Cornish Master Plan Survey Results NC - 2023

Town of Cornish Master Plan Update Community Survey 2023
Q1
How important are the following:
Answered: 322
Skipped: 2
Affordable
Property Tax...
Rural
Character of...
Natural
Resources
Agriculture
and Forestry
Open Space
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Local School
System
Roads
Historic
Character
Affordable
Home Prices
Climate
Resiliency
2 / 30
Local
(Cornish)...
Public transit
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Very Import… Important Somewhat I… Not Import…
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VERY IMPORTANT SOMEWHAT NOT TOTAL WEIGHTED

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT AVERAGE
Affordable Property Tax 67.50% 24.38% 7.50% 0.63%
Rate 216 78 24 2 320 1.41
Rural Character of 63.35% 29.50% 5.59% 1.55%

Cornish 204 95 18 5 322 1.45
Natural Resources 60.50% 30.09% 7.84% 1.57%

193 96 25 5 319 1.50
Agriculture and Forestry 59.69% 30.63% 8.44% 1.25%

191 98 27 4 320 1.51
Open Space 54.37% 30.63% 13.44% 1.56%

174 98 43 5 320 1.62
Local School System 53.61% 30.09% 10.66% 5.64%

171 96 34 18 319 1.68
Roads 50.94% 40.63% 7.19% 1.25%

163 130 23 4 320 1.59
Historic Character 47.35% 37.38% 12.46% 2.80%

152 120 40 9 321 1.71
Affordable Home Prices 40.50% 40.81% 11.53% 7.17%

130 131 37 23 321 1.85
Climate Resiliency 38.24% 25.39% 20.38% 15.99%

122 81 65 51 319 2.14
Local (Cornish) 29.47% 46.08% 18.81% 5.64%

Businesses 94 147 60 18 319 2.01
Public transit 6.21% 20.50% 36.65% 36.65%

20 66 118 118 322 3.04
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Q2
What types of housing should be encouraged in Cornish?
Answered: 308
Skipped: 16
Single Family
Dwelling
Single
Attached...
Single
Unattached...
Senior Housing
Open Space
Development...
Two-Family
Dwelling
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Tiny houses
(less than 4...
Multifamily
Dwelling (3-...
Boarding/Lodgin
g House
Multifamily
Dwelling (5+...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Encourage Neutral Discourage
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ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED

AVERAGE
Single Family Dwelling 83.01% 15.69% 1.31%
254 48 4 306 1.18
Single Attached Apartment (part of main residence) 59.28% 33.22% 7.49%

182 102 23 307 1.48
Single Unattached Apartment (separate building from main 44.77% 42.48% 12.75%
residence) 137 130 39 306 1.68
Senior Housing 43.05% 46.36% 10.60%

130 140 32 302 1.68
Open Space Development (smaller lot sizes w/ common 41.97% 32.13% 25.90%
space protected by a conservation easement) 128 98 79 305 1.84
Two-Family Dwelling 41.12% 39.47% 19.41%

125 120 59 304 1.78
Tiny houses (less than 450 square feet) 36.72% 43.28% 20.00%
112 132 61 305 1.83
Multifamily Dwelling (3-4 families) 19.27% 29.57% 51.16%

58 89 154 301 2.32
Boarding/Lodging House 9.60% 46.03% 44.37%

29 139 134 302 2.35
Multifamily Dwelling (5+ families) 6.95% 22.52% 70.53%

21 68 213 302 2.64
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Q3
Rural=whiteVillage=magentaResidential=greenPlease indicate whether
you feel the minimum lot sizes in the Rural, Village, and Residential Zones
should be increased, decreased, or remain unchanged. Please refer to the
Zoning Map, above. Note: A change to the minimum lot size requires a
vote by official ballot at Town Meeting.
Answered: 308
Skipped: 16
Rural Zone
(current...
Residential
Zone (curren...
Village Zone
(current...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Increase Decrease No Change
INCREASE DECREASE NO TOTAL WEIGHTED

CHANGE AVERAGE
Rural Zone (current minimum lot size = 5 acres) 11.07% 24.76% 64.17%
34 76 197 307 2.53
Residential Zone (current minimum lot size = 2 9.45% 22.80% 67.75%

acres) 29 70 208 307 2.58
Village Zone (current minimum lot size = 1 acre) 8.14% 16.29% 75.57%
25 50 232 307 2.67
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Q4
Would you be in favor of a new zoning district with a minimum lot size
of 25 acres and restricted uses as a way of protecting water resources
east of Cornish Flat?
Answered: 297
Skipped: 27
Yes
No
No Opinion
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 38.38% 114
No 32.32% 96
No Opinion 29.29% 87
TOTAL 297
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Q5
Please indicate if Cornish should encourage or discourage the
following:
Answered: 310
Skipped: 14
Agriculture-bas
ed business
Home Based
Businesses
Cottage
Industry (0-...
Expanded
Cottage...
Light Industry
(e.g., small...
Senior Housing
Facility
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Retail Business
Residential
Development
Short-Term
Rentals (e.g...
Heavy Industry
(e.g., large...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED

AVERAGE
Agriculture-based business 80.33% 18.03% 1.64%
245 55 5 305 1.21
Home Based Businesses 68.18% 29.22% 2.60%

210 90 8 308 1.34
Cottage Industry (0-4 employees) 65.58% 27.92% 6.49%

202 86 20 308 1.41
Expanded Cottage Industry (5-8 employees) 46.25% 37.13% 16.61%

142 114 51 307 1.70
Light Industry (e.g., small scale end-user consumer goods) 38.83% 39.16% 22.01%
120 121 68 309 1.83
Senior Housing Facility 38.51% 44.01% 17.48%

119 136 54 309 1.79
Retail Business 37.95% 42.24% 19.80%

115 128 60 303 1.82
Residential Development 32.79% 35.74% 31.48%

100 109 96 305 1.99
Short-Term Rentals (e.g., Airbnb) 15.53% 38.83% 45.63%

48 120 141 309 2.30
Heavy Industry (e.g., large scale equipment or machinery 6.47% 22.01% 71.52%
manufacturing) 20 68 221 309 2.65
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Q6
Would you be in favor of allowing pay-for-use PEV (Plug-in Electric
Vehicle) charging stations as a use in the Cornish Zoning Ordinance?
Answered: 309
Skipped: 15
Yes
No
No Opinion
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes 54.05% 167
No 33.01% 102
TOTAL 309
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Q7
Please rate the quality of the following services, facilities, and
departments in Cornish.
Answered: 304
Skipped: 20
Fire Department
Recycling
Center
Police
Department
Conservation
Commission
Ambulance
14 / 30
Ambulance
Service
Public Library
Cemetery Care
Local School
System
Highway
Department
Planning Board
15 / 30
Town Welfare
Services
Selectboard
Zoning Board
Animal Control
Town Health
Services
16 / 30
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Excellent Adequate Poor No Opinion
EXCELLENT ADEQUATE POOR NO OPINION TOTAL

Fire Department 61.13% 29.57% 0.33% 8.97%
184 89 1 27 301
Recycling Center 58.94% 29.14% 3.31% 8.61%

