MANTUA VILLAGE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RESIDENTIAL SURVEY

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PART I

Check the appropriate box(es) that best describe your answer or specify your answer in writing where indicated.

  • How long have you lived in Mantua?

  • What is (are) your source(s) of information about the community?

  • How many people live in your household?
    People live in my household

  • Do you own or rent where you live?

  • Which best describes the size of your parcel of land?

  • Which best describes your education?

  • Which age category best describes you?

  • Which best describes your employment status?

  • Which best describes the location of your principal work place?

  • How far do you trave one way to work?

  • What are the three (3) things you like best about living in Mantua? Please choose three:
    Schools
    Rural Small Town Atmosphere
    Closeness to Shopping, Retail Outlets/Entertainment
    Friendly Citizens
    Historical Character
    Commuting Distance to Work
    Other:

PART II

Answer the following questions by checking the response that best describes your point of view.

    Strongly
Agree		 Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly
Disagree
1.The following characteristics are important for Mantua Village: 
 
  • Business districts with continuous store fronts, blocks of stores:
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  • Stores close to street with on-street parking:
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  • Small parking lots of 50 or less spaces:
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  • Sidewalks:
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  • Gridiron street pattern rather than curved streets:
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  • On-street parking in residential areas:
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  • Front yards and front porches:
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  • Street lights:
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  • Store front angled parking:
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  • Street trees:
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    2.Historic and archaeological resources should be protected.
    3.Efforts should be made to preserve natural areas, open space areas, and parklands.
    4.Local recreational areas and facilities meet my needs.
    5.Roads, bridges and highways are adequately maintained by my community.
    6.Traffic congestion and noise are a problem.
     If you think so, please specify where:
    7.Design and management of developments has been properly handled in Mantua Village.
    8.It is important that Mantua Village, Mantua Township and Shalersville Township work together to coordinate planning to solve their mutual problems.
    9.We need more retail and general merchandising stores (clothing, hardware, drug stores, grocery markets and service stations, etc.) in Mantua Village to meet the needs of all residents.
    10.We need more recreation/entertainment facilities (bike sales/rental, video game arcade,sporting goods, movie theater, etc.) in Mantua Village to meet the needs of area residents.
    11.We need more professional offices (accountants, banks, doctors, dentists, etc.) in Mantua Village to meet area residents' needs.
    12.We need personal service establishments (dry cleaners, barbers and tailors, etc.) in Mantua Village to meet the needs of area residents.
    13.Some industrial development should be located in Mantua Village.
    14.I am satisfied with the current level of police protection in my community.
    15.The following residential development types should be encouraged in Mantua Village:
      Single family detached homes

    Single-family attached homes (townhouses)

    Multi-family dwellings

    Housing for the elderly

    Conservation open space residential developments (a design of housing development that preserves at least 40% open space and unique features of the land)

    Developments consisting of a mixture of residential and commercial uses

    16.Please rate the following list of services Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) could provide to Mantua Village, according to their importance to you:
        Relatively
    Unimportant    		     Extremely
    Important    		  
     Weekend Service:
    		 
     Running buses more frequently:
    		 
     Offering bus shuttle service to special events in the region:
    		 
     Providing park and ride service to Cleveland and Akron:
    		 
     Providing bus service from Mantua Vilage to Kent State University, Akron University, and other area colleges:
    		 
    17.Are there specific public transportation services that you would like to see provided?
    18.What do you think are the most important issues facing Mantua Village?