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Village of Milford Community Survey |
| | | Appendix A - Report on a Survey of Citizen Perceptions to the Village of Milford | | | In 2003, the Village partnered with Eastern Michigan University (EMU) to conduct a survey regarding our community. Survey questions were designed to secure demographic characteristics of respondents, to assess citizen attitudes towards specific community concerns, and to determine satisfaction with and use of municipal services. The results of the survey will be used to shape planning and decision-making processes. 956 surveys were mailed out and 413 completed surveys were received by EMU, well above the average response rate of 25-40% for similar mailed surveys.
As a convenient vehicle for presenting data, we have used the questions from the survey as tables to provide frequencies. The data below reflect responses as of October 15, 2003. In all cases, data are presented as percentages; numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Part One: Household Information
1. I have lived in Milford for:
A. Less than 1 year 4
B. 1-5 years 26
C. 6-10 years 17
D. More than 10 years 52
E. I do not live in Milford 0
2. Will you be living in Milford 3 years from now?
A. Yes 78
B. No 4
C. Unsure 19
3a. Do you have children at home?
A. Yes 44
B. No 55
3b. If yes, please indicate all the appropriate age groups:
A. Pre-school thru elementary 22
B. Middle and high school 19
C. Beyond high school 16
4. Do you own or rent your place of residence?
A. Own 88
B. Rent 11
5a. Which of the following best describes your employment status?
A. Full-time 62
B. Part-time 7
C. Retired 24
D. Unemployed (job-seeking) 2
E. Not employed (not job-seeking) 5
5b. If you are employed, do you work in the:
A. Village? 17
B. Milford Township? 5
C. Outside the Village and the Township? 77
6. How many passenger vehicles are licensed within your household?
A. Zero 2
B. One 25
C. Two 49
D. Three or More 25
Part Two: Street and Traffic Issues
7. How frequently do you visit Downtown Milford?
A. Annually 2
B. Monthly 14
C. Weekly 51
D. Daily 33
E. I’ve never been to downtown 1
8. Why do you typically visit Downtown Milford (indicate all that apply)?
A. Work 9
B. Shopping 72
C. Restaurants 75
D. Special Events 67
E. Do not visit 1
F. Other
9. How frequently do you drive through downtown Milford Village?
A. More than once a day 21
B. Daily 51
C. Weekly 23
D. Less than once a week 5
10. Would you support a road maintenance millage of 1.5 mills?
A. Yes 51
B. No 23
C. Undecided 27
11. Do you support this (Peters Road) alternative?
A. Yes 70
B. No 15
C. Undecided 15
12. Would you support an increase in property taxes to help pay for this alternative?
A. Yes 37
B. No 37
C. Undecided 26
Part Three: Use of Village Facilities and Services
Never 1-2 3-12 13-26 27-more
In the past 12 months how many times have you
Used the library? 28 21 32 10 9
Visited Village parks? 14 28 37 15 6
Participated in recreational activities? 36 25 31 5 2
Attended a meeting of local elected officials? 71 21 6 1 1
Attended other public meetings? 70 23 5 0 2
Recycled used paper, cans and bottles at home? 15 6 8 11 60
Volunteered time to a group/activity in Milford? 55 21 12 3 9
Read the Milford Times? 10 10 19 13 47
Part Four: Perceptions of Village Services
Excellent Poor No Opinion
5 4 3 2 1 NA
How would you rate the following?
Police Services 36 39 16 5 3 2
Traffic enforcement 26 35 21 10 7
Garbage collection 47 38 12 2 1
Recycling 44 39 13 3 1 1
Street Repair 15 34 31 12 8
Snow removal 42 40 12 4 2
Sidewalk maintenance 20 32 28 10 10
Appearance of downtown 42 40 12 2 2
Recreation programs 23 40 26 6 5 1
Park maintenance 23 40 26 5 4 1
Park appearance 29 48 20 2 1 1
Code enforcement 17 39 24 10 8 2
Overall, how would you rate the quality of services provided by the Village of Milford?
20 58 18 3 1 13
Have you had personal or phone contact concerning municipal services with Village employees in the last 12 months?
