2025 Budget Survey

Each year, the Municipality prepares an operating budget and capital budget for the upcoming year, a 3-year operating plan, and a 10-year capital plan.

Through this survey, your comments will help guide our efforts to meet your service expectations. The feedback you provide is extremely important in helping Council make the most informed decisions on behalf of our Municipality. Thank you for your time. We anticipate this survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. How did you hear about the Municipality 2025 Budget Survey?

Family or Friend/Word of Mouth

Municipal Website

Newspaper

Radio

Social Media (Facebook, Instagram)

E-newsletter

Don't Know/Can't Remember

None of the Above

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* 2. How long have you lived in Crowsnest Pass?

Less than 2 years

2 - 5 years

6 - 9 years

10 years or more

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* 3. What is your accommodation status?

Homeowner

Renter

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* 4. Is the Crowsnest Pass your primary residence?

Yes

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* 5. What is your age?

18 and Under

19 - 30

31 - 40

41 - 50

51 - 60

61 - 70

Over 70

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* 6. What do you consider as the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass' strengths and unique features? Rank in order of importance

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* 7. Please rank in the order that you feel require the most attention from Council and Municipal Administration

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* 8. Please rate the following municipally-funded services based on how well you think the services are being delivered in the Crowsnest Pass.

	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Don't Know	Somewhat Unsatisfied	Very Unsatisfied
General Administrative and Customer Services	General Administrative and Customer Services Very Satisfied	General Administrative and Customer Services Somewhat Satisfied	General Administrative and Customer Services Don't Know	General Administrative and Customer Services Somewhat Unsatisfied	General Administrative and Customer Services Very Unsatisfied
Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services	Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services Very Satisfied	Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services Somewhat Satisfied	Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services Don't Know	Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services Somewhat Unsatisfied	Protective Services: Fire, Peace Officer, Environmental Services Very Unsatisfied
Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal	Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal Very Satisfied	Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal Somewhat Satisfied	Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal Don't Know	Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal Somewhat Unsatisfied	Transportation: Roads, Sidewalks, Snow removal Very Unsatisfied
Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste	Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste Very Satisfied	Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste Somewhat Satisfied	Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste Don't Know	Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste Somewhat Unsatisfied	Operations: Water, Sewers, Storm water, Solid waste Very Unsatisfied
Libraries and Cultural Facilities	Libraries and Cultural Facilities Very Satisfied	Libraries and Cultural Facilities Somewhat Satisfied	Libraries and Cultural Facilities Don't Know	Libraries and Cultural Facilities Somewhat Unsatisfied	Libraries and Cultural Facilities Very Unsatisfied
Parks and Recreational Services	Parks and Recreational Services Very Satisfied	Parks and Recreational Services Somewhat Satisfied	Parks and Recreational Services Don't Know	Parks and Recreational Services Somewhat Unsatisfied	Parks and Recreational Services Very Unsatisfied
Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections	Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections Very Satisfied	Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections Somewhat Satisfied	Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections Don't Know	Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections Somewhat Unsatisfied	Planning and Development Services, Building Inspections Very Unsatisfied
Planning, Tourism, Economic Development	Planning, Tourism, Economic Development Very Satisfied	Planning, Tourism, Economic Development Somewhat Satisfied	Planning, Tourism, Economic Development Don't Know	Planning, Tourism, Economic Development Somewhat Unsatisfied	Planning, Tourism, Economic Development Very Unsatisfied
Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool	Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool Very Satisfied	Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool Somewhat Satisfied	Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool Don't Know	Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool Somewhat Unsatisfied	Pass Powderkeg and Pass Pool Very Unsatisfied

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* 9. In addition to property taxes you currently pay, would you support a dedicated 1% increase to property tax rates to specifically fund the rehabilitation of municipal assets and infrastructure?

Yes

Don't know

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* 10. What statement best represents your position regarding taxation in the Crowsnest Pass?

I support a tax increase to enhance services

I support a minor tax increase to maintain services

I do not support a tax increase and will accept reduced services

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* 11. To balance the Budget as required by law, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass has a number of options to consider. Which of the following options would you prefer the Municipality use to balance its budget?

Reduce the level of Municipal Service - e.g. hours, frequency

Increase user fees for Municipal Services that currently have fees

Introduce new user fees for some Municipal services that currently have no fees

Increase Property Taxes

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* 12. Council is constantly faced with deciding how to spend a finite budget. We want to know your thoughts on Municipality spending. Please tell us which services are most important to you.

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Undecided	Somewhat Unimportant	Very Unimportant
Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement	Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement Very Important	Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement Somewhat Important	Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement Undecided	Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement Somewhat Unimportant	Protective services: fire response, emergency response, environmental services, bylaw enforcement Very Unimportant
Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system	Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system Very Important	Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system Somewhat Important	Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system Undecided	Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system Somewhat Unimportant	Parks and Trails: Maintenance and growth of the park system Very Unimportant
Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub	Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub Very Important	Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub Somewhat Important	Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub Undecided	Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub Somewhat Unimportant	Recreation Programs and Services: Pass Powderkeg, MDM, Crowsnest Sports Complex, Pass Pool, Corner Hub Very Unimportant
Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping	Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping Very Important	Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping Somewhat Important	Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping Undecided	Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping Somewhat Unimportant	Roads, Snow Removal, Street Sweeping Very Unimportant
Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling	Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling Very Important	Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling Somewhat Important	Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling Undecided	Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling Somewhat Unimportant	Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recycling Very Unimportant
Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming	Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming Very Important	Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming Somewhat Important	Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming Undecided	Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming Somewhat Unimportant	Libraries and Cultural Facilities & Programs, FCSS Programming Very Unimportant
Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency	Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency Very Important	Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency Somewhat Important	Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency Undecided	Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency Somewhat Unimportant	Communications, Public input, Open houses, Transparency Very Unimportant
Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction	Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction Very Important	Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction Somewhat Important	Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction Undecided	Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction Somewhat Unimportant	Economic Development: Business retention and attraction, Tourism, Resident attraction Very Unimportant

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* 13. Are there any new initiatives, programs or services you would like Council to consider in the 2025 Budget that were not mentioned in this survey?