VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY
Prepared by
Harris County
Comprehensive Plan 2014
Community Participation Program
1. Where do you live?
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Rural Farmland vs. Hobby Farm
In the set of photographs below, select which image best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Rural Farmland
Hobby Farm
1. Rural Farmland or Hobby Farm
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Rural Neighborhood vs. Cul de sac Subdivision
In the set of photographs below, select which image best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Rural Neighborhood
Cul de sac Subdivision
1. Rural Neighborhood or Cul de sac Subdivision
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Cul de sac Subdivision vs. Apartment Complex
In the set of photographs below, select which image best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Cul de sac Subdivision
Apartment Complex
1. Cul de sac Subdivision or Apartment Complex
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Detached House vs. Cul de sac Subdivision
In the set of photographs below, select which image best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Detached House
Cul de sac Subdivision
1. Detached House or Cul de sac Subdivision
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Small in­town Apartment vs. Large Apartment Complex
In the set of photographs below, select which image best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Small in­town Apartment
Large Apartment Complex
1. Small in­town Apartment or Large Apartment Complex
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Main Street Commercial vs. Highway Commercial
In the set of photographs below, select the image that best represents the type of development or neighborhood you would prefer to see in Harris County. Main Street Commercial
Highway Commercial
1. Main Street Commercial or Highway Commercial
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Comments
1. Please enter any comments you have about the Harris County Comprehensive Plan.
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6 The Harris County Comprehensive Plan is available for review on the Downloads section of the River Valley Regional Commission website, www.rivervalleyrc.org. HarrisCountyComprehensivePlan
Q1Wheredoyoulive?
Answ ered:132 Skipped:2
Hamilton
Pine
Mountain
Shiloh
Wav erlyHall
WestPoint
Harris
CountySouthof3...
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Answ erChoices
Responses
Hamilton
13.64%
18
PineMountain
12.12%
16
Shiloh
0.76%
1
WaverlyHall
6.82%
9
WestPoint
0.76%
1
HarrisCounty-Northof315(Hamilton)
26.52%
35
HarrisCounty-Southof315(Hamilton)
39.39%
52
Total
132
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Q2RuralFarmlandorHobbyFarm
Answ ered:128 Skipped:6
Rural
Farmland
HobbyFarm
0%
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100%
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Responses
RuralFarmland
57.03%
73
HobbyFarm
42.97%
55
Total
128
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Q3Rateyourpreferenceoftheimage
selected.
Answ ered:130 Skipped:4
Strongly
prefer
Somew hat
prefer
Little
preference
0%
20%
40%
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80%
100%
Answ erChoices
Responses
Stronglyprefer
26.15%
34
Somewhatprefer
57.69%
75
Littlepreferenc e
16.15%
21
Total
130
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Q4RuralNeighborhoodorCuldesac
Subdivision
Answ ered:130 Skipped:4
Rural
Neighborhood
Culdesac
Subdiv ision
0%
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Answ erChoices
Responses
RuralNeighborhood
90%
117
Culdesac Subdivision
10%
13
Total
130
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Q5Rateyourpreferenceoftheimage
selected.
Answ ered:130 Skipped:4
Strongly
prefer
Somew hat
prefer
Little
preference
0%
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Responses
Stronglyprefer
79.23%
103
Somewhatprefer
18.46%
24
Littlepreferenc e
2.31%
Total
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130
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Q6CuldesacSubdivisionorApartment
Complex
Answ ered:124 Skipped:10
Culdesac
Subdiv ision
Apartment
Complex
0%
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Answ erChoices
Responses
Culdesac Subdivision
87.90%
109
ApartmentComplex
12.10%
15
Total
124
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Q7Rankyourpreferenceoftheimageyou
selected.
Answ ered:125 Skipped:9
Strongly
prefer
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prefer
Little
preference
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Responses
Stronglyprefer
63.20%
79
Somewhatprefer
22.40%
28
Littlepreferenc e
14.40%
18
Total
125
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Q8DetachedHouseorCuldesac
Subdivision
Answ ered:124 Skipped:10
Detached
House
Culdesac
Subdiv ision
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Answ erChoices
Responses
Detac hedHouse
75%
93
Culdesac Subdivision
25%
31
Total
124
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Q9Rankyourpreferenceoftheimageyou
selected.
