willing to pay in fees to cover the cost of improved road and street maintenance districts?

$25-$49

$50-74

$75-$99

$100

No increase

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* 12. Rate the level at which each element contributes to a positive perception of the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow.

	Very Important	Important	Neutral	Not Important
Well maintained streets	Well maintained streets Very Important	Well maintained streets Important	Well maintained streets Neutral	Well maintained streets Not Important
Historical buildings	Historical buildings Very Important	Historical buildings Important	Historical buildings Neutral	Historical buildings Not Important
Public spaces such as parks and trails	Public spaces such as parks and trails Very Important	Public spaces such as parks and trails Important	Public spaces such as parks and trails Neutral	Public spaces such as parks and trails Not Important
Access to free public transit system	Access to free public transit system Very Important	Access to free public transit system Important	Access to free public transit system Neutral	Access to free public transit system Not Important
Availability of housing at affordable price points	Availability of housing at affordable price points Very Important	Availability of housing at affordable price points Important	Availability of housing at affordable price points Neutral	Availability of housing at affordable price points Not Important
Clean and generally free from litter	Clean and generally free from litter Very Important	Clean and generally free from litter Important	Clean and generally free from litter Neutral	Clean and generally free from litter Not Important
Well maintained business districts	Well maintained business districts Very Important	Well maintained business districts Important	Well maintained business districts Neutral	Well maintained business districts Not Important

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* 13. Rank the largest challenges facing the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow in the future.

Lack of diverse jobs

Infrastructure (roads, public buildings, parks, etc.)

Aging population

Poverty rates

Access to medical care

Ongoing Superfund cleanup

Other

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* 14. Rank your satisfaction with the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow Leadership.

	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Dissatisfied
Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials	Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials Very Satisfied	Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials Somewhat Satisfied	Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials Neutral	Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials Somewhat Dissatisfied	Leadership provided by the City-County’s elected officials Dissatisfied
Access to elected and appointed City-County officials	Access to elected and appointed City-County officials Very Satisfied	Access to elected and appointed City-County officials Somewhat Satisfied	Access to elected and appointed City-County officials Neutral	Access to elected and appointed City-County officials Somewhat Dissatisfied	Access to elected and appointed City-County officials Dissatisfied
Level of public involvement in local decision making	Level of public involvement in local decision making Very Satisfied	Level of public involvement in local decision making Somewhat Satisfied	Level of public involvement in local decision making Neutral	Level of public involvement in local decision making Somewhat Dissatisfied	Level of public involvement in local decision making Dissatisfied
Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views	Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views Very Satisfied	Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views Somewhat Satisfied	Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views Neutral	Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views Somewhat Dissatisfied	Frequency City-County leaders seek out your views Dissatisfied

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* 15. Are you getting value and services for your tax and user fee dollars?

Yes, I’m getting my money’s worth

No, I’m not getting my money’s worth

Don’t know/No answer

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* 16. Rate how informed you are with projects the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow undertakes.

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Not Sure

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* 17. Generally speaking, are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the services the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow is providing?

Very Satisfied

Somewhat Satisfied

Somewhat Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

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* 18. What are your top reasons for living in the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow? (click all that apply)

Location

Convenience

Affordable housing and property taxes

Quality of life

I grew up here

Schools

Parks or recreation programs

Friendliness of residents

Quality/variety of housing

City-County services such as police, fire, etc.

None of the above

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* 19. How much additional funds would you pay on your tax bill to be allocated to entities supporting a Homeless Shelter and providing food to the needy?

$0-$9

$10-$14

$15-$19

$20-$24

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* 20. How much additional funding would you pay on your tax bill to be allocated to entities with a mission to reduce substance abuse?

$0-$9

$10-$14

$15-$19

$20-$24

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