3?3 TOWN OF MOREAU NextWave ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SURVEY 1. How many years have you lived in the Town of Moreau? 2. What is your age? 3. Where do you work (city/town/county)? 4. How long is your commute to work? 15-30 mins 30-60 mins Over 90 minutes Less than 15 minutes 60?90 mins Work at home 5. Which industry best describes the main focus of your place of work or business? Healthca re Lodging/ Hospitality Agriculture Retired Non-Profit Finance Student Manufacturing Retail Government Education Technology Other 6. What are the four most important resources or your community has to attract or encourage economic development? a. b. c. d. 7. What are the four biggest challenges your community faces in attracting or encouraging economic development? a. b. c. d. 8. Please list three speci?c community/ecOnomic development projects or opportunities that should be addressed over the next ?ve years. a. b. C. 9. When it comes to the availability and quality of infrastructure and community services, how would you rate the following? Meets Improvements Serious No Our Are Problems Opinion Needs Necessary Exist Drinking Water System 0 Sanitary Sewer System 0 Roads 0 Bike Pedestrian Infrastructure 0 Park/Recreation/Trail offerings 0 000000 000000 000000 000000 Retail shopping services 0 ll II 10. Place an next to your top five economic/community development priorities for the Town over the next 3 to 5 years: Access to technical assistance planning for community/economic development Attracting new companies and/or workers Attracting retaining youth 8: young families Retain expand existing local companies Developing land and/or building for industrial business parks Attracting growing manufacturing businesses Attracting growing retail/service businesses Growing existing local companies Developing/promoting tourism Diversifying the economy Expanding opportunities for value- added agricultural development Helping entrepreneurs start new companies Improving access to capital for businesses Improving access availability of affordable housing Improving education opportunities Improving government cooperation Improving workforce skills (workforce education training capabilities) Improving public infrastructure (water, sewer, roads, etc.) Improving telecommunications (broadband, cell phone, etc.) Quality of life enhancements All responses will remain confidential. Please contact Marty Vanags at ma .vana sarato a artnershi .or or 518.871.1887 with any questions. Businesses are growing 11. To what extent do you agree or disagree Strongly Agree with the statement? Agree All residents have equal access to economic opportunity Wages 8: salaries rnake it possible to maintain my standard of 1 living Everybody who wants a job can find one Education job training are available to residents who want or need it Entrepreneurs can succeed The community attracts businesses or is seen as business friendly The community attracts visitors or is seen as a visitor destination Local gov?t 8: business cooperate on development projects The overall mix of employers (manufacturing, professional, retail, business, etc.) is adequate 12. When it comes to your community?s business climate, how Has a would you rate the following? Disadvantage Labor costs Utility costs Availability of qualified employees Availability of local development professionals Availability of "spec? buildings or developable land Availability of industrial space 5 Availability of office space Availability of retail Regulatory environment affecting business Availability of development professionals for economic/community development Support from regional organizations for economic/community development Support from federal government for economic/community development Housingcosts Funding availability to start a new business Funding availability for business expansion Funding availability for community infrastructure projects . . Overall busmess climate Distance isolation from markets We have taken advantage of our location exit on l-87 Rt. 9 Population base (age, education, skills) i Hasan Advantage Neutral Disagree No Opinion - *Please submit to Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership by February 28th at: Saratoaa County 2911 Route 9, Malta, New York, 12020 Strongly Disagree Don?t Know