Answ ered:125 Skipped:9
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prefer
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preference
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Responses
Stronglyprefer
53.60%
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Somewhatprefer
36%
45
Littlepreferenc e
10.40%
13
Total
125
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Q10Smallin-townApartmentorLarge
ApartmentComplex
Answ ered:123 Skipped:11
Small
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Apartment
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Apartment
Complex
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Answ erChoices
Responses
Smallin-townApartment
83.74%
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LargeApartmentComplex
16.26%
20
Total
123
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Q11Rankyourpreferenceoftheimage
selected.
Answ ered:123 Skipped:11
Strongly
prefer
Somew hat
prefer
Little
preference
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Responses
Stronglyprefer
53.66%
66
Somewhatprefer
33.33%
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Littlepreferenc e
13.01%
16
Total
123
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Q12MainStreetCommercialorHighway
Commercial
Answ ered:128 Skipped:6
MainStreet
Commercial
Highw ay
Commercial
0%
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Answ erChoices
Responses
MainStreetCommerc ial
88.28%
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HighwayCommerc ial
11.72%
15
Total
128
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Q13Rankyourpreferenceoftheimage
selected.
Answ ered:128 Skipped:6
Strongly
prefer
Somew hat
prefer
Little
preference
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Answ erChoices
Responses
Stronglyprefer
86.72%
111
Somewhatprefer
11.72%
15
Littlepreferenc e
2.34%
TotalRespondents:128
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Q14Pleaseenteranycommentsyouhave
abouttheHarrisCountyComprehensive
Plan.
Answ ered:54 Skipped:80
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Q14Pleaseenteranycommentsyouhave
abouttheHarrisCountyComprehensive
Plan.
Answ ered:54 Skipped:80
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Responses
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HarrisCountyneedsc ommerc ialdevelopmentoffExit19I-185/Hwy315and/orExit25I-185/Hwy
116.Anc horStoresuc hasBassPro,Cabelas,Ac ademy,withsomenic erc hainrestaurants,and
groc erystores,andc onvenienc estoressuc hasPublix,Kroger,etc .Builditandthepeoplewill
c omenotonlyfromHarrisCo.butsurroundingc ounties.TaxdollarswouldremainhereinHarris
CountyandnotgotoMusc ogeeorTroup.
2/11/20144:27PM
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MyhusbandandIc hosetobuildourhomeinHarrisCountybec auseofthequieter,safer
environmentofbeinginthec ountry.Weenjoythesmallc ommunityfeelandthefabuloussc hool
system.Havingalittlec ommerc ializationisokay,butiffolkswanttohavec ityc onvenienc es,then
theyshouldmovetothec ity.
2/7/20143:28PM
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pleasedon'tturnharrisc ountyintoc olumbus!!!
2/7/20147:45AM
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Wouldliketoseemorec ommerc ialac tivityinHarrisc ounty.
2/6/201410:39PM
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IDONOTwantc ookie-c uttersubdivisionslikeIvyPark!IalsoDONOTwantapartmentc omplexes
thatwillendupemptyandgovernmentsubsidizedin5or10years.
2/6/201410:32PM
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Pleasekeepthetreesfrombeingc utdown
2/6/20148:13PM
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Pleasebringmoreec onomic opportunitiestoourc ounty.Thiswillnotonlyboosttheoverall
ec onomic portraitofourc ounty-itwillprovideparttimejobstoourhighsc hoolkids-loc aljobs
keepsmoneyloc al-lessguysforthemtopurc hasetravelingintoColumbus-thusmoremoneyfor
themtospendonnon-gasolinepurc hases.
2/6/20144:24PM
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Preferthesmalltownlookandfeel,withneighborhoodswithtrees.Don'tmakeitlooklikeahuge
parkinglot.Keepasmuc hnature/treesaspossible.
2/6/20144:01PM
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IstronglyprefertheruralfeeloflivinginHarrisCountywithlimiteddevelopment.WeliveinHarris
Countytoavoidc ommeric aldevelopment,housesrightnexttoanother,etc .Istronglypreferrural
housingdevelopmentsversusc uldesac developments.IhopethatHarrisCountywillpreservethe
landandruralfeeloflivinginsuc hanarea.Iunderstandsomedevelopmentisgoodforthe
c ommunityfromanec onomic standpoint,butiftheCountybeginstofilluplandwithc ommeric al
properites,apartmentc omplexes,andc ookiec utterhomes,thenthequalityofrurallivingwill
begintodec line.
