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Hardin County Community Survey
1.
Age Range
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
2.
Gender
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
3.
Home type
Single
Family
Townhouse
Duplex
Apartment
Mobile Home
Other (please specify)
4.
If you rent, what is the cost per month?
< $1000
$1001-1300
$1301-1600
$1601-1900
> $1900
5.
How long have you been a resident of Hardin County?
6.
Why do you choose to live in Hardin County?
School
Family
Location
Cost of living
Job
Other (please specify)
7.
Which township do you live in?
Blanchard
Buck
Cessna
Dudley
Goshen
Hale
Jackson
Liberty
Lynn
Marion
McDonald
Pleasant
Roundhead
Taylor Creek
Washington
Ada
Alger
Kenton
Dunkirk
Forest
McGuffey
Mt. Victory
Patterson
Ridgeway
8.
Are you employed?
Yes
No
9.
Type of employment
Self-employed
Part-time
Full-time
10.
Are you employed inside or outside of Hardin County?
Inside
Outside
11.
If you are employed outside of Hardin County, what is your commute time?
12.
What is one word to describe your community?
13.
What is the most important issue / biggest challenge facing your community right now? (Choose three)
Loss of farmland
Property taxes
Solar/ wind development
Water quality
Road conditions
Drainage
Housing growth
Industrial development
ON A SCALE OF 1-5 RATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES
(1= Least Important and 5= Most Important)
14.
Quality of schools
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
15.
Small business development
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
16.
Farmland preservation
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
17.
Updated land use planning and zoning tools
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
18.
Historic preservation
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
19.
Transportation improvement
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
20.
Community beautification efforts
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
21.
Parks and recreational programs
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
22.
Industrial development
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
23.
Entertainment / restaurant opportunities
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
24.
Resources to promote community and economic development
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
25.
Housing development
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
26.
Alternative and renewable energy resources
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
ON A SCALE OF 1-5 RATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
(1= Least Important 5= Most Important)
27.
Agriculture is vital to our community and targeted areas should be protected.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
28.
The maintenance of existing infrastructure should be our first priority.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
29.
Future development should be directed towards developed areas with existing infrastructure.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
30.
Quality of life improvements help to promote economic development.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
31.
How has Hardin County and/or your community changed in the past 15 years positively or negatively?
32.
What Should Hardin County look like in 2055? (choose 3)
Mostly agriculture
More manufacturing
More housing
Expanded conservation lands
More renewable energy
FARMLAND PRESERVATION QUESTIONS
33.
Age range
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
34.
Gender
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
35.
Do you rent or own your home?
Rent
Own
36.
How long have you been a resident of Hardin County?
37.
Are you employed other than farming?
Yes
No
38.
Type of employment
Self-employed
Full-time employed
Part-time employed
39.
Do you rent or own acres of farmland?
Rent
Own
40.
How many acres and which township are the acres located in?
41.
Over the next 20-30 years, do you expect your operation to (select one):
Expand
Stay the same
Reduce acreage
Sell land
42.
What are your future plans?
Keep farming until retirement
Pass farmland to children
Spilt off part of the land for development
Get out of farming as soon as practical
Seek to put the farm in land conservancy
Other (please specify)
ON A SCALE OF 1-5 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE CURRENT/FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL PROTECTIONS AND FARMLEAND PRESERVATION
(1= Least Impact 5= Most Impact)
43.
Population growth and related development will significantly reduce farmland in Hardin County over the next 20 years.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
44.
Fragmented land and smaller parcels are making farming more difficult.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
45.
The income and benefits from an off-farm job are necessary to maintain my farm operation.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
46.
Transitioning farm ownership to the next generation in my family is a concern.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
47.
Environmental regulations to protect air, soil, and water resources are reasonable.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
48.
Finding suitable land on which to spread manure is difficult.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
49.
Hardin County road and bridge network is sufficient to move farm equipment safely.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
50.
I can currently find affordable quality farmland to rent or buy in Hardin County.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
51.
When I retire, I intend to sell my land for non-agricultural development.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
52.
I would be interested in selling the development rights on my farmland to prohibit future non-agricultural development.
1
2
3
4
5
Impact
1
2
3
4
5
ON A SCALE OF 1-5 RATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH FARMING IN HARDIN COUNTY
(1= Least Important 5=Most Important)
53.
Traffic.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
54.
Encroaching non-AG development.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
55.
Change in the "fabric" of the rural community.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
56.
Lack of tolerance for AG-related noises, odors, and activities.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
57.
Stormwater flow problems.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
58.
Other - please specify
59.
Workforce Availability.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5
60.
Infrastructure.
1
2
3
4
5
Importance
1
2
3
4
5