Question 156: Stricter Blight, Junk Ordinances

Village of Elk Rapids Planning Commission

Opinion Survey 2005 - Data Compilation

Section 8: New Policy Development
SubSection: Village Image
 Question 156 Should ER work on new "image" policies:
  Develop stricter junk, blight ordinances ?
  No. of survery forms returned: 500 No. of responses to this question: 485  
  Response Scale Count Percentage
1.Strongly agree23247.8 %
2.Agree15331.5 %
3.Undecided or no opinion8016.5 %
4.Disagree163.3 %
5.Strongly disagree40.8 %
  Respondents' Comments to Question 156
1.Enforce what we have
2.And enforce them!
3.Tighten enforcement, provide more rigorous enforcement.
4.Not familiar with current ordinances
5.Stricter ordinances on home upkeep and junk on home property in town.
6.What about passing a junk ordinance in the Village? Some yards are an absolute mess, and are horrible eyesores. Most people are trying to improve their landscaping, but it really does detract from the beauty of the neighborhoods when people literally have "stuff" lying all over.