2/6/20143:56PM
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Ididnotrateoneoftheselec tionsoffered(c ul-de-sac orapartments)bec auseIwouldprefernotto
haveeithertypeofdevelopmentinHarrisCounty.Growth,Irealizeisinevitable,butIwouldhateto
seeapartmentsthrownupalongeverymajorhighway.Samegoesforc ommerc ialdevelopment.It
hasbeensaidthatitisraretovisitauniquetownanymorebec auseofsomanyofthec ommerc ial
developmentsandfranc hisestores-manyofthemareallthesamestores,restaurantsandeventhe
struc tureslookthesame.IfwewanttokeeptourismamajorindustryofHarrisCounty,wewillneed
tomaintaintheuniquequalitiesandc harac teristic sthatmakeitattrac tiveanddifferent.Ifitlooks
thesameasotherc ities,whatwouldbeourdraw?Everyc itynowhasaStarbuc ks,botnotevery
c ityhasaRoseGardenTeaRoom.Itwouldbediffic ulttoputaButtsMillFarminColumbus,but
wehavethatinHarrisCounty.IwantthequalityoflifeinHarrisCountytoremainatthehigh
standarditistoday,andrestric tingdensehousingandsprawlingc ommerc ialgrowthwillensure
thatforusandfuturegenerations.
2/6/20143:40PM
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MyhusbandnorIc aretoseeanyapartmentc omplexesormajorsubdivisionsinourc ounty.The
reasonweliveinHarrisCountyisqualityoflife,ourbeautifulruralspread,andpropertytaxes.
2/1/20145:30PM
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HarrisCountyhasbec omeapreferredmarketbyfoc usingonsc hoolsandnottryingtobeallthings
toallpeople.Itwouldbeunfairtoc urrentresidentstobeburdenedwithc ostsofbuilding
infrastruc tureforhighdensityhousingwhic hmanyresidentsmovedheretoavoid.
1/26/20149:13PM
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Ihearalotofpeople,youngandold,askingwhywec an'thaveamajorrestaurantormajorgroc ery
stores,orapartmentsinthec ounty.Theyjustdon'tunderstandthatthec ountywillneedasewer
systemforanyoftheseprojec ts.Itisamazinghowmanypeopledon'tunderstandtheinfrastruc ture
neededforthesethingstobebuiltinthec ounty.
1/26/20144:13PM
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Needmorepublic fac ilitieswestof185
1/25/20147:35PM
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Theplanrepresentthemuc hneededmodernization/improvementinthec ounty.
1/25/20141:17PM
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Gettherailstotrailsgoing
1/23/201410:08AM
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Exit19hasroomtogrowwereallyneedaLargeGroc erystorePublic s,Kroger,etc ...Alsoneed
moreRestaurantswec ontinuetogivealltherevenuetoColumbusandLagrange.Letsbringit
bac ktoFortson...
1/18/20141:04PM
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TheHarrisCountyplanseemstobemanipulatedbythelargerRiverValleyRC....Thisc annotbe
goodforthec itizensofHarrisCounty.
1/13/20149:13PM
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CompletetherailstotrailsthroughoutHarrisCounty.Enc ouragenationalretailandrestaurantsto
openloc ationsinourc ounty.Continuetoseekc leanindustryandotherjobopportunitiesthatare
notjustseasonalortourist-related.
1/13/201411:50AM
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WeneedtokeepasmallhometownatmosphereforHarrisCounty.MostpeoplewhoresideinHarris
Countydosotogetawayfromthebigc ities,c ommerc ialtraffic ,andhighc rimeratesoflarger
c itiessuc hasColumbus,GA.HarrisCountyisour"Mayberry"ofsorts--andkeepingitsmallattrac ts
residentswhodon'twanttoliveinabigc ity.Smalltownsaresaferandabetterplac etoraiseand
educ atec hildren
1/13/201410:19AM
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Culdesac developmentoptionwasnotagoodc hoic e...densedevelopmentsimilartoLongleaf
c anbedonewellinHarrisCountytoavoidsprawlc hoppingupthewoodedvistas(ratherthanonly
farmlandoptions)andtoc onsiderHarrisCountyasoneunitistoosimplistic .Thereareloc ationsin
southernandeasternHarrisCountyintownsandinterstateexitswheremoreurbandevelopmentis
reasonable,asopposedtomanyoftheruralroadwaysec tionswhereforestsandfieldviewsc apesin
northernandc entralareasshouldbeprotec tedasHarrisCounty'sattrac tiveness
1/10/20142:43PM
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Inc ludeallforeseeableresidentsandindustry.Plan,plan,plan.
