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w.c
ritic
alin
sigh
ts.c
om
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
Publ
ic O
pini
on S
urve
y
Sum
mar
y R
epor
t
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Introduction
3
Dec
embe
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ge S
treet
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Bac
kgro
und
and
Purp
ose
•Th
e ov
eral
l goa
l of t
his
rese
arch
eff
ort i
s to
ass
ess
the
attit
udes
of a
re
pres
enta
tive
grou
p of
citi
zens
rega
rdin
g th
e ex
perie
nce
of li
ving
in
the
Tow
n of
Cap
e El
izab
eth,
as
wel
l as
to g
auge
thei
r pre
fere
nces
and
pr
iorit
ies
rega
rdin
g th
e am
eniti
es a
nd s
ervi
ces
prov
ided
by
the
Tow
n.
•Th
is e
ffor
t is
desi
gned
to a
ddre
ss th
e pr
iorit
ies,
dem
ands
and
ex
pect
atio
ns o
f the
citi
zenr
y an
d, s
ubse
quen
tly, u
se th
e in
form
atio
n to
gu
ide
deci
sion
-mak
ing
by th
e To
wn
Cou
ncil
and
asso
ciat
ed
gove
rnin
g bo
dies
.
•Th
is re
sear
ch e
ffor
t add
ress
es th
e re
quire
men
ts s
et fo
rth b
y th
eTo
wn
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h, u
sing
a m
etho
dolo
gy w
hich
will
hig
hlig
ht th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
e of
the
citiz
enry
and
pro
vide
a b
asel
ine
mea
sure
men
t ag
ains
t whi
ch fu
ture
eff
orts
can
be
benc
hmar
ked.
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Res
earc
h O
bjec
tives
•Th
is re
sear
ch e
ffor
t was
des
igne
d to
obt
ain
info
rmat
ion
from
resi
dent
s of
the
Tow
n of
Cap
e El
izab
eth
in o
rder
to a
sses
s an
d ev
alua
te th
eir a
ttitu
des
tow
ard
and
usag
e of
am
eniti
es a
nd s
ervi
ces
that
are
cur
rent
ly b
eing
pro
vide
d by
the
Tow
n.–
The
end-
goal
of t
he re
sear
ch w
as to
pro
vide
act
iona
ble
insi
ghts
and
re
com
men
datio
ns th
at w
ill a
ssis
t and
info
rm th
e To
wn
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h in
ef
fect
ive
and
resp
onsi
ve p
lann
ing
for c
omm
unity
ser
vice
s an
d am
eniti
es.
•Sp
ecifi
cally
, the
Tow
n of
Cap
e El
izab
eth
was
see
king
to a
ccom
plis
h th
e fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
iona
l goa
ls:
1.To
ass
ess
the
attit
udes
and
pre
fere
nces
of r
esid
ents
tow
ards
the
Tow
n, a
nd th
e se
rvic
es a
nd a
men
ities
it p
rovi
des;
2.To
eva
luat
e re
side
nts’
exp
ecta
tions
and
com
mun
ity v
alue
s;
3.To
eva
luat
e “q
ualit
y of
life
” is
sues
suc
h as
hea
lth, s
afet
y, a
nd“l
ivab
ility
” di
men
sion
s;
4.To
ana
lyze
the
will
ingn
ess
of re
side
nts
to p
ay fo
r im
prov
emen
ts to
com
mun
ity
serv
ices
thro
ugh
incr
ease
d ta
xes;
and
5.To
dev
elop
a p
riorit
izat
ion
of th
e de
sire
for v
ario
us c
omm
unity
ser
vice
s,
parti
cula
rly in
ligh
t of c
ost c
onsi
dera
tions
.
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Res
pond
ent Q
ualif
icat
ions
•A
num
ber o
f elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia w
ere
empl
oyed
in s
cree
ning
po
tent
ial r
espo
nden
ts to
the
surv
ey.
•Sp
ecifi
cally
, all
resp
onde
nts
wer
e re
quire
d to
fulfi
ll th
e fo
llow
ing
sele
ctio
n cr
iteria
:–
Mus
t hav
e be
en a
resi
dent
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h fo
r at l
east
six
mon
ths;
–M
ust n
ot b
e a
mem
ber (
or h
ave
any
clos
e re
lativ
e w
ho is
a m
embe
r) o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
grou
ps:
Tow
n C
ounc
il, C
ompr
ehen
sive
Pla
n C
omm
ittee
or
Sch
ool B
oard
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h; a
nd
–M
ust n
ot b
e em
ploy
ed (o
r hav
e an
y cl
ose
rela
tive
who
is e
mpl
oyed
) at
a m
arke
t res
earc
h fir
m, a
dver
tisin
g ag
ency
, or i
n th
e fie
ld o
f jo
urna
lism
.
6
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embe
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Met
hodo
logi
cal O
verv
iew
•Th
e su
rvey
inst
rum
ent w
as d
evel
oped
by
Crit
ical
Insi
ghts
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
Com
preh
ensi
ve P
lan
Com
mitt
ee o
f the
Tow
n of
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
•In
terv
iew
s w
ere
cond
ucte
d by
tele
phon
e fr
om th
e C
ritic
al In
sigh
ts
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
ter e
mpl
oyin
g ou
r thi
rty-s
tatio
n co
mpu
ter a
ssis
ted
tele
phon
e in
terv
iew
ing
(CA
TI) s
yste
m.
•Fi
fteen
per
cent
of a
ll in
terv
iew
s w
ere
verif
ied
with
cal
lbac
ks w
ithin
24
hour
s of
the
actu
al in
terv
iew
.
•R
efus
al ra
tes
wer
e on
ly 7
% o
vera
ll, in
dica
ting
that
the
sam
ple
was
not
ta
inte
d by
non
-res
pons
e er
ror.
18 m
inut
es7.
4%5.
7%4.
6%N
ovem
ber 5
-14,
200
530
3
Ref
usal
R
ate
Len
gth
of
Inte
rvie
w95
%90
%D
ates
Res
earc
h C
ondu
cted
Num
ber
of
resp
onde
nts
Err
or M
argi
n
7
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embe
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Ana
lytic
al F
ram
ewor
k
721
Ren
t
9228
0O
wn
Liv
ing
Qua
rter
s
2781
65 y
ears
old
and
old
er
Age
Ten
ure
Liv
ing
in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
Cat
egor
y
4914
845
to 6
4 ye
ars o
ld
23621920%%
71187
5660n
44 y
ears
old
and
you
nger
11 o
r mor
e ye
ars
6 to
10
year
s
5 ye
ars o
r les
s
Subg
roup
To e
xplo
re a
ny d
iffer
ence
s of o
pini
on a
mon
g th
e va
rious
subg
roup
s of t
he o
vera
ll sa
mpl
e, d
ata
was
ana
lyze
d ac
cord
ing
to th
e fo
llow
ing
audi
ence
segm
ents
:
8
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embe
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Ana
lytic
al F
ram
ewor
k
6620
0Fe
mal
e
3410
3M
ale
Gen
der
1648
$150
K o
r mor
e
2783
$80K
to $
149K
4012
2Le
ss th
an $
79K
Ann
ual
Hou
seho
ld In
com
e
7522
6C
olle
ge d
egre
e an
d hi
gher
2370
Less
than
col
lege
deg
ree
Edu
catio
n
Em
ploy
men
t Sta
tus
Pres
ence
of C
hild
ren
in H
ome
Cat
egor
y
3711
2N
ot e
mpl
oyed
634060%%
191
122
181n
Empl
oyed
One
or m
ore
child
ren
Non
e
Subg
roup
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Satis
fact
ion
with
Livi
ng in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
11
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embe
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Ove
rall
Satis
fact
ion
with
L
ivin
g in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
12
8
36
54
020406080100
1 --
> N
ot a
t all
satis
fied
23
45
-->
Ver
y sa
tisfie
d
Percent
Ove
rall,
how
satis
fied
are
you
with
livi
ng in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth?
•Fu
lly 9
-in-1
0 re
side
nts
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h cl
aim
to b
e sa
tisfie
d w
ith
livin
g in
Cap
e El
izab
eth,
with
ove
r hal
f bei
ng v
ery
satis
fied.
Ver
y fe
w re
spon
dent
s (3
%) i
ndic
ated
that
they
are
dis
satis
fied
with
livi
ng
in th
e To
wn.
-R
esid
ents
you
nger
than
44
year
s of
age
are
sub
stan
tially
mor
e lik
ely
to b
e sa
tisfie
d w
ith li
ving
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h.
-C
ompa
red
to lo
nger
-tenu
red
resi
dent
s, m
ore
rece
nt a
rriv
als
in th
e To
wn
are
mor
e lik
ely
to re
port
bein
g “v
ery
satis
fied”
with
livi
ng in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
12
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embe
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treet
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Ass
essm
ent o
f Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces:
Mor
e Fa
vora
bly-
Vie
wed
Ser
vice
s
69
74
77797979818383
86888888
219
7
12121412
129
9
977 4
31
22
23
5
1
132
020
4060
8010
0
Tow
n ad
min
istra
tion
Scho
ol e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
s
Am
bula
nce
Tho
mas
Mem
oria
l Lib
rary
ser
vice
s
Scho
ol fa
cilit
ies
Rec
reat
iona
l pro
gram
s
Tho
mas
Mem
oria
l Lib
rary
faci
litie
s
Rec
yclin
g pr
ogra
m
Fire
pro
tect
ion
Snow
rem
oval
Polic
e pr
otec
tion
Park
s an
d at
hlet
ic fi
elds
Tow
n tra
nsfe
r sta
tion
("du
mp"
)
Mor
e fa
vora
ble
Neu
tral
Less
favo
rabl
e
Usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1 to
5 w
here
1 m
eans
“po
or”
and
5 m
eans
“ex
celle
nt,”
ple
ase
rate
the
follo
win
g co
mm
unity
faci
litie
s an
d se
rvic
es.
13
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embe
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Ass
essm
ent o
f Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces:
Serv
ices
With
Mod
erat
e Fa
vora
bilit
y
515254
6363656767
32
16
21
16
2421
12
25
15
10
9
5
78
2
6
020
4060
8010
0
Stre
et li
ghts
Sew
age
disp
osal
Stor
m d
rain
age
Qua
lity
of s
choo
l adm
in
Stre
et s
wee
ping
Pede
stria
n tra
ils
Qua
lity
of te
ache
rs
Stre
et re
pair
and
pavi
ng
Mor
e fa
vora
ble
Neu
tral
Less
favo
rabl
e
Usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1 to
5 w
here
1 m
eans
“po
or”
and
5 m
eans
“ex
celle
nt,”
ple
ase
rate
the
follo
win
g co
mm
unity
faci
litie
s an
d se
rvic
es.
14
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embe
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Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns o
nC
omm
unity
Fac
ilitie
s & S
ervi
ces
•O
vera
ll, a
stro
ng m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
pro
vide
d a
high
ly fa
vora
ble
asse
ssm
ent f
or th
e m
ajor
ity o
f fac
ilitie
s and
serv
ices
pro
vide
d by
Cap
e El
izab
eth
that
wer
e in
clud
ed in
the
rese
arch
.–
Not
ably
, clo
se to
9-in
-10
Cap
e El
izab
eth
resi
dent
s who
resp
onde
d to
the
poll
prov
ided
favo
rabl
e ra
tings
for t
he T
own’
s tra
nsfe
r sta
tion,
par
ks a
nd a
thle
tic
field
s, po
lice
prot
ectio
n an
d sn
ow re
mov
al se
rvic
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
•
Long
er te
nure
d re
side
nts (
11+
year
s) w
ere
mor
e lik
ely
than
wer
e m
ore
rece
nt a
rriv
als
to p
rovi
de h
ighe
r rat
ings
in se
vera
l key
serv
ices
, inc
ludi
ng th
eTo
wn’
s tra
nsfe
r sta
tion,
po
lice
and
fire
prot
ectio
n, th
e lib
rary
faci
litie
s, am
bula
nce
serv
ices
, sch
ool p
rogr
ams
and
the
qual
ity o
f tea
cher
s.•
Com
pare
d to
thei
r you
nger
cou
nter
parts
, old
er C
ape
Eliz
abet
h re
side
nts t
ende
d to
ex
pres
s hig
her l
evel
s of f
avor
abili
ty to
war
d pu
blic
safe
ty a
nd p
rote
ctio
n se
rvic
es, s
uch
as fi
re a
nd p
olic
e pr
otec
tion,
as w
ell a
s am
bula
nce
serv
ices
.
–H
owev
er, s
ever
al o
f the
serv
ices
and
faci
litie
s und
er in
vest
igat
ion
in th
e re
sear
ch re
ceiv
ed c
ompa
rativ
ely
low
er le
vels
of p
ositi
ve fe
edba
ck, w
ith o
nly
abou
t hal
f of t
he re
side
nts p
olle
d ex
pres
sing
a fa
vora
ble
opin
ion
tow
ard
the
stor
m d
rain
age
syst
em, s
ewag
e di
spos
al a
nd th
e st
reet
ligh
ts in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
15
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embe
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Pres
ervi
ng C
ape
Eliz
abet
h’s
“Rur
al C
hara
cter
”
1517193336%
n=30
3
Prot
ectin
g/su
ppor
ting
loca
l far
ms
Lim
iting
resi
dent
ial d
evel
opm
ent
Free
pub
lic a
cces
s to
land
/out
door
recr
eatio
n op
portu
nitie
s (in
clud
es F
ort W
illia
ms)
Lim
iting
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t
Con
serv
ing
open
/ “g
reen
” sp
ace
Perc
eive
d M
eani
ng
* M
ultip
le re
spon
ses
acce
pted
. Th
e re
mai
ning
resp
onse
s ca
n be
foun
d in
the
Det
aile
d Ta
bula
tions
.
