ࡱ> #` ,bjbjmm 8l# 28zL2Z(2!"T! `!YYYYYYY$[hj]Y+.!.!++Y4Y...+jY.+Y..S0YW #S+NU$YY0Z=U],]HYW]YW<h!F$ .R&'!h!h!h!YYw.Rh!h!h!Z++++222d222222 City of Newton Community Survey Dear Valued Community Member - As you may know, the City of Newton is engaged in a strategic process to enhance the quality of business and life in our city. In order to do this, we need your help in identifying the areas of community and economic development of most interest to you. Based on your responses, strategies and approaches will be developed to address those critical issues and areas for improvement. This survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Since you will not provide your name, your answers are anonymous and will only be reported in the aggregate. You may complete the survey on paper and return to the Newton City Manager by dropping off your completed survey at Newton City Hall or mailing it to COMMUNITY SURVEY, Public Information Office, P.O. Box 550, Newton, NC 28658, no later than January 25, 2008. OR You may go online and complete the survey by visiting the City of Newtons web site at  HYPERLINK "http://www.newtonnc.gov" www.newtonnc.gov and click on the Community Survey quick link button. We appreciate your time and help in making Newton a better place to live and work. PLEASE NOTE: Questions 1-7 relate to the City of Newton as a whole. How often do you do the following in Newton? (circle your answers) Shop (clothes, furniture, gifts) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Do errands (bank, dry-cleaning) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Visit professional offices (Dr., Lawyer, etc.) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Government related activities Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Eat at restaurant or take-out food Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Go to movies/entertainment Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Exercise or walk Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Work Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never 2. What types of goods and services do you usually go outside of Newton to obtain? (circle all that apply) A. Retail Shopping: Clothing Appliances Office Supplies Specialty/Gift Grocery Home Improvement Other (specify) __________________________ B. Professional Services: Doctor Attorney Banking Accounting Prescriptions C. Personal Services: Hair Salon / Barber Shop Dry Cleaning Other (specify) _____________ D. Food and Entertainment: Restaurant Movies / Theater Other (specify) _____________ E. Automotive: Fuel Repair/Parts Vehicle Purchase 3. When you think of Newton, which business, building or landmark first comes to mind? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 4. You are proud of Newton because _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 5. You are not proud of Newton because ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 6. In your opinion, has Newton improved over the last 5 years? (circle one) Yes In Some Ways Very Little No Dont Know Why _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Please indicate your sources of Newton news and information and rank (1,2,) in order of usefulness. ___ Radio Which station(s) ______________________________ ___ Television Which station(s) ______________________________ ___ Newspaper Which publication(s) _____________________________ ___ Internet Which site(s) ______________________________ ___ Other (specify) __________________________________________________ ___ Other (specify) __________________________________________________ Questions 8-12 relate to downtown Newton. 8. When do you go to downtown Newton? (circle all that apply) Weekdays Evenings Saturdays Sundays Rarely 9. When out-of-town friends, relatives or prospective Yes No clients come to visit, do you show them downtown Newton? Why _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 10. How would you rate downtown Newton for the following? (circle your answers) Attractiveness Good Fair Poor Dont Know Variety of eating places Good Fair Poor Dont Know Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks Good Fair Poor Dont Know Comfortable places to sit outside Good Fair Poor Dont Know Convenience of shopping hours Good Fair Poor Dont Know Parking Good Fair Poor Dont Know Safety Good Fair Poor Dont Know Events, festivals, special promotions Good Fair Poor Dont Know Variety of shopping Good Fair Poor Dont Know 11. What changes or improvements would influence you to visit downtown Newton more often? (circle all that apply) Street and traffic improvements Evening store hours Better selection of goods and services Attractive window displays Appearance of buildings Landscaping, trees, flowers, outside sitting areas Cultural / Entertainment options Bike racks Other (specify) _________________________________________________ Other (specify) _________________________________________________ 12. In your opinion should public funds be used to Yes Perhaps No enhance downtown Newton? Why _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Please tell us about yourself. 13. What time of day do you usually shop? (circle one) 811am 11am2pm 25pm Evening Never 14. Please indicate how often you shop at each of the following locations? (circle your answers) Valley Hills Mall (Hickory) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Wal-Mart/Lowes (Hickory) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Wal-Mart (Conover) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Big K-Mart (Conover) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Marketplace-BiLo (Newton) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Catawba Valley Blvd (Target - Hickory) Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Outside of Catawba County Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Other (specify) __________________ Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never Other (specify) _________________ Daily Weekly Monthly Seldom Never 15. What are the most important factors to you in determining where you: A. Shop __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ B. Eat Out __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ C. Choose __________________________________________________ Entertainment __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 16. Sex (circle) Male Female 17. Age group (circle) Under 18 18 35 36 50 51 65 Over 65 18. What is the zip code of your residence? _______________ How many years have you lived at that residence? (circle) Less than 1 1 5 6 10 11 20 Over 20 20. In what city/town do you work? _______________________ 21. What is your total household income? (circle) Less than $15,000 $15,001 - $30,000 $30,001 - $45,000 $45,001 - $60,000 $60,001 - $75,000 Greater than $75,000 Please make any additional comments or suggestions in the space provided below. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for completing the survey. The results will be published in the upcoming weeks, and will provide important input for the development of the Citys strategic planning agenda. 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