Welcome!

Your responses to this survey are completely anonymous and cannot be traced back to you.

Thank you for your interest in the development of an updated Sullivan Comprehensive Plan. This survey is designed to gather input from the Sullivan community on topics that are of importance to the future of our community, including local services, priorities for preservation and development, future land use, and housing. It also asks some demographic questions, so we know how well the survey respondents reflect the Sullivan community as a whole. Your feedback is important.

The survey will remain open until August 31, 2024. We anticipate it will take 15 minutes to complete. Click or scroll down to advance to the next question in the survey. Please respond to all questions.

Please visit https://sullivanmaine.org/comp-plan/ or email townmanager@sullivanmaine.org for more information about the Sullivan Comprehensive Planning process.

Thank you for your time.

The Comprehensive Planning Committee.
Judy Ashby, Ray Weintraub, Don Snoke, Christina McGowan, Gary Edwards, and Bianca Seavey-Tucker.

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* 1. What are 2 or 3 things you value most about Sullivan?

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* 2. What do you think is missing from Sullivan? Please list 1 or 2 things.

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* 3. Please provide your opinion of the quality of these Town services and facilities:

  Good Excellent Adequate Needs Improvement Don't Know/Unsure
Cemeteries
Code enforcement
Fire/EMS services
Public access to fresh water
Public access to salt water
Public transportation
Recreational facilities
Recreational programs
Road maintenance
Snow removal/sanding roads
Town office customer service
Transfer station

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* 4. Please provide your opinion of the quality of the following services that are shared by the Town of Sullivan with other communities:

  Excellent Good Adequate Needs Improvement Don't Know/Unsure
Healthcare access/accessibility
Health care service quality
Library
Police protection
RSU 24
Senior citizen services
Historical Society
Recreation Center
Childcare services

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* 5. During the last 3 years, I think Sullivan's population has:

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* 6. How valuable is tourism to the community?

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* 7. Where would you like to focus tourism?

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* 8. Please check where you feel it is most appropriate for the following land uses to occur in the future:

  Anywhere In Designated Areas Nowhere Unsure
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Commercial (trades/services)
Professional Services
Cannabis Business/Sales
Manufacturing
Inns, hotels, B&Bs, hostels
Forestry
Gravel pits/quarries
Affordable housing
Mining
Mobile home park
Residential
Restaurants
Short-term rental properties
Solar farm development
Wind farm development
Workforce housing

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* 9. How involved should the Town be in protecting the following:

  Very Somewhat Current Protections are Appropriate Unsure
Agricultural land
Aquifers for drinking water
Coastal land
Forested land
Historical and archaeological resources
Lakes and ponds
Recreational open space inland
Recreational waterfront access
Scenic views
Streams and rivers
Wetlands
Wildlife habitats
Working waterfronts

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* 10. How would you rate your support for each? (Please select one response per row)

  Strongly Support Support Neutral Don't Support
Community economic development
Planning and programs to reduce public health risks
Environmental education, outreach, and engagement programs
Capital investment planning for vulnerable municipal assets
Planning for energy efficiency and reliability
Wildfire prevention and response planning
Promoting green space and tree planting
Managing stormwater runoff and shoreline erosion

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* 11. Please provide your opinion of the following aspects of community life:

  Needs improvement or attention right away Needs improvement or attention Needs study Not an issue Don't know/unsure
Bicycle paths/lanes
Street lights along Route 1–Dark sky compliant
Pedestrian sidewalks
Public transportation
Housing availability and affordability
Air quality
Local job opportunities
Recreation programs and facilities
Library & technology facilities
Potable water/water quality
Senior citizen services
Youth services
Childcare services

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* 12. I would like to see our property tax dollars spent on the following:

Existing Facilities/Services

  Yes No Don't Know
Cemeteries/upkeep
Marine/wharf facilities
Municipal recreation opportunities
Police/traffic enforcement
Improving/expanding Fire/EMS services
Town road improvements
Youth services
Cultural heritage, preservation, and library

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* 13. I would like to see our property tax dollars spent on the following:

New Initiatives

  Yes No Don't Know
Affordable housing/housing costs
Pedestrian sidewalks
Bicycle paths/lanes
Street Lighting
Local job opportunities
Parking
Broadband access
Public transportation
Public restrooms (similar to Long Cove)
Senior citizen services
Childcare services
Community gathering places

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* 14. What can the Town’s government do to improve service to, and communication with, residents?

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* 15. How do you prefer to get information?

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* 16. Do you have regular access to a device needed to effectively use the internet?

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* 17. Would you be interested in educational opportunities (workshops, courses) to improve your computer skills needed to live, learn, and work?

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* 18. If you answered yes to the above question, what types of educational opportunities would be of interest to you?

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* 19. Have you served on a Town committee?

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* 20. Have you attended any Town meetings in the last 12 months?

The following demographic questions about you will help the Comprehensive Plan Committee confirm the extent to which survey respondents reflect the Sullivan community as a whole. In general, it collapses and simplifies questions asked of each resident as part of the U.S. Census.

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* 21. What is your relationship to Sullivan?

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* 22. If you are not a resident, what is your relationship to Sullivan?

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* 23. If you're a year-round resident, how many years have you been living in Sullivan?

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* 24. If you’re a seasonal resident, how many years have you been visiting or seasonally residing in Sullivan?

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* 25. If you’re a seasonal resident, how many months a year do you reside in Sullivan?

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* 26. If you’re currently a seasonal resident, do you plan to move to Sullivan year-round?

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* 27. What is your age bracket?

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* 28. What is your annual household income?

The U.S. Census asks several questions about household income. The choices below reflect the “buckets” reported by the Census Bureau. As with the other questions, we ask about income to confirm whether we have a representative sample of Sullivan residents responding to the survey.

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* 29. Do you own land in Sullivan?

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* 30. If yes, how much land do you own in Sullivan?

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* 31. What is your household size?

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* 32. What is your employment status?

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* 33. Do you work remotely from your home as your primary form of employment?

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* 34. How often do you leave Sullivan for reasons other than work?

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* 35. If you commute to your workplace, what is the one-way distance to your workplace?

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* 36. What industry do you work in?

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* 37. In what area of Sullivan do you live (year-round or seasonally)?

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* 38. Which of the following activities do you expect to do in the next five years?

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* 39. What issues do you anticipate the Town of Sullivan will face during the next decade? During the next 20 years?

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* 40. What concerns and observations do you wish to share with the Comprehensive Plan Committee?

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