OLDHAM
AHEAD PUBLIC OPINION POLL SHOWS
RESIDENTS
WANT SOLUTIONS FOR GROWTH ISSUES
Oldham Ahead, a non-profit citizens’ group advocating wise land use and beneficial economic development, held a press conference Jan. 8, 2002 to release a public opinion survey on quality of life and land-use planning issues in Oldham County.
The survey, conducted by Horizon Research International of Louisville, included 400 Oldham County residents and has a 95 percent confidence level. It provides feedback on issues critical to decision makers as the county considers a new comprehensive plan, school overcrowding, a real estate transfer tax and other initiatives.
The poll found, among other things,
the majority of Oldham County residents think:
· Residential growth is happening too quickly.
· Rapid growth is threatening the county’s natural and historic resources.
· Maintaining the quality of public schools is the county’s most important issue.
· New development should be directed where schools, roads, utilities and services are already in place rather than in undeveloped rural areas
To view and download the poll results as a .pdf file, click here.
To view background information and generalized results of the survey, Click Here.
To view the details of the survey in a 64-slide PowerPoint Presentation, Click Here or on the pie chart below:
