Mahanoy Area Comprehensive Plan - Survey Question Title * 1. In which of these municipalities do you live? Delano Township Mahanoy City Mahanoy Township Ryan Township Question Title * 2. How many years have you been a resident of the Mahanoy Area (Delano Township, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Township, and Ryan Township)? Question Title * 3. Which best describes why you live in the Mahanoy Area? I was born and raised in the Mahanoy Area Spouse was born and raised in the Mahanoy Area I (we) chose to move to the Mahanoy Area Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Do you own or rent your home? Own Rent Other Question Title * 5. How many people live in your household? 1 2-3 4-6 7+ Question Title * 6. The Mahanoy Area falls within one public school district. If you have children, which school type do they attend? Public School Private/Charter School Homeschool Cyberschool Not Applicable Question Title * 7. Please indicate your level of education. Less than a high school degree High school graduate 1-3 years of college or trade school 4 years of college 5-6 years of college 7+ years of college Question Title * 8. If you are employed in the Mahanoy Area, what is your occupation? I am not employed in the Mahanoy Area Administration support occupation Contractor Carpenter Corrections Education Executive/ Administration Farming Forestry Mining State Employee Food services Health/ Medical Home occupation Law Enforcement Machine operator, Assembler, Inspector Production or manufacturing Private household occupation Professional occupation Sales Self-employed Social services Technician/ Support occupation Transportation/ distribution Retired Other Question Title * 9. If you are employed but NOT in the Mahanoy Area, in what other county/state are they employed? I am employed in the Mahanoy Area Schuylkill County Columbia County Northumberland County Dauphin County Lebanon County Berks County Lehigh County Carbon County Luzerne County Other PA Counties not listed Other State Question Title * 10. Do you own or operate a home business? Yes No Hybrid Question Title * 11. Do you currently work from home? Yes No Hybrid Question Title * 12. This question attempts to understand how you feel about Mahanoy Area's current characteristics. Put another way, please tell us why you continue to live in the Mahanoy Area. Check all that apply. Affordable Housing Cellular phone service Childcare Economic development Environmental protection Healthcare facilites Higher education High-speed internet Land use controls Open space Police protection Proximity to services Public schools Public services Public transportation Recreation/ Cultural facilities Roads and Highways Senior daycare Senior programs Sewage disposal Shopping availability Taxes and cost of government Water supplies Youth programs Employment Accessibility to adjacent business areas Other Question Title * 13. Do you think affordable housing is an issue in the Mahanoy Area? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 14. Where do you most frequently shop? Consider not only everyday goods and services such as groceries and haircuts but also special purchases such as appliances and entertainment. Check all that apply. Mahanoy City Mahanoy Township Tamaqua Hazleton Pottsville Lehighton Online/ Catalog Shenandoah Frackville St. Clair Hometown New Castle Wilks-Barre Other Question Title * 15. Which of the following best describes how you feel the prospects would be if you were to search for new and better employment in the Mahanoy Area? Excellent Good Fair Poor Question Title * 16. Which of the following do you feel describes the outlook for your children (or young people in general) entering the workforce in the Mahanoy Area? Excellent Good Fair Poor Question Title * 17. What types of commercial business do we need more of in Mahanoy Area? Check all that apply. Auto repairs and/or sales Bakeries Beauty or barber shops Bowling alleys Campgrounds/ RV parks Car washes Clothing stores Craft shops Department stores Discount retailers Doctors, dentists, and eye care Drug stores and other dry goods Fast food restaurants Food markets Gas stations Golf courses Hardware stores Hotels/ Motels Lawn and garden outlets Legal and/or accounting Lumberyards Mobile home parks Movie theaters/ performing arts Real estate/ insurance offices Shopping centers Sit-down dining facilities Truck farming Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. What types of industrial business do we need more of in Mahanoy Area? Check all that apply. Apparel and upholstery manufacturing Basic industrial manufacturing facilities Electronic assembly, manufacturing, and distribution Electronic data processing and back-office operations Food and kindred products manufacturing and processing Furniture, woodworking, and glass products manufacturing Healthcare facilities and medical offices Manufacturing of packaged retail goods Office, professional, or service-type businesses Overnight or express packages consolidation and distribution Wholesale businesses Packaging of retail goods Printing facilities Production greenhouses Research and development facilities Sawmills and wood manufacturing Plastic product manufacturing or molding Small appliances and light metal fabrication (e.g., tool and die) Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. Based on your experience as a resident, what problems do you feel are the most prominent for the Mahanoy Area? Check all that apply. Ambulance service Arts and cultural offerings Blight Childcare/ family support continuing education Crime Domestic violence Downtown revitalization Drug and alcohol abuse Economic opportunities Educational system quality Eldercare (daycare, etc.) Fire protection Health care Higher education Highway maintenance Historical preservation Housing opportunities Illegal trash dumping Internet service/ broadband access Job training Library service Mental health services Nuisance taxes Over-regulation Poverty Property maintenance Property taxes Public safety/ policing Public transportation Quality of new development Recreational opportunities Shopping opportunities Stormwater management Traffic congestion Unemployment Water pollution Food access/ insecurity Question Title * 20. Are there any other issues on which you would like to comment? Done