KEYS Region Citizen Survey Results 2004
Municipal and County Services …
that provides basic municipal and county services at affordable cost.
Area #1 priority
- Regional services/facilities, recreation
- This discussion of regionalization needs to take place in a serious timely manner
- Combining areas of cooperation with the 29 towns of York County with Alfred
Area #2 priority
- Regional basis of delivering services
- Cost control
- Strategic plans for regional, not county efforts – public safety, education, code planning
- Cutting costs, regionalism, continuing services
Area #3 priority
- To keep diversity; healthy, emotionally and financial with accessible programs
- This is where we look at sharing and paying our “fair” share
- Lean government with fair taxes for everyone, fair pay for municipal workers, quality of infrastructure maintained
- Town officials look beyond geographical boundaries, look for creative solutions
Other comments – not rated
- Balance long-term needs with immediacies of financial stabilization “tripping over $ to save dimes”
- We need a soup kitchen!
- Measure effectiveness of leadership
- Water and sewer districts and regionalization??
- Connect with #10 (service and volunteerism) both as valuable resource and model that supports people to stay in their homes
- Cooperation in planning and natural resources
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