Municipality of Kincardine Strategic Action Plan Community Questionnaire

We all know that the Municipality of Kincardine is a great place to live! Located along the shores of Lake Huron, the historic communities of Armow, Baie du Dore, Bervie, Glammis, Inverhuron, Millarton, North Bruce, Tiverton, and Underwood join the larger community of Kincardine in providing a nice blend of urban-rural living. My Council colleagues and I are thrilled to serve this community, and we are committed to providing leadership to do what is necessary to maintain this quality of life for generations to come. That is why we have kicked off a project to update our Strategic Action Plan! We know that our ability to consistently deliver exceptional services depends on updating our strategic plan so we spend time, energy and money ensuring our community continues to prosper now and in the future. We are pleased to be partnering with Linton Consulting for this important project.

We need to make sure that the priorities we set as a Municipality matches up to what matters the most to our residents. We want a future that enhances our quality of life and sense of community. That is why citizen input is critical to the success of this assignment. Linton Consulting has developed a brief (5 minutes) questionnaire for you to provide your thoughts on what makes our community special and your feedback on what our priorities should be over the next few years.

We thank you in advance for completing this questionnaire before August 9, 2024. If you have questions about the questionnaire, please contact Kelly Linton directly at kelly@lintonconsulting.ca.

Thanks for your participation in this important project to help us make the Municipality of Kincardine an even better place to live, work and play!

Mayor Kenneth Craig

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* 1. Where in the Municipality do you live?

Kincardine

Armow

Baie du Dore

Bervie

Glammis

Inverhuron

Millarton

North Bruce

Tiverton

Underwood

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your age range?

15-29

30-44

45-64

65 plus

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* 3. Rank the below communication methods based on how you would prefer to learn about Municipal issues/events/initiatives? (click – drag – drop or click the arrows to move the items into your order)

In-person information sessions with the Council and staff

N/Ad

Municipal website

N/Ad

Municipal social media

N/Ad

Newspaper (print)

N/Ad

Radio

N/Ad

e-Newsletter

N/Ad

Email notices

N/Ad

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* 4. Are there other ways that you would prefer to receive communication from the Municipality? (Please identify those ways here.)

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* 5. Rank the below features that you think make the Municipality of Kincardine a great place to live (click – drag – drop or click the arrows to move the items into your order).

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* 6. Are there other features that you think make the Municipality of Kincardine a great place to live? (Please use this space to identify those features.)

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* 7. We have two tiers of municipal government. The Municipality of Kincardine and Bruce County each provide different services and programs. How important are the following Municipality of Kincardine-provided services to your household?

	Not important at all	Hardly important	Somewhat important	Important	Extremely important
Maintenance of local roads	Maintenance of local roads Not important at all	Maintenance of local roads Hardly important	Maintenance of local roads Somewhat important	Maintenance of local roads Important	Maintenance of local roads Extremely important
Fire & emergency services	Fire & emergency services Not important at all	Fire & emergency services Hardly important	Fire & emergency services Somewhat important	Fire & emergency services Important	Fire & emergency services Extremely important
Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting	Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting Not important at all	Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting Hardly important	Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting Somewhat important	Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting Important	Maintenance of sidewalks & lighting Extremely important
Enforcement of property standards & bylaws	Enforcement of property standards & bylaws Not important at all	Enforcement of property standards & bylaws Hardly important	Enforcement of property standards & bylaws Somewhat important	Enforcement of property standards & bylaws Important	Enforcement of property standards & bylaws Extremely important
Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails	Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails Not important at all	Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails Hardly important	Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails Somewhat important	Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails Important	Maintenance of waterfront, outdoor sports fields, playgrounds, & trails Extremely important
Garbage & recycling	Garbage & recycling Not important at all	Garbage & recycling Hardly important	Garbage & recycling Somewhat important	Garbage & recycling Important	Garbage & recycling Extremely important
Building inspections & permits	Building inspections & permits Not important at all	Building inspections & permits Hardly important	Building inspections & permits Somewhat important	Building inspections & permits Important	Building inspections & permits Extremely important
Communication about Municipal programs, services & events	Communication about Municipal programs, services & events Not important at all	Communication about Municipal programs, services & events Hardly important	Communication about Municipal programs, services & events Somewhat important	Communication about Municipal programs, services & events Important	Communication about Municipal programs, services & events Extremely important
Recreation & leisure services/programs	Recreation & leisure services/programs Not important at all	Recreation & leisure services/programs Hardly important	Recreation & leisure services/programs Somewhat important	Recreation & leisure services/programs Important	Recreation & leisure services/programs Extremely important
Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities	Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities Not important at all	Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities Hardly important	Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities Somewhat important	Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities Important	Maintenance of Municipally owned indoor facilities Extremely important
Hosting events & attracting tourists	Hosting events & attracting tourists Not important at all	Hosting events & attracting tourists Hardly important	Hosting events & attracting tourists Somewhat important	Hosting events & attracting tourists Important	Hosting events & attracting tourists Extremely important
Activities to attract new businesses & jobs	Activities to attract new businesses & jobs Not important at all	Activities to attract new businesses & jobs Hardly important	Activities to attract new businesses & jobs Somewhat important	Activities to attract new businesses & jobs Important	Activities to attract new businesses & jobs Extremely important

