Elevate Black Mountain Comprehensive Plan Thank you for participating in this survey for the Black Mountain Comprehensive Plan.

1. What team do you root for? (please choose one) ⬜ UNC Asheville Bulldogs ⬜ Appalachian State Mountaineers ⬜ ⬜ UNC Tarheels ⬜ Someone Else ⬜ Not a basketball person

2. What is your age? (please choose one)

⬜ Under 15 ⬜ 40 - 44 ⬜ 15 - 19 ⬜ 45 - 49 ⬜ 20 - 24 ⬜ 50 - 54 ⬜ 25 - 34 ⬜ 55 - 59 ⬜ 35 - 39 ⬜ Over 60

3. Do you live or work in Black Mountain? (please choose one)

⬜ Live ⬜ Work ⬜ Both ⬜ Neither (I’m retired) ⬜ Neither (something else)

4. How long have you lived in or around Black Mountain? (please choose one)

⬜ Just moved here ⬜ 1 - 5 years ⬜ 6 - 10 years ⬜ 11 - 20 years ⬜ More than 20 years

5. Where are you originally from? (please choose one)

⬜ I was born in Black Mountain! ⬜ Asheville region ⬜ Somewhere else in ⬜ Outside of North Carolina ⬜ Outside of the United States

Elevate Black Mountain Comprehensive Plan 6. What do you value most about living/working in Black Mountain? (please check all that apply)

⬜ Access to the natural environment ⬜ Small town feel ⬜ Job opportunities ⬜ Access to Asheville ⬜ Affordable place to live ⬜ Sense of community ⬜ Great Neighborhoods ⬜ Something else ⬜ Close to family

7. Where do you go for outdoor recreation? (please check all that apply)

⬜ Montreat ⬜ Veteran’s Park ⬜ Lake Tomahawk Park ⬜ Somewhere else in Black Mountain ⬜ Riverwalk Park ⬜ Somewhere else outside of Black Mountain ⬜ Flat Creek Greenway ⬜ Don’t often take time for recreation

8. Where do you prefer to shop and dine? (please check all that apply) ⬜ Downtown Black Mountain ⬜ Somewhere else in Black Mountain ⬜ Shops near my neighborhood in Black ⬜ Somewhere else outside of Black Mountain Mountain ⬜ Stores along West State Street ⬜ Don’t often take time to shop and dine ⬜ Asheville

9. What is most important to you as the community grows and changes? (please choose one) ⬜ Protect open space ⬜ Improve transportation options ⬜ Continue to make downtown a destination ⬜ Attract more high-paying jobs ⬜ Support development of industrial/business ⬜ Improve/maintain household affordability parks ⬜ Encourage a variety of housing and ⬜ Improve visual appeal of development neighborhoods ⬜ Something else

10. What is your second-most important issue as the community grows and changes? (please choose one)

⬜ Protect open space ⬜ Improve transportation options ⬜ Continue to make downtown Black ⬜ Attract more high-paying jobs Mountain a destination ⬜ Support development of industrial/business ⬜ Improve/maintain household affordability parks ⬜ Encourage a variety of housing and ⬜ Improve visual appeal of development neighborhood options ⬜ Something else

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11. What town similar to Black Mountain inspires you? (please choose one)

⬜ Waynesville ⬜ Morganton ⬜ Weaverville ⬜ Brevard ⬜ Somewhere else ⬜ I like it just the way it is

12. What change would you most like to see in Black Mountain? (please choose one)

⬜ More parks and recreation facilities ⬜ More housing options ⬜ Homes in walking distance of ⬜ More improvements to downtown shopping/recreation ⬜ More transportation options (bike, walk, ⬜ I like Black Mountain just the way it is transit) ⬜ Safer streets ⬜ Something else ⬜ More shopping and entertainment

13. What is the second-most important change you would like to see in Black Mountain? (please choose one)

⬜ More parks and recreation facilities ⬜ More housing options ⬜ Homes within walking distance of shopping ⬜ More improvements to downtown and recreation ⬜ More transportation options (biking, ⬜ I like Black Mountain just the way it is walking, & transit) ⬜ Safer streets ⬜ Something else ⬜ More shopping and entertainment

14. Do you intend to remain in Black Mountain?

⬜ Yes, forever ⬜ Until I retire ⬜ Until my children are grown ⬜ Until I have children ⬜ Until I graduate ⬜ Leaving tomorrow ⬜ Not sure