Home sites in Sewer District #1: 1,599  

 Random Surveys provided: 430  

Represents 27%

Surveys Returned: 281    Represents 65% Return

 1.  Are you a landowner, business owner, homeowner or renter?                 0 to 2   3 to 5   6 to 10   11 to 15   16 to 20   20+

Landowner (does not reside in Lockwood)   15           No. of years            3         3           2           1              2              2

Business Owner  15                                                      No. of years             1        3           3            3             0              1

Homeowner (residing in home in Lockwood)  236        No. of years           23      28          47         33            20           76

Renter  29                                                                       No. of years             5        9            6           5              0             1

                                                                                                Totals:                   32       43          58         42             22          80

 2. Please indicate what income bracket your household falls within:

Under $20,000  50                          $20,000 to $35,000  63                          $35,000 to $50,000  68                  $50,000 and above 75

 3.  Are you a registered voter?              Yes  238 No  36

 4.  Have you voted in past sewer elections?         Yes  216 No  57

 5.  Do you believe Lockwood needs a sewer system?         Yes  177 No  81

 6.  Has your septic system or drain field ever failed or performed at a level that is less than satisfactory or caused unpleasant odors or situations?

                                                                                Yes  104                 No  143                   Unsure  23 

7.  Has your septic system or drain field ever been repaired or replaced?

                                                                                Yes  75                   No  162                   Unsure  35

 8.  Do you have sufficient drain field replacement area on your property?

                Yes  167                 No  24                     Unsure  68              Yes, but have already used the replacement area  12

 9.  Have you attended any of the 13 Lockwood Water & Sewer District public meetings held in the last 3 ½ years regarding the proposed sewer project?

                Yes  85                   No  182     If no, was it due to any of the following?:

Did not live here  17                                Meeting times conflicted with my schedule  56

Did not know about the meetings  41     Didn’t care to attend  37        None of the above 34

 10. If you voted in past sewer bond elections in Lockwood, did you vote “No” due to the contract with the City of Billings?

                Yes  35                   No  60                     City contract had no effect on my vote  72

                Does Not Apply (voted yes)  72

 11. Are you in favor of a sewer system with our own wastewater treatment plant versus having the City of Billings treat our water, even if it costs significantly more to build our own wastewater treatment plant?

                Yes  78      No (believe the contract with City of Billings is good)  101                

Don’t want sewer system regardless  66

 12. Would you prefer to finance the project in phases or in its entirety?

                Phases  133           Entirety  63                            

 13. How would you prefer to gain information about a proposed sewer project?

                TV/Radio  47                Direct Mail  205           Community Meetings  64         Website  26               Newspaper       45