178 88 10 26 302
Police Department 51.16% 39.60% 3.63% 5.61%

155 120 11 17 303
Conservation Commission 37.62% 33.66% 5.28% 23.43%

114 102 16 71 303
Ambulance Service 37.54% 36.88% 1.66% 23.92%

113 111 5 72 301
Public Library 30.46% 40.07% 17.22% 12.25%

92 121 52 37 302
Cemetery Care 26.73% 45.87% 7.26% 20.13%

81 139 22 61 303
Local School System 26.16% 45.36% 12.25% 16.23%

79 137 37 49 302
Highway Department 23.18% 49.01% 23.51% 4.30%

70 148 71 13 302
Planning Board 19.74% 49.01% 6.58% 24.67%

60 149 20 75 304
Town Welfare Services 18.09% 25.99% 6.58% 49.34%

55 79 20 150 304
Selectboard 16.83% 49.83% 17.16% 16.17%

51 151 52 49 303
Zoning Board 16.33% 50.33% 7.33% 26.00%

49 151 22 78 300
Animal Control 12.33% 42.00% 4.33% 41.33%

37 126 13 124 300
Town Health Services 9.57% 30.03% 9.24% 51.16%

29 91 28 155 303
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Q8
Are you satisfied with your cellular phone reception in Cornish?
Answered: 306
Skipped: 18
Yes
No
No Opinion
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes 27.78% 85
No 69.28% 212
No Opinion 2.94% 9
TOTAL 306
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Q9
Do you support additional cell towers in Cornish?
Answered: 303
Skipped: 21
Yes
No
No Opinion
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes 69.64% 211
No 17.16% 52
TOTAL 303
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Q10
Are you satisfied with your internet service?
Answered: 303
Skipped: 21
Yes
No
No Opinion
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes 57.76% 175
No 38.94% 118
No Opinion 3.30% 10
TOTAL 303
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Q11
Do you use your home internet connection for any of the following?
(Please check all that apply)
Answered: 304
Skipped: 20
Work
School
Health and
medical...
Entertainment
Information
not related ...
Do not have a
home interne...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Work 67.76% 206
School 31.58% 96
Health and medical services 67.76% 206
Entertainment 89.14% 271
Information not related to any of the above 60.20% 183
Do not have a home internet connection 2.63% 8
Total Respondents: 304
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Q12
Should Cornish encourage or discourage the following types of
renewable residential energy generation? Residential energy generation
primarily serves the energy needs of a single residence.
Answered: 306
Skipped: 18
Residential
Solar Energy
Residential
Wind Energy
Residential
Biomass/Wood...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Residential Solar Energy 66.89% 25.57% 7.54%
204 78 23 305 1.41
Residential Wind Energy 51.63% 29.74% 18.63%

158 91 57 306 1.67
Residential Biomass/Wood Energy 42.95% 45.57% 11.48%

131 139 35 305 1.69
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Q13
Should Cornish encourage or discourage the following types of
renewable commercial energy generation? Commercial energy is primarily
generated to supply the electrical grid.
Answered: 304
Skipped: 20
Commercial
Solar Energy
Commercial
Hydro Power...
Commercial
Wind Energy
Commercial
Biomass/Wood...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Commercial Solar Energy 49.34% 23.36% 27.30%
150 71 83 304 1.78
Commercial Hydro Power (water) Energy 35.97% 43.56% 20.46%

109 132 62 303 1.84
Commercial Wind Energy 34.65% 31.35% 33.99%

105 95 103 303 1.99
Commercial Biomass/Wood Energy 21.78% 41.25% 36.96%

66 125 112 303 2.15
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Q14
Should Cornish do more, do less, or are we doing enough to protect
and/or promote the following:
Answered: 302
Skipped: 22
Protect
groundwater/...
Shoreline
protection: ...
Protect
wildlife...
Shoreline
protection:...
Protect
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wetlands
Promote scenic
road...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Do More Doing Enou… Do Less No Opinion
DO MORE DOING ENOUGH DO LESS NO OPINION TOTAL

Protect groundwater/aquifers 39.33% 46.00% 2.00% 12.67%
118 138 6 38 300
Shoreline protection: CT River 35.33% 46.33% 4.33% 14.00%

106 139 13 42 300
Protect wildlife habitat and woodlands 33.33% 57.33% 1.00% 8.33%