Ofte
n w
e m
ake
refe
renc
es to
“pr
eser
ving
the
rura
l cha
ract
er o
f the
Tow
n.”
Whe
n th
inki
ng a
bout
pre
serv
ing
the
rura
l cha
ract
er o
f Cap
e E
lizab
eth,
wha
t doe
s tha
t st
atem
ent m
ean
to y
ou?
*
•W
hen
pres
ente
d w
ith th
is o
pen-
ende
d ite
m, m
ore
than
one
-third
of r
espo
nden
ts s
tate
d th
at
pres
ervi
ng ru
ral c
hara
cter
mea
nt c
onse
rvin
g/pr
eser
ving
ope
n or
gre
en s
pace
with
in th
e To
wn.
•A
noth
er o
ne-th
ird o
f res
iden
ts s
tate
d th
at p
rese
rvin
g ru
ral c
hara
cter
mea
nt li
miti
ng
deve
lopm
ent w
ithin
the
Tow
n.
•N
otab
ly, a
lmos
t 1-in
-5 re
side
nts
polle
d in
dica
ted
that
the
pres
erva
tion
and
supp
ort o
f loc
al
farm
s is
wha
t is
mea
nt b
y pr
eser
ving
the
rura
l cha
ract
er o
f Cap
eEl
izab
eth.
120
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ange
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1
Impo
rtan
ce o
f C
omm
unity
Attr
ibut
es &
Goa
ls
17
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embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Perc
eive
d Im
port
ance
of
Pote
ntia
l Cap
e E
lizab
eth
Goa
ls
20
394145
65
70
818383
20
3225
24
23
19
12
1313
59
28
33
31
911
7
54
020
4060
8010
0
Attr
actin
g ne
w c
omm
erci
al de
velo
pmen
t
Impr
oving
the
Tow
n C
ente
r
Enco
urag
ing th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
var
iety
of h
ousin
g ty
pes
Enco
urag
ing
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f affo
rdab
le h
ousin
g
Mai
ntai
ning
the
exist
ing
tax
rate
Impr
ove
the
scho
ols
and
expa
nding
edu
catio
n op
portu
nitie
s
Prot
ectin
g fa
rmla
nd
Pres
ervi
ng th
e to
wn'
s ru
ral c
hara
cter
Prot
ectin
g an
d pr
eser
ving
wet
land
s, po
nds a
nd w
oode
d ar
eas
Mor
e im
pN
eutr
alLe
ss im
p
List
ed b
elow
are
som
e po
tent
ial g
oals
for
the
Tow
n of
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
over
the
next
5
to 1
0 ye
ars.
Ple
ase
rate
eac
h of
the
goal
s in
term
s of
thei
r im
port
ance
to y
ou, w
here
1
mea
ns “
not a
t all
impo
rtan
t” a
nd 5
mea
ns “
very
impo
rtan
t.”
18
Dec
embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns o
n C
omm
unity
Goa
ls•
Con
sist
ent w
ith a
fore
men
tione
d na
rrat
ive
feed
back
con
cern
ing
pres
ervi
ng th
e To
wn’
s “r
ural
cha
ract
er,”
mor
e th
an 8
-in-1
0 re
side
nts
indi
cate
d th
at th
e fo
llow
ing
area
s ar
e im
porta
nt 5
-to
10-y
ear g
oals
for t
he T
own:
–Pr
otec
ting
and
pres
ervi
ng w
etla
nds,
pon
ds a
nd w
oode
d ar
eas
–Pr
eser
ving
the
tow
n's
rura
l cha
ract
er
–Pr
otec
ting
farm
land
•G
ener
ally
, whi
le s
een
as k
ey g
oals
am
ong
all d
emog
raph
ic g
roup
s,m
ore
rece
nt a
rriv
als
tend
ed to
pla
ce
the
mos
t im
porta
nce
on e
ach
of th
e ab
ove
issu
es.
•A
sec
ond
tier o
f goa
ls –
in te
rms
of s
tate
d im
porta
nce
–in
clud
ed im
prov
ing
the
scho
ols
and
expa
ndin
g ed
ucat
ion
oppo
rtuni
ties
and
mai
ntai
ning
the
exis
ting
tax
rate
, re
spec
tivel
y.
•A
reas
dee
med
to b
e of
less
er im
porta
nce
(cite
d as
impo
rtant
by
less
than
hal
f of
resi
dent
s po
lled)
incl
uded
:–
Enco
urag
ing
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f aff
orda
ble
hous
ing
–En
cour
agin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
var
iety
of h
ousi
ng ty
pes
–Im
prov
ing
the
Tow
n C
ente
r; an
d (e
spec
ially
)
–A
ttrac
ting
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t•
New
er re
side
nts
in p
artic
ular
app
eare
d to
esc
hew
incr
ease
d co
mm
erci
al d
evel
opm
ent.
19
Dec
embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Perc
eive
d Im
port
ance
of
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
“Ben
efits
”
45
7072
8181
91
9494
35
2119
15
9
7
54
18
79
4
8
212
020
4060
8010
0
Leve
l of t
axes
Hou
sing
Mun
icip
al s
ervi
ces
Prox
imity
to P
ortla
nd
Scho
ol s
yste
m
Phys
cial
attr
activ
enes
s
Nat
ural
env
ironm
ent
Prox
imity
to th
e oc
ean
Mor
e im
pN
eutra
lLe
ss im
p
Usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1 to
5 w
here
1 m
eans
“no
t at a
ll im
port
ant”
and
5 m
eans
“ve
ry
impo
rtan
t,” p
leas
e ra
te th
e fo
llow
ing
fact
ors
that
cou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
ben
efits
of l
ivin
g in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth.
20
Dec
embe
r 200
512
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ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns o
n “B
enef
its”
of L
ivin
g in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
•M
ore
than
9-in
-10
resi
dent
s who
resp
onde
d to
the
poll
cons
ider
ed se
vera
l of t
heph
ysic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s of t
he T
own
to b
e th
e gr
eate
st b
enef
itsof
livi
ng in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
–Sp
ecifi
cally
, liv
ing
near
the
ocea
n, th
e ov
eral
l nat
ural
env
ironm
ent,
and
the
phys
ical
at
tract
iven
ess o
f the
Tow
n w
ere
note
d by
the
vast
maj
ority
of r
esid
ents
as i
mpo
rtant
ben
efits
.•
The
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t of t
he T
own
reso
nate
d pa
rticu
larly
am
ong
resi
dent
s with
a h
ouse
hold
inco
me
grea
ter t
han
$150
,000
.
