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. .- <br /> BINGHAM TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY ATTITUDES QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES. FALL 1.9871- °0 <br /> Afttotal full and ps'r' ill responses: 50 <br /> 1. To what extent are the following problems an issue in Bingham Township? <br /> DEVELOPMENT ISSUES major minor not a unsure <br /> problem problem problem <br /> Loss of farmland 60% 25% 13% 2% <br /> Growth of Chapel Hill westward 60% 19% 15% 4% <br /> Conflicts between agriculture and other uses 53% 21% 21% 4% <br /> Too much residential growth 33% 33% 31% 2% <br /> Conflicts between residential and other uses 27% 32% 34% 7% <br /> Uncontrolled commercial development 36% 16% 40% 9% <br /> Too little recreation/open space 24% 18% 53% 4% <br /> Too much commercial growth 13% 39% 43% 4% <br /> Uncontrolled residential growth 33% 17% 41% 9% <br /> Lack of affordable housing 17% 26% 48% 9% <br /> Too little commercial development 7% 9% 82% 2% <br /> Too little residential development 9% 4% 84% 2% <br /> *while 33% of all respondents saw too much residential growth as a major <br /> problem, 64% from Orange Grove 8 Dodsons Crossroads saw it as such. <br /> *while 79% of all respondents sew the growth of Chapel Hill westward as a <br /> problem, 100% of the respondents from Orange Grove and Frog Level saw it <br /> as such. , <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES <br /> °Groundwater quality 27% 36% 24% 13% <br /> Development in environmentally sensitive areas 35% 21% 30% 14% <br /> Surface water quality 33% 22% 26% 20% <br /> *while 35% of all respondents saw development in sensitive areas as a major <br /> problem. 100% of those from Haw River saw it as such. <br /> 'while 27% of all respondents sav groundwater quality as a major problem, <br /> 60% of those from Dodsons Crossroads saw it as such. <br /> SERVICE/INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES <br /> Traffic 28% 45% 23% 4% <br /> Inadequate roads 26% 41% 30% 2% <br /> Level of police protection 30% 35% 24% 11% <br /> *Green box" availability 15% 34% 47% 4% <br /> School overcrowding 24% 20% 28% 28% <br /> Level of fire protection 9% 30% 48% 13% <br /> Lack of convenient shopping 2% 17% 76% 4% <br /> *while 26% of all respondents saw inadequate roads as a major problem, <br /> 57% of those from White Cross saw it as such. <br /> 2. How would you view a small airport locating within 2 miles of your home? <br /> major problem 89% • <br /> minor problem 7% <br /> nat—a problem '4% - • _-- i <br /> unsure 0% <br />