2010 survey ten best things 688w532h

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Watch video of Beckett & Raeder Planner Leah DuMouchel explaining the significance of the 1996 and 2010 Community Surveys to the Northfield Township Planning Commission.

Read the Powerpoint document DuMouchel used to explain the 1996 and 2010 Northfield Township Community Surveys.

 

2010 survey Question 24 priorities bar chart 688w561h

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2010 survey ten worst things 688w 505h

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2010 Northfield Township Survey

   
 

23. What are the 3 worst features of Northfield Township?

%

Responses

       

1

Combined local tax burden

35.50

129

2

Lack of commercial development

31.10

113

3

Inadequate road maintenance

29.50

107

4

High local taxes (township)

27.00

98

5

Lack of downtown identity/feel

22.90

83

6

Lack of nearby shopping options

21.80

79

7

Lack of safe non-motorized transport (bike)

16.80

61

8

High local taxes (school)

16.30

59

9

No municipal water supply

15.40

56

10

Other

14.00

51

11

lack of park and recreation options

8.00

29

12

Lack of cultural opportunities

7.70

28

13

Traffic congeston

7.70

28

14

Lack of public transportation

6.90

25

15

Whitmore lake schools

5.80

21

16

High cost of living

5.50

20

17

Lack of proximity to my employment

3.30

12

18

Too much commercial development

1.90

7

19

Lack of affordable homes

1.90

7

20

Limited housing options

1.90

7

21

Public safety

1.90

7

22

Proximity fo Dexter

1.70

6

23

Access to top tier schools

1.40

5

24

Close to highways

1.40

5

25

Proximity to A2

0.80

3

26

Rural character

0.60

2

 

Ann arbor schools

0.30

1

 

Dexter schools

0.00

0

 

South Lyon schools

0.00

0