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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)
5%
No. of years 1% 1% 1% 1%
1% 1%
Business
Owner
5%
No. of
years 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Homeowner
(residing in home in Lockwood
84%
No. of years 8% 10% 17% 12% 7%
26%
Renter
10%
No. of years 1% 4% 2% 1%
0% 1%
Totals: 11% 16% 21% 15% 8%
29%
2. Please
indicate what income bracket your household falls within:
Under
$20,000
18%
$20,000 to $35,000
22%
$35,000 to $50,000
24%
$50,000 and above
27%
3. Are you
a registered voter? Yes
85%
No
13%
4. Have
you voted in past sewer elections? Yes
77%
No
20%
5. Do you
believe Lockwood needs a sewer system? Yes
63%
No
29%
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
37%
No
51%
Unsure
8%
7. Has
your septic system or drain field ever been repaired or
replaced?
Yes
27%
No
58%
Unsure
12%
8. Do you
have sufficient drain field replacement area on your property?
Yes
59%
No
8%
Unsure
24% Yes,
but have already used the replacement area
4%
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
30%
No
65%
If no, was it due to any of the following?:
Did not
live here
6%
Meeting times conflicted with my schedule
20%
Did not
know about the meetings
15%
Didn’t care to attend
13%
None of the above
12%
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
12%
No
21%
City contract had no effect on my vote
26%
Does Not Apply (voted yes)
26%
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
28%
No (believe the contract with City of Billings is good)
36%
Don’t want
sewer system regardless
23%
12. Would
you prefer to finance the project in phases or in its
entirety?
Phases
47%
Entirety
22%
13. How
would you prefer to gain information about a proposed sewer
project?
TV/Radio
17%
Direct Mail
73%
Community Meetings
23%
Website
9%
Newspaper
16%
Survey information presented and gathered by the Midwest
Assistance Program at no cost to the District. |
