City of Kirbyville - General Survey (2020)

This survey is intended to gather input from residents for consideration in the development of the Kirbyville 2020-2030 Comprehensive Plan. The plan will examine existing conditions and provide recommendations concerning housing, land use, economic development, parks and recreation opportunities, and infrastructure (water, sewer, drainage, streets).

Your input will help to inform our understanding of the city and the plan recommendations.

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* 1. Please indicate your age.

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* 2. How many people live in your home, including yourself?

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* 3. How many people in your home are in the following age groups, including yourself?


4 years-old & younger	4 years-old & younger menu
5-12 years-old	5-12 years-old menu
13-17 years-old	13-17 years-old menu
18-24-years-old	18-24-years-old menu
25-44-years-old	25-44-years-old menu
45-64 years-old	45-64 years-old menu
66+ years-old	66+ years-old menu

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* 4. Where do you live?

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* 5. Do you own or rent your home?

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* 6. If you moved to Kirbyville from another community, why did you pick Kirbyville as your new home? (Select all the apply)

It is affordable

For the school district

Friendly/welcoming community

For a Job

Close to family

Accessible transportation

Other (please explain):

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* 7. How would you rate the quality and dependability of the following services/sysystems?

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor
Electricity	Electricity Excellent	Electricity Very Good	Electricity Good	Electricity Fair	Electricity Poor
Sewer System	Sewer System Excellent	Sewer System Very Good	Sewer System Good	Sewer System Fair	Sewer System Poor
Storm Drainage	Storm Drainage Excellent	Storm Drainage Very Good	Storm Drainage Good	Storm Drainage Fair	Storm Drainage Poor
Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.)	Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.) Excellent	Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.) Very Good	Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.) Good	Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.) Fair	Telecommunications (Internet, Cell Service, etc.) Poor
Water System	Water System Excellent	Water System Very Good	Water System Good	Water System Fair	Water System Poor

If you selected “Poor” or “Fair” please describe your concern(s) the box below.

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* 8. In your opinion, what are Kirbyville's most important transportation issues? (Select up to three)

Connections between local streets and neighborhoods

Lack of access to public/mass transit (buses, commuter train)

Increased traffic from new development

Physical condition of transportation infrastructure (road conditions, bridge conditions)

Lack of pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure (sidewalks, bike lanes, safe crossings)

Connection to highways and other major roads

Other (please explain):

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* 9. How would you rate the overall condition of housing in Kirbyville?

Excellent

Normal

Poor

No opinion

If you selected "Poor" please describe your concern(s) in the box below.

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* 10. How would you rate the importance of the following housing types?

	Very Important	Important	Not Important	No Opinion
Affordable	Affordable Very Important	Affordable Important	Affordable Not Important	Affordable No Opinion
Luxury	Luxury Very Important	Luxury Important	Luxury Not Important	Luxury No Opinion
Market rate	Market rate Very Important	Market rate Important	Market rate Not Important	Market rate No Opinion
Public / Cooperative	Public / Cooperative Very Important	Public / Cooperative Important	Public / Cooperative Not Important	Public / Cooperative No Opinion
Geared towards renters	Geared towards renters Very Important	Geared towards renters Important	Geared towards renters Not Important	Geared towards renters No Opinion
Geared towards first-time home-buyers	Geared towards first-time home-buyers Very Important	Geared towards first-time home-buyers Important	Geared towards first-time home-buyers Not Important	Geared towards first-time home-buyers No Opinion
Geared towards seniors	Geared towards seniors Very Important	Geared towards seniors Important	Geared towards seniors Not Important	Geared towards seniors No Opinion
Historic	Historic Very Important	Historic Important	Historic Not Important	Historic No Opinion

Other (please explain):

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* 11. How often do you visit a business in Kirbyville in a typical week?

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* 12. What changes would lead you to visit businesses in Kirbyville more often?

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* 13. Which of the following businesses would like to have, or to have more of, in Kirbyville?

Banking

Lawyer

Doctor / dentist

Pharmacy

Automotive repair

Gas station

Tailor / dry cleaners

Package shipment (UPS,FEDEX)

Salon / beauty

Child care

Clothing store

Hardware / general store

Department store

Food co-op

Local food processing facility

Small craft/artisan gallery

Florist

Plant nursery

Farm stand

Liquor store or wine shop

Bar, pub, or tavern

Book store

Newspaper Store

Restaurant

Coffee Shop / Cafe

Other (please explain):

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* 14. Pick one word to describe Kirbyville today.

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* 15. In your opinion, what are Kirbyville's three greatest strengths?

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* 16. Please let us know how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the kind of community you think Kirbyville should be.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	No Opinion
A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement	A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement Strongly Agree	A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement Agree	A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement Disagree	A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement Strongly Disagree	A retirement community – a place where residents can live out their retirement No Opinion
A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville	A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville Strongly Agree	A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville Agree	A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville Disagree	A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville Strongly Disagree	A bedroom or residential community - a place of residence for people who work outside of Kirbyville No Opinion
A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit	A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit Strongly Agree	A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit Agree	A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit Disagree	A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit Strongly Disagree	A tourist destination community - a place for tourists to visit No Opinion
A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all”	A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all” Strongly Agree	A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all” Agree	A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all” Disagree	A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all” Strongly Disagree	A rural community – a place where people can “get away from it all” No Opinion
A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families	A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families Strongly Agree	A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families Agree	A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families Disagree	A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families Strongly Disagree	A family-oriented community – a place where people can safely raise families No Opinion
A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work	A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work Strongly Agree	A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work Agree	A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work Disagree	A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work Strongly Disagree	A hometown community - a place where people can both live and work No Opinion
A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles	A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles Strongly Agree	A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles Agree	A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles Disagree	A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles Strongly Disagree	A pedestrian-friendly community - a place where pedestrians and bicycles take precedence over automobiles No Opinion
An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved	An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved Strongly Agree	An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved Agree	An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved Disagree	An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved Strongly Disagree	An environmental-friendly community - a place where the ecological health of the community is preserved No Opinion
An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development	An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development Strongly Agree	An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development Agree	An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development Disagree	An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development Strongly Disagree	An urban community – a place with high concentrations of housing and commercial development No Opinion

Other (please explain):

City of Kirbyville - General Survey (2020)

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* 1. Please indicate your age.

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* 2. How many people live in your home, including yourself?

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* 3. How many people in your home are in the following age groups, including yourself?

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* 4. Where do you live?

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* 5. Do you own or rent your home?

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* 6. If you moved to Kirbyville from another community, why did you pick Kirbyville as your new home? (Select all the apply)

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* 7. How would you rate the quality and dependability of the following services/sysystems?

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* 8. In your opinion, what are Kirbyville's most important transportation issues? (Select up to three)

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* 9. How would you rate the overall condition of housing in Kirbyville?

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* 10. How would you rate the importance of the following housing types?

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* 11. How often do you visit a business in Kirbyville in a typical week?

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* 12. What changes would lead you to visit businesses in Kirbyville more often?

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* 13. Which of the following businesses would like to have, or to have more of, in Kirbyville?

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* 14. Pick one word to describe Kirbyville today.

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* 15. In your opinion, what are Kirbyville's three greatest strengths?

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* 16. Please let us know how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the kind of community you think Kirbyville should be.

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* 17. In your opinion, what is the greatest planning challenge facing the city of Kirbyville in the next 10 years?

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* 18. What is the one major improvement or change that you would like to see in Kirbyville in the next 10 years?