Bruce County 2025 Levels of Service Questionnaire

Bruce County is committed to providing a high quality of life and exceptional services to our residents. As our community continues to grow, we must invest your tax dollars wisely to maintain and improve our infrastructure, including roads, bridges, trails, facilities, and municipal vehicles.

Your input is crucial for strategic planning and asset management. This brief (5 min) Resident Questionnaire provides you with an opportunity to share your thoughts on our strengths and weaknesses and your feedback on our priorities for the coming years. The information gathered will be used to develop the forward-looking proposed levels of service for the 2025 Bruce County Asset Management Plan. The goal of asset management is to deliver an adequate level of service in the most cost-effective manner over the long term. Effective asset management can ensure that public infrastructure is managed to support the sustainable delivery of services.

We thank you in advance for completing this questionnaire. If you have questions about the questionnaire, please contact us directly at 519-881-1291 or finance@brucecounty.on.ca.

Please complete the questionnaire by Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

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* 1. What is your current residency status in Bruce County?

Full time resident - tenant

Full time resident - property owner

Part time resident - tenant

Part time resident - property owner

Seasonal resident - property owner

I own property within Bruce County but do not reside in the County

I do not reside in Bruce County

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* 2. Which planning area best describes where you live in Bruce County?

Urban (reside in a village, town, or city)

Semi-urban (reside in a hamlet or rural subdivision)

Rural (reside on a rural residential lot or farm)

I do not reside in Bruce County

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* 3. If residing in Bruce County, which lower-tier are you part of?

Arran-Elderslie

Brockton

Huron-Kinloss

Kincardine

Northern Bruce Peninsula

Saugeen Shores

South Bruce

South Bruce Peninsula

None of the above

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* 4. Family Structure

Single

Married/Common-law partner

Married with children

Retired single/spouse

Other

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* 5. Please select your age range:

15 to 29 years

30 to 44 years

45 to 64 years

65 years plus

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* 6. Have you read Bruce County's Asset Management Plan?

Yes

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* 7. Please indicate how you would prefer to learn about municipal issues/events/initiatives such as the Asset Management Plan: (Select all that apply)

In-person information sessions with Council and staff

Municipal website

Municipal social media

Newspaper (print)

Radio

Mail

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* 8. Please indicate how important the following features are in making Bruce County a great place to live:

	Not Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Library Programs and Services	Library Programs and Services Not Important	Library Programs and Services Important	Library Programs and Services Very Important	Library Programs and Services Not Applicable
Museum Programs and Services	Museum Programs and Services Not Important	Museum Programs and Services Important	Museum Programs and Services Very Important	Museum Programs and Services Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Not Important	County Recreational Trails Important	County Recreational Trails Very Important	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Not Important	Paramedic Services Important	Paramedic Services Very Important	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
County Roads and Bridges	County Roads and Bridges Not Important	County Roads and Bridges Important	County Roads and Bridges Very Important	County Roads and Bridges Not Applicable
Economic Investment and Local Jobs	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Not Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Very Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Not Applicable
Long-Term Care	Long-Term Care Not Important	Long-Term Care Important	Long-Term Care Very Important	Long-Term Care Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Not Important	Community Housing Important	Community Housing Very Important	Community Housing Not Applicable
Communication from Bruce County	Communication from Bruce County Not Important	Communication from Bruce County Important	Communication from Bruce County Very Important	Communication from Bruce County Not Applicable

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* 9. How important are the following municipal services to your household?

	Not Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Library Programs and Services	Library Programs and Services Not Important	Library Programs and Services Important	Library Programs and Services Very Important	Library Programs and Services Not Applicable
Museum Programs and Services	Museum Programs and Services Not Important	Museum Programs and Services Important	Museum Programs and Services Very Important	Museum Programs and Services Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Not Important	County Recreational Trails Important	County Recreational Trails Very Important	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Not Important	Paramedic Services Important	Paramedic Services Very Important	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
County Roads and Bridges	County Roads and Bridges Not Important	County Roads and Bridges Important	County Roads and Bridges Very Important	County Roads and Bridges Not Applicable
Economic Investment and Local Jobs	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Not Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Very Important	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Not Applicable
Long-Term Care	Long-Term Care Not Important	Long-Term Care Important	Long-Term Care Very Important	Long-Term Care Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Not Important	Community Housing Important	Community Housing Very Important	Community Housing Not Applicable
Communication from Bruce County	Communication from Bruce County Not Important	Communication from Bruce County Important	Communication from Bruce County Very Important	Communication from Bruce County Not Applicable

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* 10. Availability - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure is able to be used when desired)

	Dissatisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Unsure	Not Applicable
County Roads	County Roads Dissatisfied	County Roads Somewhat Satisfied	County Roads Satisfied	County Roads Unsure	County Roads Not Applicable
County Bridges	County Bridges Dissatisfied	County Bridges Somewhat Satisfied	County Bridges Satisfied	County Bridges Unsure	County Bridges Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Dissatisfied	County Recreational Trails Somewhat Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Unsure	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
County Facilities - Administration Centres	County Facilities - Administration Centres Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Unsure	County Facilities - Administration Centres Not Applicable
County Facilities - Museum	County Facilities - Museum Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Museum Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Unsure	County Facilities - Museum Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Dissatisfied	Paramedic Services Somewhat Satisfied	Paramedic Services Satisfied	Paramedic Services Unsure	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven)	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Dissatisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Somewhat Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Unsure	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Dissatisfied	Community Housing Somewhat Satisfied	Community Housing Satisfied	Community Housing Unsure	Community Housing Not Applicable

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* 11. Reliability and Condition - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure performs well consistently)

	Dissatisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Unsure	Not Applicable
County Roads	County Roads Dissatisfied	County Roads Somewhat Satisfied	County Roads Satisfied	County Roads Unsure	County Roads Not Applicable
County Bridges	County Bridges Dissatisfied	County Bridges Somewhat Satisfied	County Bridges Satisfied	County Bridges Unsure	County Bridges Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Dissatisfied	County Recreational Trails Somewhat Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Unsure	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
County Facilities - Administration Centres	County Facilities - Administration Centres Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Unsure	County Facilities - Administration Centres Not Applicable
County Facilities - Museum	County Facilities - Museum Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Museum Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Unsure	County Facilities - Museum Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Dissatisfied	Paramedic Services Somewhat Satisfied	Paramedic Services Satisfied	Paramedic Services Unsure	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven)	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Dissatisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Somewhat Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Unsure	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Dissatisfied	Community Housing Somewhat Satisfied	Community Housing Satisfied	Community Housing Unsure	Community Housing Not Applicable

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* 12. Safety - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure is unlikely to cause danger or risk)

	Dissatisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Unsure	Not Applicable
County Roads	County Roads Dissatisfied	County Roads Somewhat Satisfied	County Roads Satisfied	County Roads Unsure	County Roads Not Applicable
County Bridges	County Bridges Dissatisfied	County Bridges Somewhat Satisfied	County Bridges Satisfied	County Bridges Unsure	County Bridges Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Dissatisfied	County Recreational Trails Somewhat Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Satisfied	County Recreational Trails Unsure	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
County Facilities - Administration Centres	County Facilities - Administration Centres Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Satisfied	County Facilities - Administration Centres Unsure	County Facilities - Administration Centres Not Applicable
County Facilities - Museum	County Facilities - Museum Dissatisfied	County Facilities - Museum Somewhat Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Satisfied	County Facilities - Museum Unsure	County Facilities - Museum Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Dissatisfied	Paramedic Services Somewhat Satisfied	Paramedic Services Satisfied	Paramedic Services Unsure	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven)	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Dissatisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Somewhat Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Satisfied	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Unsure	Long-Term Care Facilities (Brucelea Haven, Gateway Haven) Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Dissatisfied	Community Housing Somewhat Satisfied	Community Housing Satisfied	Community Housing Unsure	Community Housing Not Applicable

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* 13. In your experience with the municipal services offered by Bruce County, would you decrease, maintain, or increase service levels for each of the services provided?

	Decrease Service Levels	Maintain Service Levels	Increase Service Levels	Not Applicable
Library Programs and Services	Library Programs and Services Decrease Service Levels	Library Programs and Services Maintain Service Levels	Library Programs and Services Increase Service Levels	Library Programs and Services Not Applicable
Museum Programs and Services	Museum Programs and Services Decrease Service Levels	Museum Programs and Services Maintain Service Levels	Museum Programs and Services Increase Service Levels	Museum Programs and Services Not Applicable
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Decrease Service Levels	County Recreational Trails Maintain Service Levels	County Recreational Trails Increase Service Levels	County Recreational Trails Not Applicable
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Decrease Service Levels	Paramedic Services Maintain Service Levels	Paramedic Services Increase Service Levels	Paramedic Services Not Applicable
County Roads and Bridges	County Roads and Bridges Decrease Service Levels	County Roads and Bridges Maintain Service Levels	County Roads and Bridges Increase Service Levels	County Roads and Bridges Not Applicable
Economic Investment and Local Jobs	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Decrease Service Levels	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Maintain Service Levels	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Increase Service Levels	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Not Applicable
Long-Term Care	Long-Term Care Decrease Service Levels	Long-Term Care Maintain Service Levels	Long-Term Care Increase Service Levels	Long-Term Care Not Applicable
Community Housing	Community Housing Decrease Service Levels	Community Housing Maintain Service Levels	Community Housing Increase Service Levels	Community Housing Not Applicable
Communication from Bruce County	Communication from Bruce County Decrease Service Levels	Communication from Bruce County Maintain Service Levels	Communication from Bruce County Increase Service Levels	Communication from Bruce County Not Applicable

