Page 89 - Town of Newcomb Comprehensive Plan - 2010

No center to community if you don’t have kids or go to church
School enrollment dwindling
Not as many affordable houses as there used to be
VIC not supported by the Town
Town highway crew is lazy
Bad water
Highway Department should work two shifts and plow earlier

Neutral responses
B & Bs are important to the Town

4. Where applicable, how would you rate the following facilities and services?

Excellent More Than Less Than Unsatisfactory No Opinion
Satisfactory Satisfactory or N/A
a. Town 25/21.7% 60/52.2% 18/15.7% 5/4.4% 7/6.1%
government
b. Road 13/11.8% 56/50.9% 33/30.0% 8/7.3% 0/0%
maintenance
c. Snow plowing 29/26.4% 50/45.5% 23/20.9% 7/6.4% 1/0.9%
d. Police protection 7/7.1% 24/24.3% 34/34.3% 10/10.1% 24/24.2%
e. Fire protection 37/33.9% 59/54.1% 8/7.3% 3/2.8% 2/1.8%
f. Emergency 46/42.2% 48/44.0% 11/10.1% 3/2.8% 1/0.9%
services
g. Health services 48/44.1% 45/41.3% 11/10.1% 0/0% 5/4.6%
h. Municipal 6/5.6% 16/15.0% 22/20.6% 17/15.9% 46/43.0%
water/sewer
i. Town park and 53/47.8% 51/46.0% 4/3.6% 1/0.9% 2/1.8%
recreation facilities
j. Code 21/19.8% 55/51.9% 11/10.4% 5/4.7% 14/13.2%
enforcement
k. Schools 48/43.6% 41/37.3% 4/3.6% 6/5.5% 11/10.0%
l. Senior 41/36.9% 43/38.7% 3/2.7% 1/0.9% 23/20.7%
services/activities
m. Youth 35/32.4% 47/43.5% 11/10.2% 2/1.9% 13/12.0%
services/activities
n. 3/2.8% 2/1.9% 38/35.9% 55/51.9% 8/7.6%
Commercial/Retail
services
o. Job opportunities 0/0% 1/0.9% 36/32.7% 64/58.2% 9/8.2%
p. Transfer Station 29/27.4% 59/55.7% 8/7.6% 3/2.8% 7/6.6%

4a. Please add reasons for any of your responses to question 4.

Need jobs (not retirees) (7)
Need businesses (4)
Dump/Transfer Station is poorly run, especially with respect to recycling (4)
Need (metered) water and sewer throughout the Town (3)
Town government does not communicate/is poor (3)
Bad roads to Goodnow Flow, state campsite and elsewhere (3)
No commercial/retail services (2)
Highway Superintendent should not use truck for personal use (2)

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