A. Yes 56
B. No 40
14. Based on your most recent contact, how would you rate Village employees on the following dimensions: Excellent Poor No Opinion
How would you rate the following? 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Knowledge 43 38 12 5 2
Responsiveness 43 36 12 6 3
Courtesy 52 35 8 4 2
Overall impression 44 37 11 5 3
Part Five: Perceptions of the Community
Please rate your satisfaction with the following:
Excellent Poor No Opinion
5 4 3 2 1 NA
Quality of Milford as a place to live 54 36 8 1 1
Quality of neighborhood parks 41 43 14 2
Availability of neighborhood parks 41 39 17 1 1
Quality of the downtown area 39 45 12 2 2
Parking availability in retail shopping areas 14 31 33 13 9
Provision of sidewalks and bike paths in your neighborhood
16 33 30 12 10
Provision of sidewalks and bike paths in the Village generally
14 35 31 12 8
Traffic flow on residential streets 13 39 30 7 11
Traffic flow in the downtown area 3 13 24 25 35
15. In the past five years, or since you first came to the Village of Milford, are things better, the same, or worse with respect to the following?
Better Same Worse
Quality of your neighborhood 34 58 7
Quality of the downtown area 73 21 5
Quality of the streets 58 30 11
Sense of safety within your neighborhood 19 72 9
Sense of community 26 66 8
Traffic flow 4 25 70
Part Six: Development Issues
Indicate your agreement with the statements by placing a check mark (R) in the box that best represents your answer.
StronglyAgree SomewhatAgree NoOpinion SomewhatDisagree StronglyDisagree GENERAL
I am satisfied with the number of special events in Milford.
64 30 4 2
I am satisfied with the quality of special events in Milford.
62 32 5 1
The Senior Center is an important part of the community.
70 25 3 2
I am in favor of a dedicated millage to support the Senior Center.
37 34 15 13
PARKS and RECREATION
Traveling by foot or by bike is easy in Milford.
36 43 14 6
Park facilities and equipment meet my needs.
44 49 6 1
There is a need for more recreation programs in Milford.
24 42 26 9
I am in favor of a dedicated millage to create recreation programs and maintain recreational facilities.
16 31 28 25
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
I favor allocating tax money to purchase and preserve open space in the Village.
44 32 11 12
I support more high-density single-family residential zoning.
10 20 31 40
I support more multiple family residential zoning.
5 11 31 54
I support more commercial or industrial zoning.
8 20 1 26 46
I prefer conversion of commercial land uses to more high density residential zoning.
8 20 1 31 42 |
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| | | Appendix C - Report on a Survey of Citizen Perceptions to the Village of Milford | | | To simplify the interpretation of the responses to the open-ended questions in the survey—questions 16 through 19—ICARD staff carefully reviewed the responses, identified common response categories, and then identified the frequency with which comments reflect those categories. The numbers in the table below represent the number of times respondents made comments reflecting a particular category. The numbers exceed the total number of respondents in the survey since many comments could be categorized in more than one group. The complete transcription of open-ended comments is in Appendix D, available at the Village offices.
Q.16 What attracted you to Milford as a place to live and/or work?
a. Family in the area 28
b. Small town atmosphere 157
c. Country/rural setting 44
d. The downtown area 54
e. Grew up here/lived here all my life 34
f. Location (access to major roads, job commute) 61
g. Parks/open space 45
h. Walk-able/walking distance to downtown 24
i. Other 80
Q.17 What, in your opinion, are the greatest strengths of the Village of Milford?
a. Special events 43
b. Small town 105
c. Sense of community; friendliness of neighbors 107
d. Walk-able 14
e. Low crime/sense of safety 32
f. Historic homes 25
g. Downtown appearance, stores 91
h. Other 102
Q.18 What, in your opinion, are the greatest challenges facing the Village of Milford?
a. Traffic increase and congestion 217
b. Managing growth and over-development 153
c. Losing natural beauty 24
d. Protecting small town/village/community atmosphere 63
e. Tax comments 30
f. Other 83
Q.19 Do you have any comments or suggestions for improving the Village of Milford?
a. Bypass/alternative route 44
b. Traffic control 83
c. Control development and overbuilding 87
d. Recreation/Events 38
e. Preserve nature/open spaces 27
f. Peters Rd. Bridge 9
g. Sidewalk repair 14
h. Other 124 |
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