Tioga County Comprehensive Plan Update - 2016-17

Community Survey

Tioga County Planning Commission is carrying out the regular update of the County's Comprehensive Plan and appreciates your participation and interest in enhancing the quality of life in Tioga County! In the ten years since the last County Plan, some things have changed and others have remained the same. This survey is one method being used to take the pulse of the county. Please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. While most require choosing responses by checking the box, there are spaces for your individual comments as well. Please note at the end of the survey your responses are not registered until you have answered the questions as requested and see the page with the word "Completed" on it.

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1. What do you like most about Tioga County? (Check no more than your top 5)

Rural/Small town setting

Public services available

Housing conditions

Economic opportunities

Friendly people

Good place to raise a family

Visual Quality

Natural resources

Responsive local government

Health care availability

Proximity of regional highways

Good quality school systems

Indoor recreation

Local events/festivals/etc.

Outdoor recreation

Relatively low taxes

Public safety and security

Cost of living

Civic pride of the people

Cleanliness

Other (please specify)

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2. Overall, what do you think are Tioga County's major problems? (Check no more than your top 5)

Managing growth

Lack of shopping opportunities

Drug problem

Exterior property conditions

Drilling impacts

Fire protection

Conflicting/nuisance land uses

Local law enforcement

Roads and bridges

Visual quality

Retaining our young people

Loss of “good jobs”

Code/Ordinance enforcement

Environmental degradation

Limited housing choice

Truck traffic

Public education system

Local government inefficiencies

Public water systems

Increasing crime

Sanitary sewer systems

Water quality

Property tax issues

Other (please specify)

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3. Please identify up to 5 major issues and problems you feel area leaders should address in the near future. (Check no more than your top 5 priority issues and problems)

Preservation of agriculture

Attraction of new businesses

Visual quality standards/improvements

Well-planned development

Fewer regulations

Affordable housing choices

Protection of environment

New business parks/areas

Improved public transit

Greater emphasis on tourism

Improving regional highways

Preserving small town atmosphere

Vocational/job training

Traffic congestion

Gas industry diversification

Improved outdoor recreation

Advanced technology jobs

Municipal cooperation

Increased manufacturing

Improved indoor recreation

Greater variety of stores

Maintain safe water supply

Improved local policing

Encourage business expansions

Other (please specify)

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4. How do you feel about the following services/facilities in your community? (Check one rating for each service; if a service does not exist where you live please check "Not Applicable")

	Good	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
Police Protection	Police Protection Good	Police Protection Fair	Police Protection Poor	Police Protection Not Applicable
Fire Protection	Fire Protection Good	Fire Protection Fair	Fire Protection Poor	Fire Protection Not Applicable
Recreational Facilities	Recreational Facilities Good	Recreational Facilities Fair	Recreational Facilities Poor	Recreational Facilities Not Applicable
Ordinance enforcement	Ordinance enforcement Good	Ordinance enforcement Fair	Ordinance enforcement Poor	Ordinance enforcement Not Applicable
Trash/Garbage Collection	Trash/Garbage Collection Good	Trash/Garbage Collection Fair	Trash/Garbage Collection Poor	Trash/Garbage Collection Not Applicable
Trash Recycling	Trash Recycling Good	Trash Recycling Fair	Trash Recycling Poor	Trash Recycling Not Applicable
Other Municipal Services	Other Municipal Services Good	Other Municipal Services Fair	Other Municipal Services Poor	Other Municipal Services Not Applicable
Public Transit	Public Transit Good	Public Transit Fair	Public Transit Poor	Public Transit Not Applicable
State highway maintenance	State highway maintenance Good	State highway maintenance Fair	State highway maintenance Poor	State highway maintenance Not Applicable
Municipal Street/Road Maintenance	Municipal Street/Road Maintenance Good	Municipal Street/Road Maintenance Fair	Municipal Street/Road Maintenance Poor	Municipal Street/Road Maintenance Not Applicable
Land Use/Development Regulations	Land Use/Development Regulations Good	Land Use/Development Regulations Fair	Land Use/Development Regulations Poor	Land Use/Development Regulations Not Applicable
Sanitary Sewer Service	Sanitary Sewer Service Good	Sanitary Sewer Service Fair	Sanitary Sewer Service Poor	Sanitary Sewer Service Not Applicable
Public Water Service	Public Water Service Good	Public Water Service Fair	Public Water Service Poor	Public Water Service Not Applicable
Electric Service	Electric Service Good	Electric Service Fair	Electric Service Poor	Electric Service Not Applicable
Telephone - land	Telephone - land Good	Telephone - land Fair	Telephone - land Poor	Telephone - land Not Applicable
Telephone – cell	Telephone – cell Good	Telephone – cell Fair	Telephone – cell Poor	Telephone – cell Not Applicable
Internet	Internet Good	Internet Fair	Internet Poor	Internet Not Applicable
Health Care/EMS	Health Care/EMS Good	Health Care/EMS Fair	Health Care/EMS Poor	Health Care/EMS Not Applicable
Visual quality/aesthetics	Visual quality/aesthetics Good	Visual quality/aesthetics Fair	Visual quality/aesthetics Poor	Visual quality/aesthetics Not Applicable
Public Education	Public Education Good	Public Education Fair	Public Education Poor	Public Education Not Applicable
Cable/Satellite TV service	Cable/Satellite TV service Good	Cable/Satellite TV service Fair	Cable/Satellite TV service Poor	Cable/Satellite TV service Not Applicable

