Imagine Butner 2040

1. Community Survey Questions

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Your contribution to this survey will help the Town of Butner plan for our future. There are 26 Questions in this Survey. There is an opportunity at the end of this survey to add comments about something you feel is important not mentioned in the survey about your aspirations for the future of Butner.

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Town of Butner Planning and Corporate Limits

The area within the red line is the Town of Butner's Planning jurisdiction and Corporate Limits. You may have a "Creedmoor" or "Stem" zip code, but your are a resident of the Town of Butner if you live within the area outlined in Red.

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* 1. In the future, I would like to see more housing for senior citizens (e.g. retirement communities; all-care facilities; single-family, owner-occupied accessory apartments)

Range - Strongly Agree (10), Neutral (5), Strongly Disagree (0)

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* 2. In the future, I would like to see areas of the Town reserved for low-density single-family and recreational uses, protected open space and farmland?

Range - Strongly Agree (10), Neutral (5), Strongly Disagree (0)

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* 3. In the future, would you like to see some areas of the town developed so that offices, shopping, services, recreation, and residential areas are within walking distance of each other?

Range - Strongly Agree (10), Neutral (5), Strongly Disagree (0)

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* 4. In the future, do you want to see a balanced mix of housing options that include single-family, duplexes, townhomes, multi-family and apartments?

Range - Strongly Agree (10), Neutral (5), Strongly Disagree (0)

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* 5. Regarding Residential Uses (Check all that apply)

Butner needs more housing choices

The housing supply and quality is adequate

There needs to be more options for people to grow older, downsize in town

There needs to be more options for people to move up (housing size and value) in town

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How affordable is housing in Butner?

Extremely affordable

Very affordable

Somewhat affordable

Not so affordable

Not at all affordable

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* 7. How important to you are each of the following Planning elements as they relate to Butner's future? Please number this in order of importance, from most important (1) to least important (9).

Community facilities (town hall, community center, schools, libraries, etc.)

Economic development (more jobs, more services, more retail, etc. and the public investment in facilities, incentives to attract jobs, service providers, and retail, etc.)

Environmental and natural resources, open space preservation, farmland protection

Expanded housing choices, quality and quantity

Expanded parks and recreation opportunities and cultural and historic facilities

More transportation options (roads, sidewalks, transit, design)

Utilities (water, sewer, etc.)

The design and appearance of buildings, public spaces, streets, etc.

The ability to walk to shopping, services, restaurants, parks, etc.

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* 8. Please feel free to add to the list above or discuss your choices in more depth.

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* 9. Where do you see room for improvement? (check all that apply)

Quality of public utilities (water & sewer)

Quality of town appearance

Quality of local streets and street connections

Quality of entertainment options

Quality of recreation options

Quality of restaurants

Quality of retail shopping options

Quality of new development

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* 10. What are some suggested improvements to the problems you identified in the previous question?

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* 11. Regarding the Quality of New Development. Do you think that the quality of new development could better? What do you like or don't like about new development that has come to Town?

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* 12. Where is your place of employment?

Butner - Creedmoor

Durham

Treyburn

RTP

RDU

Raleigh

Oxford

Roxboro

Timberlake

Henderson

Cary

Chapel Hill

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If you are commuting to jobs outside of Butner, which is your primary route?

I-85

NC 50 / Creedmoor Road

Old Oxford Road (NC 75)

NC 56

Gate 2 Road

Central Avenue

I work in Butner

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What best describes where you live Butner? (Note: A Creedmoor or Stem address/zip code does not mean you live in those Towns)

East Side of I-85 (East Lyon Station, Will Suitt, Joe Peed, Cash Road, etc.)

West Side of I-85 (Central Avenue, numbered- or letter-street)

I don't know (please add your address below)

Other (please add your address here if you are not sure)

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* 15. How important to you is living in a place where you have options to get from one place to another without having to use a car? For example, being able to walk or bike to a park, shopping, a school, or a restaurant?

Not at all important

Neutral

Very important

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* 16. Does Butner have too many, too few, or about the right number of pedestrian/bicycle paths, greenways, and sidewalks?

Far too many

Too many

The right amount

Too few

Far too few

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* 17. Do you consider Butner to be a good place to bike or walk?

0 = absolutely not; 5 = good enough; 10 is definitely

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* 18. Butner currently offers residents access to a number of activities (athletic, entertainment) at the Town's public facilities. Are there any activities not currently provided, or facilities we don't have, that you would like to see?

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* 19. In the future, I would like to have better public access to Falls Lake from the Town of Butner for boating and recreation:

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Add additional comments here. If you would like to have access for a specific use, mention it here. If there's a location where you'd like to access Falls Lake from the Town, please mention it here.

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* 20. Of all the purchases your household makes, about how many are made in Butner?

All of them

Most of them

About half of them

A few of them

None of them

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* 21. About how long have you lived in Butner?

Years

Months

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* 22. How much longer do you expect to live in Butner?

Years

Months

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Town of Butner Planning and Corporate Limits

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* 1. In the future, I would like to see more housing for senior citizens (e.g. retirement communities; all-care facilities; single-family, owner-occupied accessory apartments)

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* 2. In the future, I would like to see areas of the Town reserved for low-density single-family and recreational uses, protected open space and farmland?

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* 3. In the future, would you like to see some areas of the town developed so that offices, shopping, services, recreation, and residential areas are within walking distance of each other?

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* 4. In the future, do you want to see a balanced mix of housing options that include single-family, duplexes, townhomes, multi-family and apartments?

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* 5. Regarding Residential Uses (Check all that apply)

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* 6. How affordable is housing in Butner?

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* 7. How important to you are each of the following Planning elements as they relate to Butner's future? Please number this in order of importance, from most important (1) to least important (9).

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* 8. Please feel free to add to the list above or discuss your choices in more depth.

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* 9. Where do you see room for improvement? (check all that apply)

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* 10. What are some suggested improvements to the problems you identified in the previous question?

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* 11. Regarding the Quality of New Development. Do you think that the quality of new development could better? What do you like or don't like about new development that has come to Town?

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* 12. Where is your place of employment?

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* 13. If you are commuting to jobs outside of Butner, which is your primary route?

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* 14. What best describes where you live Butner? (Note: A Creedmoor or Stem address/zip code does not mean you live in those Towns)

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* 15. How important to you is living in a place where you have options to get from one place to another without having to use a car? For example, being able to walk or bike to a park, shopping, a school, or a restaurant?

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* 16. Does Butner have too many, too few, or about the right number of pedestrian/bicycle paths, greenways, and sidewalks?

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* 17. Do you consider Butner to be a good place to bike or walk?

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* 18. Butner currently offers residents access to a number of activities (athletic, entertainment) at the Town's public facilities. Are there any activities not currently provided, or facilities we don't have, that you would like to see?

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* 19. In the future, I would like to have better public access to Falls Lake from the Town of Butner for boating and recreation:

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* 20. Of all the purchases your household makes, about how many are made in Butner?

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* 21. About how long have you lived in Butner?

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* 22. How much longer do you expect to live in Butner?

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* 23. Please help us understand why you would choose to leave Butner (optional):