1/7/201410:25AM
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Sofarsogood.Keepthetraffic underc ontrol...
1/5/20147:24PM
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Highdensityneighborhoodsorhighdensityapartmentsarenotpreferred.Neighborhoodsshouldbe
notlessthan1ac reifonsewers,2ac resifnosewers.Commerc ialpropertyisimportant,butmust
bec ompatiblewiththesurroundingneighborhoodsandolderbuildings.Taxesonc ommerc ial
propertymustbekeeplow.HarrisCountyneedsanindustrialparkonthesouthsidetowards
ColumbusandonthenorthsidetowardsLaGrange/WestPoint.
12/31/20133:35PM
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Inc reaseac resrequiredtobuildahouse.
12/31/201311:08AM
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I'dliketoseeareasofEACHtypeofhousing,inc ludingapartmentc omplexes,c uldesac
neighborhoodsandotherhigh-densitydevelopments,aslongastheyareplannedandplac edina
sensibleway.I'dalsoliketoseethedevelopmentofwhite-c ollarbusinessparksandc omplexesthat
mixmulti-familyhousingwithc ommerc ialandlightindustrial/offic e/c allc enter-typebusinesses
withindesignatedareas.Inmyopinion,HarrisCountyisbigenoughtoac c omodateseveral
differenttypesofdevelopments,aslongastheyareplannedandplac edinawaythatc ompliments
theterrain,thesurroundingdevelopmentsandthewishesofforward-thinkingandinformedc itizens.
12/30/20137:53AM
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Ifyoureallywantc onstruc tivefeedbac k,youshouldpac kagethisplaninanexec utivesummary
c overingallareasbriefly,witha"bottomline"c onc lusionforeac h.Mostresidentsdon'thavethe
timetoreadallthisortheknowledgebasetofullunderstandallaspec ts.
12/30/20137:46AM
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Keepthec ommerc ialtoaminimum-preferthesmalltownatmosphere
12/29/20138:48PM
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Wanttokeepsmalltown,neighborlyenvironment.
12/29/20134:54PM
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WehavelivedinHarrisCountyfor10years(asof2014)andwouldlovetoseeitmaintainedaswe
havefoundit.This,ofc ourse,isnotpossible,sothec omprehensiveplanappearsoninitialreading
asaviablemeansofkeeping"thedream"ofarurallivingandworkingareaalive.
12/29/20139:48AM
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harrisc ountyisaruralc ommunity,alwayswillbe.Wewouldpreferthatitstaythatway,otherwise
wewillmovebac ktomusc ogeec ounty.
12/28/20138:27PM
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Iamveryc onc ernedaboutthependingdevelopmentofTheGrove.Thec ommissionneedsto
ensurethedevelopersdon'tdestroythe"c ounty"settinghomeownernearthisdevelopmentmove
toHarrisCountytoenjoy.IfwewantedaWalmartinourbac kyardwewouldliveinColumbus.
12/28/20137:32PM
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WemovedtoHarrisCountytogetawayfromthec itylifeofColumbus,however,Iwouldliketosee
ourdirtroadsgetpaved.
12/28/201312:38PM
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Imovedtoaruralareabec auseIwastryingtoleavethec ity.Idon'twantthec itytofollowmeorI
willhavetolookforanotherruralarea.Thanksforasking.
12/28/201312:37PM
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BuildingandZoningc oedsneedtobeupdatedandc hangedandtheyneedtobemostofall
c learlydefinedasinspec ific 'sonwhattypestruc turesc anbeloc atedonaperson'sproperty,
espec iallyinasubdivisionsothatPropertyValuesaren'thurtbyanownersLACKof
VALUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12/28/201311:28AM
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IfHarrisCountyistogrowitmustbec omemoreseniorfriendly,i.e.moreaffordable.
12/28/201310:39AM
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Iwishforreduc edsc hooltaxforseniors65andover.
12/28/20139:56AM
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Harrisc ountyisstartingtolookandfeellikeColumbus.Morestringentbuildingc ode
ENFORCEMENTwouldbenefitthec ountymorethananything.BuildersinHarrisCountyc ando
anythingtheywishwithoutfear,youknowthatandIknowthat-everyoneknowsthat.
