APPENDIX A RESIDENT AND BUSINESS SURVEY RESPONSES RESIDENT SURVEY RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURVEY VILLAGE OF MUKWONAGO PART A: ABOUT THE VILLAGE 1. How do you feel about the quality of life in the Village? (Circle one) Excellent 13.7%(72) Good 70.0%(367) Fair 14.5%(76) Poor 1.5%(8) No Opinion 0.2% 2. What has happened to the quality of life in the Village over the past 5 to 10 years? (Check one) 32.6%(170) Improved 22.9%(120) Declined 18.5%(97) Have lived in Mukwonago less than 5 years 23.5%(123) Remained the same 2.1%(11) No opinion 3. Which items have had the greatest positive impact on the quality of life in the Village in the last 5 to 10 years? (Check up to three) 17.4%(225) Fire and Police protection 10.6%(137) Community events 6.5%(84) Residential areas 8.1%(105) Conditions of road/traffic 12.2%(158) Parks and Open Spaces 12.2%(157) School System 3.8%(49) Employment Opportunities 6.3%(81) Amount of Development 19.9%(257) Availability of shopping 2.9%(37) Other: . 4. What are your opinions about community appearance? (Place an "X" in the box after each statement that best represents your opinion) Strongly Strongly No Agree Neutral Disagree Agree Disagree Opinion I like the general appearance of the Village. 5.6%(29) 51.0%(262) 22.4%(115) 17.1%(88) 3.5%(18) 0.4%(2) The Village should establish design guidelines for 26.9%(137) 38.1%(194) 21.0%(107) 9.6%(49) 3.3%(17) 1.0%(5) the appearance of buildings. The Village should improve historic preservation 28.3%(146) 34.5%(178) 24.8%(128) 8.9%(46) 3.1%(16) 0.4%(2) efforts in the Downtown area. The Village should improve its appearance through tree plantings, flowers, landscaping, 32.9%(169) 41.3%(212) 17.5%(90) 4.9%(25) 2.1%(11) 2.1%(6) signage, and façade improvements. Other comments about quality of life and appearance of the Village: 1 PART B: HOUSING 5. Which of the following types of housing do you feel the Village needs more of? (Place an "X" in the box after each statement that best represents your opinion) Strongly Strongly No Agree Neutral Disagree Agree Disagree Opinion Single Family (owner) 22.7%(98) 30.6%(132) 21.3%(92) 12.5%(54) 8.1%(35) 4.6%(20) Single Family (rental) 5.1%(21) 8.0%(33) 24.9%(102) 32.9%(135) 24.1%(99) 4.9%(20) Duplex (2 units) 2.2%(9) 10.4%(42) 21.6%(87) 31.1%(125) 28.9%(116) 5.7%(23) Apartments (3 or more units) 2.7%(11) 6.0%(24) 16.2%(65) 33.4%(134) 35.9%(144) 5.7%(23) Townhouses or Condominiums 4.0%(16) 21.6%(87) 25.8%(104) 21.8%(88) 21.8%(88) 5.0%(20) Senior Housing (Independent) 17.9%(79) 37.0%(163) 26.5%(117) 8.4%(37) 6.1%(27) 4.1%(18) Senior Housing (Assisted Living) 14.1%(61) 34.8%(151) 29.5%(128) 11.1%(48) 6.5%(28) 4.1%(18) Nursing Home 9.4%(38) 22.4%(91) 39.9%(162) 15.0%(61) 8.9%(36) 4.4%(18) Affordable Housing* 21.8%(96) 24.3%(107) 22.7%(100) 12.3%(54) 15.9%(70) 3.0%(13) Mixed Use (store fronts on ground floor and apartments/condominiums 8.0%(33) 15.7%(65) 28.7%(119) 21.0%(87) 20.0%(83) 6.7%(28) on upper floors) Other: . 13.2%(7) 0.0% 22.6%(12) 7.5%(4) 9.4%(5) 47.2%(25) No additional housing needed 30.1%(92) 19.3%(59) 26.1%(80) 8.8%(27) 6.5%(20) 9.2%(28) * Affordable Housing defined as below $210,000. 6. If additional subdivisions were developed, what type of residential subdivisions would you prefer in the Village? (Check illustrations below and place an "X" in the box after each statement that best represents your opinion) Strongly Strongly No Agree Neutral Disagree Agree Disagree Opinion Conservation Subdivision 38.3%(181) 24.9%(118) 12.9%(61) 9.5%(45) 10.1%(48) 4.2%(20) Conventional Subdivision 10.6%(46) 21.9%(95) 21.9%(95) 18.9%(82) 22.4%(97) 4.2%(18) (g) Other: __________________________________________ Conservation Subdivision Conventional Subdivision Lots are smaller Lots are larger and and common open space is open space is divided into preserved in private yards. perpetuity. SOURCE: Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) 2 PART C: NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES 7. Please rate your current level of satisfaction with the protection of the natural and cultural resources in the Village: (Place an "X" in the box after each statement