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* 14. For each of the following services, indicate your preference for spending and willingness to pay for improvements. A tax increase of 5% is $30 per year for the average household.

	Decrease Taxes by 5%	Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Maintain Spending	Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Increase Taxes by 5%	Unsure
Library Programs and Services	Library Programs and Services Decrease Taxes by 5%	Library Programs and Services Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Library Programs and Services Maintain Spending	Library Programs and Services Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Library Programs and Services Increase Taxes by 5%	Library Programs and Services Unsure
Museum Programs and Services	Museum Programs and Services Decrease Taxes by 5%	Museum Programs and Services Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Museum Programs and Services Maintain Spending	Museum Programs and Services Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Museum Programs and Services Increase Taxes by 5%	Museum Programs and Services Unsure
County Recreational Trails	County Recreational Trails Decrease Taxes by 5%	County Recreational Trails Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	County Recreational Trails Maintain Spending	County Recreational Trails Increase Taxes by 2.5%	County Recreational Trails Increase Taxes by 5%	County Recreational Trails Unsure
Paramedic Services	Paramedic Services Decrease Taxes by 5%	Paramedic Services Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Paramedic Services Maintain Spending	Paramedic Services Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Paramedic Services Increase Taxes by 5%	Paramedic Services Unsure
County Roads and Bridges	County Roads and Bridges Decrease Taxes by 5%	County Roads and Bridges Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	County Roads and Bridges Maintain Spending	County Roads and Bridges Increase Taxes by 2.5%	County Roads and Bridges Increase Taxes by 5%	County Roads and Bridges Unsure
Economic Investment and Local Jobs	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Decrease Taxes by 5%	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Maintain Spending	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Increase Taxes by 5%	Economic Investment and Local Jobs Unsure
Long-Term Care	Long-Term Care Decrease Taxes by 5%	Long-Term Care Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Long-Term Care Maintain Spending	Long-Term Care Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Long-Term Care Increase Taxes by 5%	Long-Term Care Unsure
Community Housing	Community Housing Decrease Taxes by 5%	Community Housing Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Community Housing Maintain Spending	Community Housing Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Community Housing Increase Taxes by 5%	Community Housing Unsure
Communication from Bruce County	Communication from Bruce County Decrease Taxes by 5%	Communication from Bruce County Decrease Taxes by 2.5%	Communication from Bruce County Maintain Spending	Communication from Bruce County Increase Taxes by 2.5%	Communication from Bruce County Increase Taxes by 5%	Communication from Bruce County Unsure

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* 15. How much do you agree with setting aside funds each year to maintain existing assets in the future?

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Unsure

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* 16. How much do you agree that Bruce County is doing a good job of maintaining and replacing existing assets?

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Unsure

Bruce County 2025 Levels of Service Questionnaire

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* 1. What is your current residency status in Bruce County?

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* 2. Which planning area best describes where you live in Bruce County?

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* 3. If residing in Bruce County, which lower-tier are you part of?

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* 4. Family Structure

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* 5. Please select your age range:

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* 6. Have you read Bruce County's Asset Management Plan?

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* 7. Please indicate how you would prefer to learn about municipal issues/events/initiatives such as the Asset Management Plan: (Select all that apply)

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* 8. Please indicate how important the following features are in making Bruce County a great place to live:

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* 9. How important are the following municipal services to your household?

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* 10. Availability - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure is able to be used when desired)

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* 11. Reliability and Condition - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure performs well consistently)

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* 12. Safety - How would you describe your experience with different infrastructure? (infrastructure is unlikely to cause danger or risk)

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* 13. In your experience with the municipal services offered by Bruce County, would you decrease, maintain, or increase service levels for each of the services provided?

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* 14. For each of the following services, indicate your preference for spending and willingness to pay for improvements. A tax increase of 5% is $30 per year for the average household.

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* 15. How much do you agree with setting aside funds each year to maintain existing assets in the future?

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* 16. How much do you agree that Bruce County is doing a good job of maintaining and replacing existing assets?

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* 17. Any other thoughts/comments?