The Portland Planning & Zoning Commission is in the process of beginning its update to the 10-year Plan of Conservation & Development. Your thoughtful responses will greatly assist the Commission in determining priorities over the next decade. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Dan Bourret, Development Planner, at dbourret@portlandct.org
Overall Quality of Life Questions

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* 1. How do you rate the overall quality of life in Portland?

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* 2. I feel connected and engaged with the community in Portland.

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* 3. What type of community events would you like to see more of in Town?

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* 4. Portland is doing a good job providing a quality education to its students.

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* 5. Please rank the following topics upon level of priority from 1 (most important) to 10 (least important)

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* 6. Please add any additional comments you may have regarding the quality of life in Portland.

Open Space and Recreation Questions

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* 7. Portland is doing a good job protecting its natural resources such as streams, rivers, and forests.

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* 8. I would be willing to support the Town in creating a permanent fund to pay for the acquisition of more open space.

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* 9. Portland should invest in more parks, playgrounds, and playing fields.

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* 10. In your opinion, how important is preserving farmland in Portland?

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* 11. Please add any other comments you may have regarding open space and recreation.

Economic Activity Questions

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* 12. The Town should expand sewer and water service to allow for more commercial and industrial development.

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* 13. If you think more commercial and industrial development is needed, where should that development be focused?

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* 14. Portland should focus on infill development (the development of vacant or underutilized properties) to improve the Town Center.

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* 15. Portland should continue to pursue active recreation based economic development.

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* 16. How often do you leave Portland in order to meet your shopping needs?

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* 17. Please add any other comments you may have regarding economic activity in Portland.

Transportation Questions

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* 18. Public transit options are sufficient.

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* 19. If you think the Town should create new sidewalks and bicycle lanes, where should the focus be?

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* 20. Please rank the following transportation initiatives upon level of priority from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important)

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* 21. Please add any other comments you may have regarding transportation issues in Portland.

Housing Questions

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* 22. When thinking about increased housing options in Town, please rank the following priorities from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important)

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* 23. Affordable housing is housing priced so that a family making no more than 80% of the median income spends no more than 30% of their income on housing. In Portland, that means a family of four with an income of $78,500 per year spends no more than $1,962 monthly on housing (including utilities).

Portland should take steps to encourage more affordable housing to be constructed.

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* 24. Portland should encourage more single-family home subdivision development.

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* 25. Portland should promote open space cluster developments (development with smaller house lots and larger tracts of dedicated open space)?

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* 26. If you think Portland needs more housing, where should Portland encourage more housing developments?

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* 27. Please add any other comments you might have regarding housing in Portland.

Hopes and Concerns

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* 28. What are your hopes for Portland for the next ten years?

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* 29. What are your concerns for Portland over the next ten years?

Respondent Questions

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* 30. What is your age?

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* 31. How many years have you lived in Portland?

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* 32. Do you live and work in Portland?

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* 33. If you work outside of your home, how far do you commute to work one-way (in miles)?

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