Newtown Borough Resident Survey

Newtown Borough would like your help in planning the future of your community. The Borough is currently in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, which was last updated in 2010. The Comprehensive Plan is an official public document that serves as a policy guide to decision making in the borough. It is a statement of the community’s future goals and vision for use by the planning commission, Borough Council, private stakeholders and regional, state and federal entities. The plan is periodically reviewed in order to ensure it reflects the most current needs and views of the Borough.

The Borough would like to hear the views of as many residents as possible and is committed to ensuring the community plays an active role in developing the policies that will help shape development in the Borough for the next ten years and beyond. To ensure that the views of your household are considered in the development of the Comprehensive Plan update, please take a few minutes to complete the following survey.  Please read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge, with your honest opinion. All responses to this survey will be anonymous. Please complete this survey by December 11, 2020.
 
Thank you for your time.

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1. How old are you?

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2. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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3. Please indicate the number of household members that fit the following age categories

  0 1 2 3 4 5 or more
Preschool-age children
Children grades 1-8
Children grades 9-12
Age 18-22
Age 23-44
Age 45-54
Age 55-70
Age 70+

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4. Do you own or rent your home

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5. What type of residence do you live in?

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6. Where do the residents in your household work? (Select all that apply)

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7. If employed, what modes of transportation do the residents in your household use to get to work? (Select all that apply)

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8. Why did you choose to live in Newtown Borough? (Select all that apply)

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9. How long have you lived in the borough?

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10. Do you plan on retiring in Newtown Borough?

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11. How would you rate the quality of life within Newtown Borough?

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12. What transportation do residents in your household use to get around? (Select all that apply.)

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13. What initiatives could be implemented to enhance public safety? Please choose your top three answers.  (Required.)

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14. Would you want to see tax money redirected to enhance those public safety initiatives?

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15. How satisfied are you with the following community services that the borough provides?

  Very Unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied
Borough administration
Code enforcement
Fire Protection
Parks and recreation
Police protection
Snow removal
Street maintenance/improvements
Stormwater management

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16. What are the top five issues would you like to be better addressed in the borough? (Required.)

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17. Would you like to explain your answer to #16 in more detail?

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18. Where do you receive your Newtown Borough news? (Select all that apply)

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19. Where do you get your goods and services? (Select all that apply)

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20. Do you think the borough provides enough age appropriate recreation services and facilities for the following age groups?

  Yes No Unsure
1 to 6
7 to 12
13 to 18
18 to 30
30 to 55
55 plus

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21. Should the borough consider selecting a single hauler to provide trash and recycling pickup for residents?

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22. Should the historic district in the borough expand to include additional areas with older homes?

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23. What do you love about Newtown Borough?

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24. If there was one thing in the borough you could change, what would it be?

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25. Other comments you would like us to consider for this plan update:

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