Question 177: Promoting Resorts and Related Businesses

Village of Elk Rapids Planning Commission

Opinion Survey 2005 - Data Compilation

Section 9: Promoting the Village

SubSection: (None)

Question 177	How much effort should ER expend on promoting:
	Resort and related business ?

No. of survery forms returned:

500

No. of responses to this question:

482

	Response Scale	Count	Percentage
1.	Strong effort	62	12.9 %
2.	Moderate effort	183	38 %
3.	Undecided or no opinion	88	18.3 %
4.	Some effort	92	19.1 %
5.	No effort	57	11.8 %

	Respondents' Comments to Question 177
1.	This is an individual matter
2.	They will come without our tax dollars
3.	There exists a basic conflict on objectives. Growth & tourism for business interests and environment quality and life style for residents. Let Elk Rapids remain a bedroom community and let industry go elsewhere. We do not need to promote the area as it promotes itself by the quality of the surroundings. People want to come here and by encouraging more tourism you will ruin the area with crowds, traffic, pollution, drive, etc.