Page 103 - Town of Newcomb Comprehensive Plan - 2010

People from downstate think they can change everything
Infiltration of liberal tree huggers
Too many busybodies
Cost of everything
Need a garage
Difficult to get plumbing/electrical services
Need a place to bike and walk
Water quality
Can’t be there as much as I’d like
No drug store
Need better cable company
Too far from my year round home
Snow plowing damage
Frost heaves
Bears
Possible freezing of State land payments
No indoor recreation facilities
Need more horse trails
Favoritism by Town officials
No broadband
No police
Insufficient community spirit
Not enough State land Opening of Finch lands to the public will result in the loss of peace and quiet
Size of Town government (too big)
Certain people get all the Town jobs
Lack of enforcement of APA regulations
Oversize boats
Noise
No year round access to camp

7. Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements.
(Please mark only one response for each statement).

The Town of Newcomb Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly No Opinion
Should Try to Attract Agree Disagree
the Following:
a. Small commercial 84/53.2% 48/30.4% 11/7.0% 4/2.5% 11/7%
businesses
b. Forest product 33/21.9% 68/45% 19/12.6% 15/9.9% 16/10.6%
industries
c. Mining industries 17/11.3% 32/21.3% 50/33.3% 31/20.7% 20/13.3%
d. Agriculture 15/10.3% 58/39.7% 30/20.6% 13/8.9% 30/20.6%
e. Year round residents 41/27.7% 69/46.6% 11/7.4% 6/4.1% 21/14.2%
f. Seasonal residents 33/22.6% 77/52.7% 14/9.6 % 5/3.4% 17/11.6%
f. Hikers, campers and 65/42.2% 61/39.6% 13/8.4% 4/2.6% 11/7.1%
paddlers
g. Historic and cultural 59/39.3% 71/47.3% 7/4.7% 2/1.3% 11/7.3%
resource facilities and
tourists
h. Tourists interested in 64/42.4% 65/43.1% 4/2.7% 2/1.3% 11/7.3%
nature/natural beauty

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