Question 93: Tree-lined Streets

Village of Elk Rapids Planning Commission

Opinion Survey 2005 - Data Compilation

Section 5: Protection of Village Qualities

SubSection: (None)

Question 93	How important is the protection of the following Village quality/facility:
	Tree-lined streets ?

No. of survery forms returned:

500

No. of responses to this question:

493

	Response Scale	Count	Percentage
1.	Very important	318	64.5 %
2.	Moderately important	118	23.9 %
3.	Neutral	45	9.1 %
4.	Not very important	6	1.2 %
5.	Unimportant	6	1.2 %

	Respondents' Comments to Question 93
1.	Who cut down the willows along the river?
2.	The care of existing trees
3.	As they are planted now they are a vision obstruction.
4.	Remove old ugly-looking trees and plant more. Plan to plant before they get so bad -- put in a small tree next to one that is looking bad several years before it has to be removed. Sidewalks & tree lined streets --- great.
5.	Council should renegotiate utility right-of-way authority with Consumers Energy or there won't be any trees in the future.
6.	Very, very important.
7.	Plant new trees among very old trees.