Question 57: Limit Growth within Village Boundaries

Village of Elk Rapids Planning Commission

Opinion Survey 2005 - Data Compilation

Section 4: Growth

SubSection: Population Growth

Question 57	Given ER's future population growth, do you agree or disagree with the statement:
	"I would like to see Elk Rapids limit its growth within the Village boundaries, presuming that suburban-like development would occur in the areas surrounding the Village limits" ?

No. of survery forms returned:

500

No. of responses to this question:

475

	Response Scale	Count	Percentage
1.	Totally agree	114	24 %
2.	Moderately agree	150	31.6 %
3.	Neutral	72	15.2 %
4.	Moderately disagree	84	17.7 %
5.	Totally disagree	55	11.6 %

	Respondents' Comments to Question 57
1.	NEVER!
2.	Would not encourage any considerable growth commercially or in population density due to the fact that it would eventually lead to a gradual sprawl into the surrounding natural pristine areas which we now enjoy. The village experiences serious congestion during the summer months from the thousands of summer residents and tourists who converge on our streets which makes it difficult to carry on normal business and patronizing. This is not implying that I'm against catering to tourists and short term residents for it does give our economy quite a boost BUT it has to remain manageable and controlled due to our street system can't handle the increasing volumes as it is.
3.	I don't want any of the ER areas to become OVER populated. I love the country appearance of the rural areas as much as I do the in-town charming areas.