•It
is a
lso
impo
rtant
to n
ote
that
mor
e th
an 7
-in-1
0 re
spon
dent
s sta
ted
that
the
com
mun
ity’s
pro
xim
ity to
Por
tland
, the
scho
ol sy
stem
, mun
icip
al se
rvic
es a
nd h
ousi
ng
are
key
bene
fits o
f liv
ing
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h.–
Not
surp
risin
gly,
the
Cap
e El
izab
eth
scho
ol s
yste
m w
as c
ited
mor
e fr
eque
ntly
by
resp
onde
nts
youn
ger t
han
44 a
nd w
ith c
hild
ren
in th
eir h
ouse
hold
.
–H
ousi
ng w
as n
oted
as a
mor
e sa
lient
ben
efit
by a
subs
tant
ially
gre
ater
pro
porti
on o
f eld
erly
re
side
nts (
olde
r tha
n 65
) tha
n by
thei
r you
nger
cou
nter
parts
.
•W
hile
45%
did
cite
it a
s an
impo
rtant
ben
efit,
it w
as n
ot su
rpris
ing
that
taxa
tion
was
th
e on
ly a
rea
that
was
not
con
side
red
by a
maj
ority
of r
esid
ents
polle
d to
be
a pa
rticu
lar “
bene
fit”
of li
ving
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h.
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Hou
sing
Opt
ions
in
Cap
e El
izabe
th
22
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embe
r 200
512
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ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Pers
pect
ives
on
Tow
n’s
App
roac
h to
Hou
sing
Opt
ions
182022
32
49
54
2519
39
28
3527
5661
3738
1619
020
4060
8010
0
Enco
urag
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of c
ondo
min
ium
s
Hav
e m
ore
mul
ti-fa
mily
hou
sing
(apt
s.)
Hav
e m
ore
sing
le fa
mily
hou
sing
Enco
urag
e m
ore
in-la
w a
partm
ents
Enco
urag
e se
nior
citi
zen
hous
ing
Enco
urag
e ho
usin
g th
at c
osts
less
than
$30
0,00
0
Agr
eeN
eutr
alD
isag
ree
Usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1 to
5, w
here
1 m
eans
“st
rong
ly d
isag
ree”
and
5m
eans
“st
rong
ly
agre
e,”
plea
se in
dica
te y
our
opin
ion
rega
rdin
g w
hat d
irec
tion
the
Tow
n sh
ould
take
. Th
e To
wn
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h sh
ould
…
23
Dec
embe
r 200
512
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ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Pers
pect
ives
on
Tow
n’s
App
roac
h to
Hou
sing
Opt
ions
•O
vera
ll, re
spon
se w
as m
ixed
con
cern
ing
mos
t of t
he h
ousi
ng o
ptio
ns p
rese
nted
in th
e po
ll.•
App
roxi
mat
ely
half
of th
e C
ape
Eliz
abet
h re
side
nts w
ho to
ok p
arti
n th
e po
ll ag
reed
th
at th
e To
wn
shou
ld e
ncou
rage
hou
sing
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h th
at c
osts
less
than
$3
00,0
00 a
nd th
at m
ore
seni
or h
ousi
ng sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed.
–Th
e op
tion
for m
ore
hous
ing
unde
r $30
0,00
0 re
sona
ted
parti
cula
rly w
ell a
mon
g lo
nger
-term
re
side
nts (
6 ye
ars o
r mor
e), t
hose
with
less
than
a c
olle
ge e
duca
tion,
resi
dent
s with
a
hous
ehol
d in
com
e of
less
than
$80
,000
per
yea
r, an
d fe
mal
e re
spon
dent
s.–
Not
surp
risin
gly,
old
er re
side
nts (
45+
year
s of a
ge) e
xpre
ssed
apr
efer
ence
for m
ore
seni
or
hous
ing,
as d
id le
ss h
ighl
y-ed
ucat
ed re
side
nts.
•O
nly
abou
t 1-in
-5 re
spon
dent
s sta
ted
that
con
dom
iniu
m d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d be
en
cour
aged
, or t
hat t
here
shou
ld b
e m
ore
mul
ti-fa
mily
hou
sing
uni
ts in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
–B
y co
ntra
st, o
ver h
alf o
f res
iden
ts p
olle
d di
sagr
eed
with
eac
h of
thes
e pr
opos
als.
–W
hile
still
low
ove
rall,
a sl
ight
ly h
ighe
r pro
porti
on (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 21
%) o
f res
pond
ents
ol
der t
han
45 y
ears
of a
ge a
gree
that
ther
e sh
ould
be
mor
e co
ndom
iniu
m d
evel
opm
ent
enco
urag
ed in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
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etPo
rtlan
d • M
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Acc
ess
to N
atur
al R
esou
rces
25
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embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Pers
pect
ives
on
Publ
ic W
ater
Acc
ess
Yes
81%
No
19%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts
who
indi
cate
d th
at th
ere
is n
ot e
noug
h pu
blic
acc
ess.
Mul
tiple
resp
onse
s ac
cept
ed.
The
rem
aini
ng re
spon
ses
can
be fo
und
in th
e D
etai
led
Tabu
latio
ns.
Do
you
feel
that
ther
e is
suf
ficie
nt
publ
ic a
cces
s to
the
coas
t, po
nds
and
stre
ams
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h?
799111640%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
“No”
n=57
3G
reat
Pon
d
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3Im
prov
emen
ts
1Fo
rt W
illia
ms
2Tr
undy
Poi
nt
2C
resc
ent B
each
2K
ettle
Cov
e
8%B
each
es/w
ater
fron
t
Whe
re w
ould
you
impr
ove
lega
l pub
lic a
cces
s?*
26
Dec
embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Pers
pect
ives
on
Publ
ic W
ater
Acc
ess
•O
nly
abou
t 1-in
-5 re
side
nts p
olle
d in
this
rese
arch
eff
ort r
epor
ted
that
ther
e is
insu
ffic
ient
pub
lic a
cces
s to
the
wat
er in
Cap
e El
izab
eth.
•A
mon
g th
e re
spon
dent
s who
indi
cate
d th
at th
ere
is n
otsu
ffic
ient
ac
cess
, ful
ly 4
-in-1
0 in
dica
ted
that
they
wou
ld li
ke b
ette
r acc
ess t
o th
e be
ache
s or w
ater
fron
t.–
Whi
le th
e ab
solu
te n
umbe
r of r
espo
nden
ts c
iting
this
item
is lo
wov
eral
l, it
is w
orth
not
ing
that
nea
rly h
alf o
f the
long
-term
resi
dent
s of
Cap
e El
izab
eth
(11+
yea
rs) s
tate
d th
at th
ey w
ould
like
incr
ease
dac
cess
to
the
beac
hes a
nd w
ater
fron
t.
120
Exch
ange
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etPo
rtlan
d • M
aine
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1
Tran
spor
tatio
n an
d R
oadw
ays
28
Dec
embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
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ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Perc
eptio
ns o
fD
ange
rous
Roa
ds &
Inte
rsec
tions
Yes
60%
No
40%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts
who
indi
cate
d th
at th
ere
are
dang
erou
s se
ctio
ns o
f roa
d or
inte
rsec
tions
in th
e To
wn.