12/28/20139:29AM
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Providec ountywaterandsewerthroughoutc ounty.
12/28/20138:45AM
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getwaterandsewertoallfirstthatareinhousingdevelopmentsandputthrutaxpayingc onc erns-shopping(foodandDrug)propertyownerspaytaxesapartmentrentersdon't
12/28/20137:33AM
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Needfireprotec tionforareasouthof315.Thisisac ritic alissueforac omprehensiveplan.
12/28/20137:13AM
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Ibelievethesurveypresentedwasratherdec eptive.Iamsuremostpeoplesurveyedfeltasthough
theyhadtoanswereac hc ategorypresentedtothem.Itwouldseemthathadyouoptedoneitherof
thefirsttwoc hoic es,(ruralorminifarm)thatanyofthec hoic esbeyondthatsuc hasc ongested
neighborhoods,apartments,c ondos,etc .,wouldevenenterthepic tureforfurtherc onsideration.
Theambiguityoftheoptionsforanswersisinane.Ifyouwanttoknowthetruththanaskaquestion
thatrequiresayesornoanswer.Idoagreewithyouonthing.OnlyaSurveyMonkeyc ouldhave
c omeupwithsuc hastupidsurvey.
12/27/201311:45PM
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Moreeffortsshouldbemadetoprotec ttheenvironmentwhiledevelopingpartsofthec ounty.
Exc eptionstozoningaretoooftenmade-thisneedstostop.Whilemoreapartmenthousingis
needed,itshouldbec onfinedtoc itylimitswhohaveresourc es(water,sewageetc .)todealwithit.
12/27/201311:01PM
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Preferenc eisfortheruralsubdivisiononly,anddefinitelynoapartmentc omplexes.Absolutely
'mainstreet'styleforshopping!
12/27/201310:51PM
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WemovedtoHarrisCountytogetawayfromthec ity.Wewelc omesmallbusinessesand
neighborhoodslikewhatwehavenow.Twoac resperlotseemsaboutrightforneighborhoods.We
doliveonagravelroadthatwehavebeentoldfor10yearswouldbepaved,butithasn't.That's
frustrating,espec iallywhenwehavesmallc hildrenwhofrequentlyrideabusdownslippery,muddy
roads.Thankyouallfortakingthissurveyandforallyourhardwork.
12/27/201310:36PM
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Emphasisonenvironmentalissues.
12/27/201310:08PM
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Fortsonwasn'tinc ludedasanoptionforindic atingresidenc y.
12/27/20139:41PM
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ImovedtoHarrisCountybec auseIlovetheruralneighborhoodsandthewideopenspac es.Please
donotoverdevelopthec ountyliketheyhavedoneinColumbus.
12/27/20138:01PM
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IwouldliketoseeHarrisCountyremainaruralsettingwithonlylowormediumdensityhousing.
Commerc ialdevelopmentshouldbehighlyrestric ted.
12/27/20137:56PM
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HarrisCountywoulddowelltoofferitsresidentsreasonsnottodoalloftheirshoppinginColumbus
orLaGrange.Amainstreamsupermarketandac oupleofknownplac estoeatwouldbeawelc ome
additiontothearea.
12/27/20137:43PM
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IlivewestofGaHWY315.Surveyiswaytogeneral.Pic turesshouldbeHarrisCountypic tures.
12/27/20137:35PM
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Iwouldliketoseemorefoc usonrec yc ling,walkingtrails,bic yc letrails,dogparks.Iwanttosee
moreec onomic developmentandafoc usonrec ruitingbusinesses.Wehavetostopdependingon
tourism,weneedmorebusinesstoc ometoourc ounty.Weneedtoattrac tmoretec hnic al
c ompanies.Weneedtodevelopbetterpayingjobsinthec ounty.Peopleneedtoearnaliving
wage.Thec ountyjobsavailablearenotmarketc omparable.Theyareextremelylowpaying-why
isthat?Ourc ountyoffic esneedanHRperson...ourc ountygovt.seemsunorganizedandineffic ient
andvery"goodoldboy"oriented.
12/27/20136:58PM
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HarrisCountyreallyneedssomec ommerc ialdevelopment,aswellasresidential,toc ontinueto
growandprosper.Weneedjobsandhousingtoac c ommodate!
12/26/20131:36PM
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Controlledgrowthisnec essaryforourc ommunity.
12/20/20139:58PM
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