Budget Survey FY2013

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* 3. Demographic: Residence (you can check more than one answer)

Augusta County resident

Non-resident

Augusta County employee

Augusta County landowner

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* 4. Demographic: Number of years lived in County

Zero

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

20+

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* 5. Demographic: Do you currently have children in school?

Yes

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* 6. Demographic: Type of property tax you pay

Real estate

Personal property

Both

Neither

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* 7. Demographic: Where do you vote?

Victory Worship Center (Beverley Manor)

Stuarts Draft Elementary School (Beverley Manor)

Augusta County Government Center (Beverley Manor)

Crimora United Methodist Church (Middle River)

New Hope United Methodist Church (Middle River)

Weyers Cave Community Center (Middle River)

Clymore Elementary School (North River)

North River Elementary School (North River)

Sangerville-Towers Ruritan Hall (North River)

Churchville Fire Station (North River)

Buffalo Gap High School (Pastures)

Churchville Elementary School (Pastures)

Craigsville Community Center (Pastures)

Deerfield Fire Station (Pastures)

Beverley Manor Elementary School (Pastures)

Riverheads High School (Riverheads)

Middlebrook Fire Station (Riverheads)

Spottswood Community Center (Riverheads)

White Hill Church of the Brethren (Riverheads)

Sherando Community Center (South River)

Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad Building (South River)

Wilson FIre Station (South River)

Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School (Wayne)

Yancey Fire Station (Wayne)

Valley Vo-Tech Center (Wayne)

N/A

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* 8. Are you satisfied with the services the County provides?

Yes, I am satisfied

No, I am not satisfied

No opinion

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* 9. Please note your choice in each area of service. The services are listed in alphabetical order.

	Increase	Mantain	Reduce	Eliminate	No opinion
Animal Control	Animal Control Increase	Animal Control Mantain	Animal Control Reduce	Animal Control Eliminate	Animal Control No opinion
Assistance with Road Funding	Assistance with Road Funding Increase	Assistance with Road Funding Mantain	Assistance with Road Funding Reduce	Assistance with Road Funding Eliminate	Assistance with Road Funding No opinion
Code Enforcement	Code Enforcement Increase	Code Enforcement Mantain	Code Enforcement Reduce	Code Enforcement Eliminate	Code Enforcement No opinion
County Website	County Website Increase	County Website Mantain	County Website Reduce	County Website Eliminate	County Website No opinion
Economic Development Recruiting	Economic Development Recruiting Increase	Economic Development Recruiting Mantain	Economic Development Recruiting Reduce	Economic Development Recruiting Eliminate	Economic Development Recruiting No opinion
Economic Development Retention	Economic Development Retention Increase	Economic Development Retention Mantain	Economic Development Retention Reduce	Economic Development Retention Eliminate	Economic Development Retention No opinion
Education	Education Increase	Education Mantain	Education Reduce	Education Eliminate	Education No opinion
Fire Services	Fire Services Increase	Fire Services Mantain	Fire Services Reduce	Fire Services Eliminate	Fire Services No opinion
Library Hours	Library Hours Increase	Library Hours Mantain	Library Hours Reduce	Library Hours Eliminate	Library Hours No opinion
Library Services	Library Services Increase	Library Services Mantain	Library Services Reduce	Library Services Eliminate	Library Services No opinion
Park Facilities	Park Facilities Increase	Park Facilities Mantain	Park Facilities Reduce	Park Facilities Eliminate	Park Facilities No opinion
Permitting Services	Permitting Services Increase	Permitting Services Mantain	Permitting Services Reduce	Permitting Services Eliminate	Permitting Services No opinion
Recycling Facilities	Recycling Facilities Increase	Recycling Facilities Mantain	Recycling Facilities Reduce	Recycling Facilities Eliminate	Recycling Facilities No opinion
Rescue Services	Rescue Services Increase	Rescue Services Mantain	Rescue Services Reduce	Rescue Services Eliminate	Rescue Services No opinion
Sheriff	Sheriff Increase	Sheriff Mantain	Sheriff Reduce	Sheriff Eliminate	Sheriff No opinion
Solid Waste Facilities	Solid Waste Facilities Increase	Solid Waste Facilities Mantain	Solid Waste Facilities Reduce	Solid Waste Facilities Eliminate	Solid Waste Facilities No opinion
Swimming Pools	Swimming Pools Increase	Swimming Pools Mantain	Swimming Pools Reduce	Swimming Pools Eliminate	Swimming Pools No opinion
Tourism Promotion	Tourism Promotion Increase	Tourism Promotion Mantain	Tourism Promotion Reduce	Tourism Promotion Eliminate	Tourism Promotion No opinion

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* 10. The 2012 budget survey responses noted that public safety was a high priority among respondents. Please rank the following public safety items.

	Very Important	Important	No opinion	Least important
Add fire and rescue personnel	Add fire and rescue personnel Very Important	Add fire and rescue personnel Important	Add fire and rescue personnel No opinion	Add fire and rescue personnel Least important
Quality of E-911 service	Quality of E-911 service Very Important	Quality of E-911 service Important	Quality of E-911 service No opinion	Quality of E-911 service Least important
Add more sheriff road deputies	Add more sheriff road deputies Very Important	Add more sheriff road deputies Important	Add more sheriff road deputies No opinion	Add more sheriff road deputies Least important
Quality of building inspections	Quality of building inspections Very Important	Quality of building inspections Important	Quality of building inspections No opinion	Quality of building inspections Least important
Quality of animal control	Quality of animal control Very Important	Quality of animal control Important	Quality of animal control No opinion	Quality of animal control Least important
Add fire and rescue stations	Add fire and rescue stations Very Important	Add fire and rescue stations Important	Add fire and rescue stations No opinion	Add fire and rescue stations Least important

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* 11. The County will face a 2013 budget shortfall if all current programs are continued at current levels. Which of the options below do you feel is the best way to approach a 2013 budget shortfall?

Increase user fees to help offset increased costs

Reduce current level of service but maintain all current programs

Eliminate services and programs

Maintain or increase service levels in high priority programs while decreasing service levels in low priorty programs

Increase taxes to help offset increased costs and maintain services and programs

Please clarify your answer above by noting services or programs:

Budget Survey FY2013

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* 1. Demographic: Age

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* 2. Demographic: Gender

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* 3. Demographic: Residence (you can check more than one answer)

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* 4. Demographic: Number of years lived in County

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* 5. Demographic: Do you currently have children in school?

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* 6. Demographic: Type of property tax you pay

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* 7. Demographic: Where do you vote?

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* 8. Are you satisfied with the services the County provides?

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* 9. Please note your choice in each area of service. The services are listed in alphabetical order.

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* 10. The 2012 budget survey responses noted that public safety was a high priority among respondents. Please rank the following public safety items.

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* 11. The County will face a 2013 budget shortfall if all current programs are continued at current levels. Which of the options below do you feel is the best way to approach a 2013 budget shortfall?

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* 12. What do you think are the most important challenges facing the community in the coming year?

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* 13. What programs and services do you think should be funded to address these challenges?

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* 14. Please note any additional comments that you would like the Board to consider during the 2013 budget process.