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* 8. Considering that the Municipality of Kincardine receives about 57₵ of every dollar of property tax paid by a resident (Bruce County receives 33₵ and school boards 10₵), for each of the following services, identify what you would like to see happen?

	Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Increase spending and increase level of service	Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Recreation & leisure programs	Recreation & leisure programs Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Recreation & leisure programs Increase spending and increase level of service	Recreation & leisure programs Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Arts, culture, heritage events/programs	Arts, culture, heritage events/programs Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Arts, culture, heritage events/programs Increase spending and increase level of service	Arts, culture, heritage events/programs Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Waterfront/pier improvement/maintenance	Waterfront/pier improvement/maintenance Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Waterfront/pier improvement/maintenance Increase spending and increase level of service	Waterfront/pier improvement/maintenance Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Parks, trails, playgrounds & open spaces	Parks, trails, playgrounds & open spaces Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Parks, trails, playgrounds & open spaces Increase spending and increase level of service	Parks, trails, playgrounds & open spaces Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Property standards & bylaw enforcement	Property standards & bylaw enforcement Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Property standards & bylaw enforcement Increase spending and increase level of service	Property standards & bylaw enforcement Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Municipally owned buildings/property improvement/maintenance	Municipally owned buildings/property improvement/maintenance Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Municipally owned buildings/property improvement/maintenance Increase spending and increase level of service	Municipally owned buildings/property improvement/maintenance Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Garbage & recycling	Garbage & recycling Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Garbage & recycling Increase spending and increase level of service	Garbage & recycling Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Roads & bridge improvement/maintenance	Roads & bridge improvement/maintenance Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Roads & bridge improvement/maintenance Increase spending and increase level of service	Roads & bridge improvement/maintenance Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Support new investment & job creation	Support new investment & job creation Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Support new investment & job creation Increase spending and increase level of service	Support new investment & job creation Reduce spending and reduce level of service
Communication from the Municipality	Communication from the Municipality Maintain spending and maintain level of service	Communication from the Municipality Increase spending and increase level of service	Communication from the Municipality Reduce spending and reduce level of service

Municipality of Kincardine Strategic Action Plan Community Questionnaire

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* 1. Where in the Municipality do you live?

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* 2. What is your age range?

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* 3. Rank the below communication methods based on how you would prefer to learn about Municipal issues/events/initiatives? (click – drag – drop or click the arrows to move the items into your order)

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* 4. Are there other ways that you would prefer to receive communication from the Municipality? (Please identify those ways here.)

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* 5. Rank the below features that you think make the Municipality of Kincardine a great place to live (click – drag – drop or click the arrows to move the items into your order).

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* 6. Are there other features that you think make the Municipality of Kincardine a great place to live? (Please use this space to identify those features.)

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* 7. We have two tiers of municipal government. The Municipality of Kincardine and Bruce County each provide different services and programs. How important are the following Municipality of Kincardine-provided services to your household?

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* 8. Considering that the Municipality of Kincardine receives about 57₵ of every dollar of property tax paid by a resident (Bruce County receives 33₵ and school boards 10₵), for each of the following services, identify what you would like to see happen?

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* 9. Do you have any other thoughts/comments/suggestions?