McLaughlin Air National Guard Base

Questionnaire for Community Involvement Plan

Thank you for agreeing to provide the Air National Guard (ANG) with information about the most effective communication methods regarding your interest in the environmental cleanup activities at the McLaughlin ANG Base (ANGB). The Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) focuses on investigating and addressing impacts that occurred in the past due to spills, leaks, or historical practices. In addition, the ANG is investigating the use of fire-suppressing materials at the airfield that contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the potential need for any cleanup process.

The questionnaire results will be summarized and included in the McLaughlin ANGB Community Involvement Plan update to be posted on the Administrative Record (https://ar.cce.af.mil/). This questionnaire is voluntary, confidential, and a greatly appreciated community service.

If you choose to complete this survey, * denotes a required field.

Acronym Key
ANG: Air National Guard
ANGB: Air National Guard Base
ERP: Environmental Restoration Program
PFAS: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Background

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* 1. What is your home zip code?

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* 2. How long have you lived and/or worked in the area?

0–4 years

5–9 years

10–14 years

15–19 years

20–29 years

30 or more years

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* 3. Have you or a family member ever worked at McLaughlin ANGB? If so, when?

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* 4. How would you describe your role in the community? (check all that apply)

Local resident

Local business owner

Local employee

Public or elected official

Representative of an environmental organization

Representative of a homeowners’ association or civic group

Community leader (please describe)

Environmental Investigation Knowledge and Interest

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* 5. Are you aware of environmental restoration activities being conducted at McLaughlin ANGB?

Yes

If yes, when did you first become aware of these activities at McLaughlin ANGB?

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* 6. How familiar are you with the PFAS environmental investigations at McLaughlin ANGB?

No knowledge

Somewhat knowledgeable

Very knowledgeable

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* 7. Are there aspects of the ERP at McLaughlin ANGB that interest you? Please rate your level of interest:

	Not Interested	Slightly Interested	Moderately Interested	Very Interested
Health and Safety	Health and Safety Not Interested	Health and Safety Slightly Interested	Health and Safety Moderately Interested	Health and Safety Very Interested
Economic	Economic Not Interested	Economic Slightly Interested	Economic Moderately Interested	Economic Very Interested
Environmental	Environmental Not Interested	Environmental Slightly Interested	Environmental Moderately Interested	Environmental Very Interested

Other aspects that interest me are:

Communications

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* 8. How do you typically get local community news in general? Please check all the boxes that apply and provide details (websites, newspapers, radio and television stations, etc.) in the comment box.

Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Print newspaper

Online newspaper

Television news

Radio/Podcast

Websites

Community organizations

Word of mouth

Other

Please use this box to indicate what specific newspapers, television or radio stations, websites, or organizations you use for local information.

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* 9. How would you like to receive information about the McLaughlin ANGB environmental investigation and remediation projects? Please check your preferred methods:

Direct mail

E-mail

Fact Sheet

Public Notice

Postcard

News Publication

Website

Public Community Meeting or Open House

Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)

Live Stream Event

Pre-recorded Event

Social Media

Other

Please use this box to indicate specific social media outlets you recommend using.

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* 10. What frequency would you recommend for sharing ERP information?

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Significant milestones/as information becomes available

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* 11. What has your experience been with the McLaughlin ANGB, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Kanawha County, or any other agencies regarding the Base?

	No Experience	Poor Experience	Adequate Experience	Good Experience	Excellent Experience
McLaughlin ANGB	McLaughlin ANGB No Experience	McLaughlin ANGB Poor Experience	McLaughlin ANGB Adequate Experience	McLaughlin ANGB Good Experience	McLaughlin ANGB Excellent Experience
WV DEP	WV DEP No Experience	WV DEP Poor Experience	WV DEP Adequate Experience	WV DEP Good Experience	WV DEP Excellent Experience
Kanawha County	Kanawha County No Experience	Kanawha County Poor Experience	Kanawha County Adequate Experience	Kanawha County Good Experience	Kanawha County Excellent Experience
Other	Other No Experience	Other Poor Experience	Other Adequate Experience	Other Good Experience	Other Excellent Experience

Please provide further comments such as persons, agency and/or organization, if desired.

Public Meetings

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* 12. Would you be interested in participating in a public meeting?

No (If no, go to Question 18)

Yes (If yes, continue to Question 13)

50% of survey complete.