Question 48e Do you believe lack of late night entertainment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48f Do you believe lack of information technology (IT) infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship, Technology Question 48g Do you believe lack of "green" construction is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48h Do you believe excessive local tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48i Do you believe excessive state tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48f Do you believe lack of information technology (IT) infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship, Technology Question 48g Do you believe lack of "green" construction is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48h Do you believe excessive local tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48i Do you believe excessive state tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48g Do you believe lack of "green" construction is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48h Do you believe excessive local tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48i Do you believe excessive state tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48h Do you believe excessive local tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48i Do you believe excessive state tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48i Do you believe excessive state tax burden is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48j Do you believe licensing costs and/or delays are an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48k Do you believe lack of talented workforce is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48l Do you believe lack of safe access for pedestrians/bicyclists is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48m Do you believe deteriorating infrastructure is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48n Do you believe lack of access to the natural environment is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 48o Do you believe unattractive building and landscape design is an obstacle to entrepreneurship in your community? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Development conditions, Entrepreneurship Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 49 How familiar, if at all, are you with the "Miplace Partnership Initiative" (or the website Miplace.org), a public-private effort to create more jobs, attract and retain talented workers, and raise incomes—at least in part—through targeted local and regional placemaking activities? Survey Spring 2013 Categories Economic Development, Community and Social Issues, Development strategies, Community development, Placemaking Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2012 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 33f We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Economic development Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 26 Does your jurisdiction have one or more special taxing authorities, such as a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or another similar authority? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 27 In your opinion, overall, have your DDA and/or other special taxing authorities been an asset, a liability, or neither to your jurisdiction's fiscal health to date? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 28 In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 29 In your opinion, are the special taxing authorities' debt obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities and did not report them having no debt) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Taxes, Development funding, Economic Development Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 57 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 58 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 59 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Finances, Federal stimulus package, Development funding Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 60 How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Economic Development, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last
Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page next Last page last