Mul
tiple
resp
onse
sac
cept
ed.
The
rem
aini
ng re
spon
ses
can
be
foun
d in
the
Det
aile
d Ta
bula
tions
.
Do
you
feel
that
ther
e ar
e an
y da
nger
ous
sect
ions
of r
oad
or in
ters
ectio
ns in
the
Tow
n th
at n
eed
impr
ovem
ent?
3374764%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
n=17
9
28R
oute
77
and
Hig
h Sc
hool
ent
ranc
e
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3In
ters
ectio
n
2R
oute
77
and
Mitc
hell
Roa
d
2R
oute
77
and
Fow
ler R
oad
4R
oute
77
and
Spur
win
kA
venu
e
38%
Rou
te 7
7, S
hore
Roa
d,
and
Scot
t Dye
r R
oad
Plea
se in
dica
te th
e lo
catio
n of
the
sect
ion
of
road
s or
inte
rsec
tion(
s), b
y st
reet
nam
e. *
29
Dec
embe
r 200
512
0 Ex
chan
ge S
treet
Portl
and
• Mai
ne(2
07) 7
72-4
011
Perc
eive
d N
eed
for
Add
ition
al T
raff
ic L
ight
s
Yes
49%
No
49%
Don
't K
now
2%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts w
ho in
dica
ted
that
ther
e ar
e da
nger
ous s
ectio
ns o
f roa
d or
inte
rsec
tions
in th
e To
wn.
Mul
tiple
resp
onse
sacc
epte
d. T
he
rem
aini
ng re
spon
ses c
an b
e fo
und
in th
e D
etai
led
Tabu
latio
ns.
Do
you
thin
k th
at th
ere
is a
nee
d fo
r ad
ditio
nal t
raff
ic li
ghts
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h?
1836
Hou
seho
lds w
/out
chi
ldre
n
3061
Hou
seho
lds w
/ chi
ldre
n
4664%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
“Yes
” n=
149
23R
oute
77
and
Hig
h Sc
hool
ent
ranc
e
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3In
ters
ectio
n
32%
Rou
te 7
7, S
hore
Roa
d,
and
Scot
t Dye
r Roa
d
Whe
re d
o yo
u th
ink
the
addi
tiona
l tra
ffic
lig
hts
shou
ld b
e in
stal
led?
*
30
Dec
embe
r 200
512
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Perc
eptio
ns o
f Nec
essa
ryR
oad
Impr
ovem
ents
and
Rep
airs
Yes
37%
No
55%
Don
't K
now
8%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts w
ho in
dica
ted
that
ther
e ar
e da
nger
ous s
ectio
ns o
f roa
d or
inte
rsec
tions
in th
e To
wn.
Th
e re
mai
ning
resp
onse
s can
be
foun
d in
the
Ver
batim
Rep
ort.
Are
ther
e an
y se
ctio
ns o
f roa
ds th
at n
eed
impr
ovem
ent o
r re
pair
?
232591454%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
“Yes
”n=1
11
8O
ther
1Fo
wle
r Roa
d
2Sa
wye
r Roa
d
3M
itche
ll R
oad
5Sh
ore
Roa
d
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3R
oad
20%
Spur
win
k R
oad
31
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embe
r 200
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ge S
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and
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ne(2
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011
Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns o
n T
rans
port
atio
n an
d R
oadw
ay Is
sues
•A
mon
g th
e fu
lly 6
-in-1
0 re
side
nts
who
sta
ted
that
ther
e ar
e da
nger
ous
inte
rsec
tions
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h, n
early
two-
third
s lis
ted
the
conf
luen
ce o
f Rte
. 77,
Sho
re R
d. a
nd S
cott
Dye
r Rd.
–Th
is in
ters
ectio
n w
as n
amed
eve
n m
ore
freq
uent
ly b
y re
side
nts
who
do
not
wor
k ou
tsid
e th
e ho
me,
resi
dent
s w
ith le
ss th
an a
col
lege
educ
atio
n an
d re
side
nts
with
out c
hild
ren
in th
e ho
useh
old.
•A
dditi
onal
ly, n
early
hal
f of r
espo
nden
ts c
ited
the
Rte
. 77
and
high
sch
ool e
ntra
nce
as a
dan
gero
us in
ters
ectio
n.–
This
inte
rsec
tion
was
cite
d m
ost o
ften
by re
spon
dent
s w
ith c
hild
ren,
co
llege
edu
cate
d re
spon
dent
s an
d hi
gher
inco
me
(>$8
0,00
0/ye
ar)
hous
ehol
ds.
32
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embe
r 200
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ge S
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011
Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns o
n T
rans
port
atio
n an
d R
oadw
ay Is
sues
•R
espo
nden
ts to
the
poll
are
even
ly s
plit
(49%
for,
49%
aga
inst
) in
thei
r opi
nion
of w
heth
er th
ere
is a
nee
d fo
r add
ition
al tr
affic
lig
hts
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h.–
Cor
resp
ondi
ng to
the
item
ask
ing
whe
ther
ther
e ar
e an
y da
nger
ous
inte
rsec
tions
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h, th
ose
who
do
feel
add
ition
al li
ghts
ar
e ne
cess
ary
mos
t ofte
n ci
ted
the
Rte
. 77/
Shor
e R
d./S
cott
Dye
r Rd
inte
rsec
tion
(64%
) and
the
Rte
. 77/
high
sch
ool e
ntra
nce
inte
rsec
tion
(46%
) as
the
inte
rsec
tions
requ
iring
regu
lato
ry tr
affic
ligh
ts.
•R
espo
nden
ts w
ith c
hild
ren
in th
e ho
useh
old
are
mor
e lik
ely
to c
ite th
e in
ters
ectio
n of
Rte
. 77
and
the
high
sch
ool e
ntra
nce
as n
eedi
ng a
traf
fic
light
.
•W
hile
a m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
sta
ted
that
ther
e w
ere
not a
ny
sect
ions
of r
oad
that
requ
ire im
prov
emen
ts o
r rep
air,
amon
g re
spon
dent
s w
ho fe
lt th
ere
wer
e, a
nd w
ho d
id n
ame
a se
ctio
n of
ro
ad, a
maj
ority
of t
he c
omm
ents
(54%
) con
cern
ed S
purw
ink
Roa
d.
