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When asked to rate various government, emergency, and health services, and economic
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protection (88 percent), emergency services (86 percent), health services (85 percent), transfer
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station (83 percent), and school (81 percent) as either “excellent” or “more than satisfactory.”
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plowing (84 percent), town government (77 percent), and road maintenance (83 percent)
higher then year‐round residents did. Figure 26 illustrates the complete results of the
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satisfaction ratings.
Figure 26 – Excellent & More than Satisfactory Rating of Facilities & Services
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and or amenities. Figure 27 illustrates the results. Year‐round residents either “strongly agree”
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or “agree” that the Town should try to attract small commercial businesses (94 percent),
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telecommunication iinfrastructure (94 percent), tourists interested in nature/natural beauty (92
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housing/facilities (90 percent), hikers, campers and paddlers (90 percent), and health care
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facilities (88 percent). Year‐round residents also ranked historic and cultural resource facilities
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and tourism, affordable housing, forest products industries, and youth facilities highly.
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