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5. Please identify the Borough or Township in which you live

Bloss Township

Blossburg Borough

Brookfield Township

Charleston Township

Chatham Township

Clymer Township

Covington Township

Deerfield Township

Delmar Township

Duncan Township

Elk Township

Elkland Borough

Farmington Township

Gaines Township

Hamilton Township

Jackson Township

Knoxville Borough

Lawrence Township

Lawrenceville Borough

Liberty Borough

Liberty Township

Mansfield Borough

Middlebury Township

Morris Township

Nelson Township

Osceola Township

Putnam Township

Richmond Township

Roseville Borough

Rutland Township

Shippen Township

Sullivan Township

Tioga Borough

Tioga Township

Union Township

Ward Township

Wellsboro Borough

Westfield Borough

Westfield Township

Other (please specify)

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6. How do you feel the County rates on each of the following “quality of life” issues? (Check strength or weakness for each issue)

	Strength	Weakness
Visual/aesthetic quality of the area	Visual/aesthetic quality of the area Strength	Visual/aesthetic quality of the area Weakness
Educational system (through High School)	Educational system (through High School) Strength	Educational system (through High School) Weakness
Educational system (after High School)	Educational system (after High School) Strength	Educational system (after High School) Weakness
Availability of shopping choices	Availability of shopping choices Strength	Availability of shopping choices Weakness
Availability of social services	Availability of social services Strength	Availability of social services Weakness
Housing/property conditions	Housing/property conditions Strength	Housing/property conditions Weakness
Community leadership	Community leadership Strength	Community leadership Weakness
Cost of living	Cost of living Strength	Cost of living Weakness
Public Safety	Public Safety Strength	Public Safety Weakness
Safe drinking water	Safe drinking water Strength	Safe drinking water Weakness
Employment opportunities	Employment opportunities Strength	Employment opportunities Weakness
Recreational opportunities	Recreational opportunities Strength	Recreational opportunities Weakness
Highway system	Highway system Strength	Highway system Weakness
Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities	Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities Strength	Social/Cultural/Entertainment activities Weakness
Community pride	Community pride Strength	Community pride Weakness
History and heritage	History and heritage Strength	History and heritage Weakness
Civic/Volunteer Organizations	Civic/Volunteer Organizations Strength	Civic/Volunteer Organizations Weakness

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7. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on growth and development?

I favor encouraging growth and development in and around areas that presently have adequate utilities and highway access.

I favor encouraging development in those areas where development has not yet occurred even if it requires constructing, improving or extending utilities and highways.

I feel the region has adequate development, therefore, I do not favor encouraging any new growth or development.

Other (please specify)

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8. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on development regulations in your community?

I feel that the developmental regulations in my municipality are adequate to assure well-planned and orderly development and to avoid future problems and conflicts.

I feel that my municipality needs to enact additional requirements to assure well-planned and orderly development and to avoid future problems and conflicts (Please specify below under "Other").

I believe that some county or regional developmental regulations are necessary to assure well-planned and orderly development across municipal boundaries and to avoid future problems and conflicts.

I do not feel that any developmental regulations are necessary to guide future development, whether they are at the municipal, county or regional level.

Other (please specify additional requirements required)

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9. Which of the following would you like to see more of in the County? (Check your top 5 choices)

Specialty retail stores

More tourism

Well-planned residential subdivisions

Affordable housing

Higher-end rental housing

Greater inter-municipal cooperation

More festivals/events

Specified truck routes

Regional police protection

More dining establishments

Fast food restaurants

Industrial development

Family farms

Indoor recreation

Outdoor recreation

School district improvements

Entertainment facilities

Hiking/Biking trails

Traffic speed calming

More vocational training

More incentives for business expansions

Other (please specify)

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1. What do you like most about Tioga County? (Check no more than your top 5)

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2. Overall, what do you think are Tioga County's major problems? (Check no more than your top 5)

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3. Please identify up to 5 major issues and problems you feel area leaders should address in the near future. (Check no more than your top 5 priority issues and problems)

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4. How do you feel about the following services/facilities in your community? (Check one rating for each service; if a service does not exist where you live please check "Not Applicable")

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5. Please identify the Borough or Township in which you live

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6. How do you feel the County rates on each of the following “quality of life” issues? (Check strength or weakness for each issue)

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7. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on growth and development?

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8. Which one of the following best characterizes your view on development regulations in your community?

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9. Which of the following would you like to see more of in the County? (Check your top 5 choices)

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10. Please feel free to make any comments that you feel are relevant to the Plan