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Taxes
34
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Lev
el o
f Sup
port
for
Inte
nded
Pur
pose
s of
Inc
reas
ed T
axes
10
1515
25262627293033
2821
13
3026
333326
3222
6163
71
4446
3939
43
36
44
020
4060
8010
0
Mor
e re
crea
tion
oppo
rtuni
ties
Prom
otin
g ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent
A p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
Pres
erva
tion
of to
wn-
owne
d hi
stor
ical
stru
ctur
es a
nd p
lace
s
Pres
erva
tion
of o
pen
spac
e by
buy
ing
land
or e
asem
ents
Pave
d si
dew
alks
and
road
sho
ulde
rs
Impr
ovem
ents
to th
e st
reet
s an
d ro
ads
Gre
enbe
lt w
alki
ng tr
ails
Impr
ovin
g pu
blic
edu
catio
nal p
rogr
ams
Bik
ing
trails
Agr
eeN
eutr
alD
isag
ree
Usi
ng a
sca
le o
f 1 to
5, w
ith 1
mea
ning
“st
rong
ly d
isag
ree”
and
5 m
eani
ng “
stro
ngly
ag
ree,
” pl
ease
tell
me
whe
ther
you
agr
ee o
r di
sagr
ee w
ith e
ach
of th
e fo
llow
ing
stat
emen
ts.
The
Tow
n of
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
shou
ld in
crea
se ta
xes
for…
35
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embe
r 200
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ge S
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011
Obs
erva
tions
on
Supp
ort f
or
Inte
nded
Pur
pose
s of I
ncre
ased
Tax
es•
Acr
oss-
the-
boar
d, n
o m
ore
than
one
-third
of t
he C
ape
Eliz
abet
h re
side
nts
polle
d in
dica
ted
that
taxe
s sho
uld
be in
crea
sed
for a
ny o
f the
item
s und
er
inve
stig
atio
n.–
The
high
est l
evel
s of s
uppo
rt w
ere
for b
ikin
g tra
ils, p
ublic
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
and
gree
nbel
t wal
king
trai
ls.
–O
nly
abou
t 1-in
-10
resp
onde
nts e
xpre
ssed
supp
ort f
or in
crea
sing
taxe
s for
re
crea
tion,
and
onl
y 1-
in-8
exp
ress
es su
ppor
t for
pro
mot
ing
econ
omic
de
velo
pmen
t, or
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion.
•O
ppos
ition
to in
crea
sing
taxe
s was
hig
hest
for t
he fu
ndin
g of
a p
ublic
tra
nspo
rtatio
n sy
stem
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h, w
ith fu
lly 7
-in-1
0 st
atin
g th
at th
ey
disa
gree
with
incr
easi
ng ta
xes t
o fu
nd th
is ty
pe o
f pro
ject
.–
Opp
ositi
on to
incr
ease
d ta
xes t
o fu
nd a
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
syst
em w
as h
ighe
st
amon
g m
ale
resp
onde
nts,
with
mor
e th
an 8
-in-1
0 (8
2%) e
xpre
ssin
g op
posi
tion.
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Perc
eive
d N
eces
sary
Im
prov
emen
ts
to C
ape
Eliz
abet
h
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embe
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Perc
eive
d A
dequ
acy
of
Serv
ice/
Ret
ail E
stab
lishm
ents
Yes
71%
No
29%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts w
ho in
dica
ted
that
the
Tow
n do
es n
ot h
ave
adeq
uate
serv
ice
and
reta
il es
tabl
ishm
ents
. M
ultip
le re
spon
sesa
ccep
ted.
The
rem
aini
ng re
spon
ses c
an b
e fo
und
in th
e D
etai
led
Tabu
latio
ns.
Do
you
feel
that
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
has
adeq
uate
ser
vice
and
ret
ail e
stab
lishm
ents
?
17233266%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
“No”
n=87
9Lo
cally
ow
ned
reta
il sh
ops/
bout
ique
s
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3E
stab
lishm
ent
5G
roce
ry st
ore
7H
ardw
are
stor
e
19%
Res
taur
ant o
r loc
ally
ow
ned
coff
ee sh
op
Wha
t typ
es o
f ser
vice
s or
ret
ail e
stab
lishm
ents
w
ould
ben
efit
the
com
mun
ity?
*
38
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embe
r 200
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Obs
erva
tions
on
Ade
quac
y of
Se
rvic
e/R
etai
l Est
ablis
hmen
ts•
Onl
y ab
out 3
-in-1
0 re
spon
dent
s rep
orte
d th
at th
ey d
o no
tthi
nk C
ape
Eliz
abet
h cu
rren
tly h
as a
dequ
ate
serv
ice
and
reta
il es
tabl
ishm
ents
, whi
le
fully
7-in
-10
resp
onde
nts s
tate
d th
at th
e To
wn
has e
noug
h of
thes
e ty
pes o
fes
tabl
ishm
ents
.–
Supp
ort f
or th
is it
em d
iffer
ed li
ttle
amon
g th
e su
bgro
ups u
nder
inve
stig
atio
n.
•A
mon
g th
e 3-
in-1
0 re
spon
dent
s who
indi
cate
d th
at th
ere
are
not e
noug
h se
rvic
e an
d re
tail
esta
blis
hmen
ts in
the
Tow
n, a
bout
one
-third
cite
d re
stau
rant
s (35
%),
loca
lly o
wne
d re
tail
shop
s (32
%),
or lo
cally
ow
ned
coff
ee sh
ops (
31%
) as d
esira
ble
reta
il/se
rvic
e ad
ditio
ns.
–Su
ppor
t for
mor
e re
stau
rant
s was
hig
hest
am
ong
resp
onde
nts w
ith c
hild
ren
and
fem
ale
resp
onde
nts.
–En
dors
emen
t of a
n in
crea
sed
pres
ence
for r
etai
l/bou
tique
shop
s was
gre
ates
t am
ong
resi
dent
s who
are
like
ly re
tiree
s (i.e
. res
pond
ents
old
er th
an 6
5 ye
ars o
f ag
e, re
spon
dent
s who
do
not p
rese
ntly
wor
k ou
tsid
e th
e ho
me)
.–
Supp
ort f
or m
ore
coff
ee sh
ops w
as h
ighe
st a
mon
g re
spon
dent
s with
child
ren
and
with
resp
onde
nts i
n th
e $8
0,00
0-$1
49,0
00 in
com
e ra
nge.
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embe
r 200
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ge S
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Perc
eptio
ns o
n N
eede
d Im
prov
emen
ts to
the
Tow
n C
ente
r
6Tr
affic
ligh
t at R
oute
77,
Sho
re R
oad
and
Dye
r Roa
d
6Pa
rk
6B
ike
lane
s/si
dew
alks
6771030%
n=30
3
Ret
ail s
hops
/bou
tique
s (lo
cally
ow
ned)
Res
taur
ant
Cof
fee
shop
(loc
ally
ow
ned)
Cre
ate
villa
ge a
tmos
pher
e (la
ndsc
apin
g, re
mod
el b
uild
ings
)
Satis
fied
–no
impr
ovem
ents
or a
dditi
ons
need
ed
Impr
ovem
ent
* M
ultip
le re
spon
ses
acce
pted
. Th
e re
mai
ning
resp
onse
s ca
n be
foun
d in
the
Det
aile
d Ta
bula
tions
.