that best represents your opinion) Very Very No Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Opinion A. Groundwater 6.5%(32) 43.9%(215) 22.9%(112) 14.7%(72) 5.3%(26) 6.7%(33) B. Open space (natural state) 6.0%(30) 45.2%(226) 21.6%(108) 18.4%(92) 6.0%(30) 2.8%(14) C. Scenic views 5.7%(28) 43.3%(213) 24.8%(122) 16.9%(83) 5.9%(29) 3.5%(17) D. Wetlands 7.3%(36) 46.7%(230) 27.4%(135) 9.3%(46) 4.9%(24) 4.5%(22) E. Vernon Marsh 12.2%(61) 52.8%(264) 20.0%(100) 7.0%(35) 3.4%(17) 4.6%(23) F. Phantom Lake 8.0%(40) 44.6%(224) 19.5%(98) 18.1%(91) 6.2%(31) 3.6%(18) G. Mukwonago River 9.1%(46) 50.7%(257) 20.3%(103) 11.8%(60) 3.2%(16) 4.9%(25) H. Fox River 6.7%(33) 49.1%(243) 25.1%(124) 10.7%(53) 3.2%(16) 5.3%(26) I. Historic Buildings 2.8%(14) 35.9%(180) 32.1%(161) 20.1%(101) 3.4%(17) 5.8%(29) J. Indian Mounds/ Archaeological sites 3.2%(15) 22.2%(104) 42.5%(199) 7.1%(33) 3.0%(14) 22.0%(103) K. Other: ________________ 5.6%(3) 20.4%(11) 24.1%(13) 5.6%(3) 7.4%(4) 37.0%(20) 8. Using the list in Question 7, please rank the top three most important natural and cultural resources that the Village should protect. 1. Groundwater 2. Open space (natural state) 3. Mukwonago River PART D: PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAILS 9. Are you aware of the pedestrian/bicycle trails located throughout the Village? 60.6%(312) Yes 39.4%(203) No 10. What do you use the pedestrian/bicycle trails for? (Check ALL that apply) 6.4%(40) Transportation 33.0%(207) Exercise 21.0%(132) Recreation 39.6%(249) I do not use the trails 11. How often do you use the pedestrian/bicycle trails? (Check one) 6.2%(30) Daily 21.3%(103) A few times per year 20.5%(99) Weekly 52.1%(252) Never 12. How can the Village improve the pedestrian/bicycle trail system to encourage more use? 3 PART E: DOWNTOWN 13. Please rate your opinion of the current Downtown economic vitality? (Circle one) Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied No Opinion 0.4%(2) 20.1%(104) 25.9%(134) 42.2%(218) 8.5%(44) 2.9%(15) 14. How important is Downtown’s economic viability to the Village? (Circle one) Very Important Important Neutral Unimportant Very Unimportant No Opinion 29.2%(152) 54.1%(282) 9.8%(51) 3.5%(18) 1.9%(10) 1.5%(8) 15. Please rate your opinion of the current Downtown appearance? (Circle one) Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied No Opinion 1.0%(5) 25.7%(134) 24.6%(128) 39.2%(204) (9.2%(48) 0.4%(2) 16. How important is Downtown’s appearance to the Village's identity? (Circle one) Very Important Important Neutral Unimportant Very Unimportant No Opinion 40.4(212) 49.1%(258) 6.1%(32) 2.3%(12) 1.5%(8) 0.6%(3) 17. How often do you visit Downtown for shopping, dining, or other services? (Circle one) Daily Weekly Monthly A few times per year Never 10.1%(53) 44.5%(233) 22.3%(117) 20.0%(105) 3.1%(16) 18. Of all possible Downtown improvements, which are most important? (Check top THREE) 11.0%(175) Improve parking 13.7%(218) Reduce/control traffic 7.6%(120) Improve pedestrian crossing and sidewalk safety 16.4%(260) Improve shop, store, and/or restaurant selection 9.3%(147) Improve building aesthetics 16.4%(260) Reduce number of vacant storefronts 3.2%(50) Better advertising of shops, restaurants, and services 12.1%(192) Improve streetscaping (i.e. add benches, trees, planters, etc.) 4.1%(65) Add historical information about buildings and the Village 3.7%(58) Additional community events (i.e. Fall Fest and Midnight Magic) 1.0%(16) Does not need to be improved 0.4%(6) No opinion 1.2%(19) Other: ________________________ 19. What level of yearly tax support are you willing to pay to improve Downtown? (Circle one) None up to $25 up to $50 up to $75 up to $100 33.1%(167) 25.2%(127) 20.8%(105) 6.3%(32) 14.5%(73) 4 PART F: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 20. Village wide, what types of businesses or services do you think the Village needs more of? (Check all that apply) 22.8%(316) Entertainment Venues 2.1%(29) Medical Services 6.4%(89) Hotels 20.2%(280) Restaurants 24.3%(337) Retail/Shopping 9.2%(127) Light Industrial 5.0%(69) Professional Services 1.8%(25) Warehousing 4.0%(55) Professional Offices 4.1%(57) Other: 21.