100 172 3 25 300
Shoreline protection: local streams 30.79% 49.34% 5.30% 14.57%

93 149 16 44 302
Protect wetlands 30.67% 54.33% 5.00% 10.00%

92 163 15 30 300
Promote scenic road designation 27.15% 50.00% 10.60% 12.25%

82 151 32 37 302
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Q15
How long have you lived in or owned property in Cornish?
Answered: 302
Skipped: 22
0-1 yr.
2-5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-20 yrs.
21-30 yrs.
31+ yrs.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
0-1 yr. 1.66% 5
2-5 yrs. 12.58% 38
6-10 yrs. 12.25% 37
11-20 yrs. 13.91% 42
21-30 yrs. 17.55% 53
31+ yrs. 42.05% 127
TOTAL 302
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Q16
Which best describes your employment status?
Answered: 303
Skipped: 21
Self Employed
Employed
full-time
Employed
part-time
Student
Unemployed
Retired
Other (please
specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Self Employed 17.49% 53
Employed full-time 33.33% 101
Employed part-time 7.26% 22
Student 0.99% 3
Unemployed 0.99% 3
Retired 38.28% 116
Other (please specify) 1.65% 5
TOTAL 303
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Q17
How old are you?
Answered: 298
Skipped: 26
Under 18 years
18-24 years
25-44 years
45-64 years
65-74 years
75-84 years
85+
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Under 18 years 0.34% 1
18-24 years 1.01% 3
25-44 years 16.44% 49
45-64 years 35.91% 107
65-74 years 29.53% 88
75-84 years 15.77% 47
85+ 1.01% 3
TOTAL 298
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Q18
Please use the space below for any additional comments:
Answered: 109
Skipped: 215
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Very Import… Important Somewhat I… Not Import…

VERY IMPORTANT SOMEWHAT NOT TOTAL WEIGHTED

Rural Character of 63.35% 29.50% 5.59% 1.55%

Natural Resources 60.50% 30.09% 7.84% 1.57%

Agriculture and Forestry 59.69% 30.63% 8.44% 1.25%

Open Space 54.37% 30.63% 13.44% 1.56%

Local School System 53.61% 30.09% 10.66% 5.64%

Roads 50.94% 40.63% 7.19% 1.25%

Historic Character 47.35% 37.38% 12.46% 2.80%

Affordable Home Prices 40.50% 40.81% 11.53% 7.17%

Climate Resiliency 38.24% 25.39% 20.38% 15.99%

Local (Cornish) 29.47% 46.08% 18.81% 5.64%

Public transit 6.21% 20.50% 36.65% 36.65%

Encourage Neutral Discourage

ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED

Single Attached Apartment (part of main residence) 59.28% 33.22% 7.49%

Senior Housing 43.05% 46.36% 10.60%

Two-Family Dwelling 41.12% 39.47% 19.41%

Multifamily Dwelling (3-4 families) 19.27% 29.57% 51.16%

Boarding/Lodging House 9.60% 46.03% 44.37%

Multifamily Dwelling (5+ families) 6.95% 22.52% 70.53%

Increase Decrease No Change

INCREASE DECREASE NO TOTAL WEIGHTED

Residential Zone (current minimum lot size = 2 9.45% 22.80% 67.75%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 38.38% 114

Encourage Neutral Discourage

ENCOURAGE NEUTRAL DISCOURAGE TOTAL WEIGHTED

Home Based Businesses 68.18% 29.22% 2.60%

Cottage Industry (0-4 employees) 65.58% 27.92% 6.49%

Expanded Cottage Industry (5-8 employees) 46.25% 37.13% 16.61%

Senior Housing Facility 38.51% 44.01% 17.48%

Retail Business 37.95% 42.24% 19.80%

Residential Development 32.79% 35.74% 31.48%

Short-Term Rentals (e.g., Airbnb) 15.53% 38.83% 45.63%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 54.05% 167

Excellent Adequate Poor No Opinion

EXCELLENT ADEQUATE POOR NO OPINION TOTAL

Recycling Center 58.94% 29.14% 3.31% 8.61%

Police Department 51.16% 39.60% 3.63% 5.61%

Conservation Commission 37.62% 33.66% 5.28% 23.43%

Ambulance Service 37.54% 36.88% 1.66% 23.92%

Public Library 30.46% 40.07% 17.22% 12.25%

Cemetery Care 26.73% 45.87% 7.26% 20.13%

Local School System 26.16% 45.36% 12.25% 16.23%

Highway Department 23.18% 49.01% 23.51% 4.30%

Planning Board 19.74% 49.01% 6.58% 24.67%

Town Welfare Services 18.09% 25.99% 6.58% 49.34%

Selectboard 16.83% 49.83% 17.16% 16.17%

Zoning Board 16.33% 50.33% 7.33% 26.00%

Animal Control 12.33% 42.00% 4.33% 41.33%

Town Health Services 9.57% 30.03% 9.24% 51.16%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 69.64% 211

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 57.76% 175

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Work 67.76% 206

Health and medical services 67.76% 206

Entertainment 89.14% 271