Wha
t pub
lic im
prov
emen
ts o
r ad
ditio
ns d
o yo
u th
ink
wou
ld b
e m
osti
mpo
rtan
t to
the
Tow
n C
ente
r? *
•In
tere
stin
gly,
whe
n as
ked
wha
t im
prov
emen
ts th
ey w
ould
sug
gest
for t
he T
own
Cen
ter,
the
mos
t com
mon
resp
onse
giv
en b
y fu
lly 3
-in-1
0 re
spon
dent
s w
as th
at th
ere
are
no im
prov
emen
ts o
r mod
ifica
tions
nee
ded.
40
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embe
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Reg
iona
l Col
labo
ratio
n w
ithO
ther
Com
mun
ities
Yes
63%
No
32%
Don
't K
now
5%
* B
ased
on
resp
onde
nts
who
indi
cate
d th
at th
e To
wn
shou
ld p
rovi
de s
ervi
ces
in
colla
bora
tion
with
oth
er c
omm
uniti
es.
Mul
tiple
resp
onse
s ac
cept
ed.
The
rem
aini
ng
resp
onse
s ca
n be
foun
d in
the
Det
aile
d Ta
bula
tions
.
Som
e to
wns
hav
e fo
und
that
they
can
red
uce
cost
s by
pr
ovid
ing
serv
ices
on
a re
gion
al b
asis
, rat
her
than
to
wn-
by-to
wn.
In
your
opi
nion
, sho
uld
the
Tow
n of
C
ape
Eliz
abet
h co
nsid
er r
egio
naliz
ing
by c
oope
ratin
g w
ith o
ther
mun
icip
aliti
es in
pro
vidi
ng s
ervi
ces?
10101212293949%
Tot
al
Ans
wer
ing
“Yes
”n=1
90
24Po
lice
depa
rtmen
t
5Pu
blic
tra
nspo
rtatio
n
Tot
al
Sam
ple
n=30
3Se
rvic
es
6Pu
rcha
sing
of
mun
icip
al s
uppl
ies
8Sc
hool
s/sc
hool
ad
min
istra
tion
891
1 em
erge
ncy
resp
onse
18Pu
blic
wor
ks (t
rash
re
mov
al, r
ecyc
ling,
ro
ad m
aint
enan
ce)
31%
Fire
and
resc
ue
Wha
t, if
any,
ser
vice
s sh
ould
Cap
e E
lizab
eth
prov
ide
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
ot
her
com
mun
ities
? *
41
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embe
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Reg
iona
l Col
labo
ratio
n w
ithO
ther
Com
mun
ities
•M
ore
than
6-in
-10
resi
dent
s (63
%) i
ndic
ated
that
the
Tow
n of
Cap
e El
izab
eth
shou
ld
colla
bora
te w
ith o
ther
com
mun
ities
for m
unic
ipal
serv
ice
deliv
ery.
–A
bout
one
-third
of r
esid
ents
(32%
) sta
ted
that
Cap
e El
izab
eth
shou
ld n
ot, o
r doe
s not
nee
d to
, co
llabo
rate
with
oth
er c
omm
uniti
es to
regi
onal
ize
serv
ices
.
•A
mon
g th
e re
side
nts w
ho in
dica
ted
that
the
Tow
n sh
ould
col
labo
rate
with
oth
er
com
mun
ities
in d
eliv
erin
g m
unic
ipal
serv
ices
, nea
rly h
alf l
iste
dfir
e an
d re
scue
as
serv
ices
that
cou
ld p
oten
tially
be
deliv
ered
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
h on
a re
gion
al b
asis
.•
Ano
ther
4-in
-10
cite
d th
e po
lice
depa
rtmen
t and
ano
ther
3-in
-10
repo
rted
that
pub
lic
wor
ks fu
nctio
ns, s
uch
as tr
ash
rem
oval
, cou
ld b
e re
gion
aliz
ed.
•O
vera
ll, m
ost r
espo
nden
ts su
gges
ted
the
regi
onal
izat
ion
of se
rvic
es th
at a
re in
clus
ive
of p
ublic
safe
ty (f
ire, p
olic
e, 9
11 d
ispa
tch)
, sug
gest
ing
that
resi
dent
s are
am
enab
le to
co
llabo
ratin
g w
ith o
ther
com
mun
ities
on
thes
e ke
y se
rvic
es th
at c
ontri
bute
to a
co
mm
unity
’s se
nse
of se
curit
y an
d w
ell-b
eing
.
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mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns
43
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r 200
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ge S
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Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns
•O
vera
ll, th
e re
sults
of t
his r
esea
rch
effo
rt su
gges
t tha
t the
resi
dent
s of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h ar
e hi
ghly
satis
fied
with
livi
ng in
the
Tow
n an
d vi
ew th
e na
tura
l la
ndsc
ape
and
envi
ronm
ent o
f the
Tow
n as
impo
rtant
ben
efits
of l
ivin
g in
C
ape
Eliz
abet
h.
–Im
porta
ntly
, res
iden
ts se
e op
en sp
ace,
woo
ded
land
, and
loca
l far
ms a
s co
ntrib
utin
g to
the
“rur
al c
hara
cter
”of
the
tow
n an
d m
any
surv
ey re
spon
dent
s st
ress
ed th
e im
porta
nce
of p
rese
rvin
g th
ese
face
ts o
f the
Cap
e El
izab
eth
com
mun
ity.
–In
deed
, the
pre
serv
atio
n of
the
natu
ral l
ands
cape
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h (e
.g. w
oods
, po
nds,
etc.
), th
e co
mm
unity
’s ru
ral c
hara
cter
, and
its f
arm
land
are
seen
as h
igh
prio
ritie
s for
the
Tow
n, th
us re
info
rcin
g th
e no
tion
that
resi
dent
s of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h vi
ew th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent a
s a k
ey fa
ctor
in th
eir p
erce
ived
qua
lity
of li
fe.
–A
stro
ng m
ajor
ity o
f res
iden
ts fe
el th
ere
is su
ffic
ient
pub
lic a
cces
s to
wat
er in
th
e To
wn,
thou
gh so
me
resi
dent
s wou
ld li
ke to
see
incr
ease
d pu
blic
acc
ess t
o th
e oc
ean
wat
erfr
ont.
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embe
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Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns
•R
esid
ents
app
ear r
eluc
tant
to s
ugge
st ra
isin
g ta
xes
for e
ither
mun
icip
al,
recr
eatio
n or
oth
er p
ublic
wor
ks p
roje
cts.
–In
deed
, whe
n pr
esen
ted
with
a li
st o
f opt
ions
rang
ing
from
con
cept
s su
ch a
s bi
king
trai
ls to
pro
mot
ing
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t with
in th
e To
wn,
no m
ore
than
one
-third
of t
he re
side
nts
polle
d in
dica
ted
that
ther
e w
ere
any
proj
ects
de
emed
app
ropr
iate
for r
aisi
ng ta
xes
in o
rder
to fu
nd.
–D
espi
te th
e st
ated
val
ue o
f the
Tow
n’s
rura
l cha
ract
er, o
nly
one-
quar
ter o
f re
side
nts
agre
e th
at ta
xes
shou
ld b
e in
crea
sed
to b
uy o
pen
spac
epa
rcel
s or
ea
sem
ents
.
•C
ape
Eliz
abet
h re
side
nts
offe
red
high
ly fa
vora
ble
ratin
gs fo
r the
vas
t m
ajor
ity o
f com
mun
ity d
epar
tmen
ts a
nd s
ervi
ce p
rovi
ders
, ran
ging
from
th
e m
ost p
ositi
ve ra
tings
ass
igne
d to
the
Tow
n’s
trans
fer s
tatio
n an
d ra
ther
m
ixed
ratin
gs a
ssig
ned
to th
e co
mm
unity
’s s
treet
ligh
ts.
–W
hile
ratin
gs fo
r the
dum
p, p
olic
e, fi
re, a
nd s
now
rem
oval
wer
e ex
ceed
ingl
y hi
gh, w
hen
aske
d to
cite
ser
vice
s th
at c
ould
be
regi
onal
ized
with
oth
er n
earb
y co
mm
uniti
es, r
esid
ents
mos
t ofte
n ci
ted
fire/
resc
ue, p
olic
e, p
ublic
wor
ks, a
nd
911
disp
atch
.
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Sum
mar
y O
bser
vatio
ns•
Whi
le re
side
nts
are
ambi
vale
nt in
thei
r sat
isfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e To
wn’
s st
reet
lig
hts
and
are
even
ly s
plit
on th
e ne
ed fo
r hav
ing
addi
tiona
l tra
ffic
ligh
ts in
C
ape
Eliz
abet
h, fe
edba
ck fr
om th
e st
udy
sugg
est t
hat t
wo
key
inte
rsec
tions
m
ay re
quire
exa
min
atio
n.–
Res
pond
ents
who
feel
that
ther
e ar
e pr
oble
m in
ters
ectio
ns in
Cap
e El
izab
eth
over
whe
lmin
gly
liste
d th
e in
ters
ectio
n of
Sco
tt D
yer R
oad,
Rte
. 77
and
Shor
e R
oad
as b
eing
dan
gero
us a
nd in
nee
d of
an
addi
tiona
l tra
ffic
sig
nal.
–A
noth
er s
izea
ble
prop
ortio
n of
resi
dent
s ci
ted
the
inte
rsec
tion
of R
te. 7
7 an
d th
e hi
gh s
choo
l as
bein
g pr
oble
mat
ic a
nd n
eedi
ng a
ligh
t.
•Su
gges
tions
for i
mpr
ovin
g th
e to
wn
cent
er w
ere
high
ly fr
agm
ente
d, w
ith th
e m
ost c
omm
on re
spon
se b
eing
that
the
tow
n ce
nter
is n
ot in
nee
d of
furth
er
enha
ncem
ent.
Con
sist
ent w
ith th
is fe
edba
ck, a
stro
ng m
ajor
ity o
fres
iden
ts
belie
ve th
e To
wn
curr
ently
has
an
adeq
uate
mix
of r
etai
l and
ser
vice
out
lets
.
•W
hen
quer
ied
abou
t the
Tow
n’s
dire
ctio
n fo
r fut
ure
hous
ing
need
s, re
side
nts
of C
ape
Eliz
abet
h ex
pres
s a
desi
re to
hav
e m
ore
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng –
such
as
hous
ing
that
cos
ts le
ss th
an $
300,
000
or s
enio
r citi
zen
hous
ing.
Ther
e is
littl
e st
ated
sup
port
for e
ncou
ragi
ng m
ulti-
unit
hous
ing
such
as
cond
omin
ium
s or
ap
artm
ents
, how
ever
.
120
Exch
ange
Stre
etPo
rtlan
d • M
aine
(207
) 772
-401
1
Sam
ple
Prof
ile
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Ten
ure
in C
ape
Eliz
abet
hH
ow m
any
year
s hav
e yo
u liv
ed in
Cap
e E
lizab
eth?
Mor
e th
an
20 y
rs40
%
11 to
20
yrs
21%
6 to
10
yrs
19%
1 to
5 y
rs17
%
Less
than
a
year
3%
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embe
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Cur
rent
Liv
ing
Qua
rter
s
Ren
t7%
Ow
n92
%
Oth
er1%
Do
you
own
or r
ent y
our
livin
g qu
arte
rs?
49
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embe
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Hou
seho
ld S
ize
14
child
ren
63
child
ren
83
adul
ts
54
to 5
adu
lts
212
child
ren
131
child
60%
Non
e
n=30
3H
ow m
any
child
ren
unde
r th
e ag
e of
18
live
in y
our
hous
ehol
d?
6323%
n=30
3
2 ad
ults
1 ad
ult (
sing
le)
How
man
y ad
ults
, inc
ludi
ng y
ours
elf,
18 o
r ov
er, l
ive
in y
our
hous
ehol
d?
50
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embe
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Age
1275
yea
rs o
ld o
r ove
r
1565
to 7
4 ye
ars
old
2128194%
n=30
3
35 to
44
year
s ol
d
45 to
54
year
s ol
d
55 to
64
year
s ol
d
25 to
34
year
s ol
d
Wha
t age
cat
egor
y do
you
fall
into
?
51
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embe
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Em
ploy
men
t Sta
tus
^St
uden
t
261101350%
n=30
3
Hom
emak
er
Une
mpl
oyed
Ret
ired
Empl
oyed
par
t-tim
e
Empl
oyed
full-
time
Wha
t is
your
em
ploy
men
t sta
tus?
^ D
enot
es le
ss th
an o
ne p
erce
nt.
52
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embe
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011
Lev
el o
f Edu
catio
n
2O
ther
35G
radu
ate
scho
ol
40G
radu
ated
col
lege
11So
me
colle
ge
57%^
n=30
3So
me
high
scho
ol
Gra
duat
ed h
igh
scho
ol
Tech
nica
l/voc
atio
nal/c
omm
unity
col
lege
Wha
t is
the
high
est l
evel
of e
duca
tion
you
have
com
plet
ed?
^ D
enot
es le
ss th
an o
ne p
erce
nt.
53
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embe
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Hou
seho
ld In
com
e
16R
efus
ed
1D
on’t
know
511272713%
n=30
3
$80,
000
to $
149,
999
$150
,000
to $
249,
999
$250
,000
or m
ore
$40,
000
to $
79,9
99
Less
than
$40
,000
To
ensu
re th
at o
ur sa
mpl
e is
rep
rese
ntat
ive,
whi
ch o
f the
fo
llow
ing
cate
gori
es b
est d
escr
ibes
you
r to
tal h
ouse
hold
in
com
e be
fore
taxe
s las
t yea
r?
54
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embe
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Gender
Mal
e34
%
Fem
ale
66%