VILLAGE OF BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE
In order to help plan for the future of the village and the community, we are asking that you to answer the following questionnaire. Please use one questionnaire per person. More can be obtained at the Canandaigua National Bank, Bloomfield Public Library and the Village Office. Please return the questionnaire to one of the above locations or by mailing it to the Village Office at POB 459, Bloomfield , NY 14469 by Aug.1, 2004.
77 returned out of 450 distributed= 17.1%
• Are you a resident of the Village of Bloomfield ?
88.3% YES 11.7% NO 0% NOT SURE 0% no response
• Do you think that commercial areas are conveniently located within the Village of Bloomfield ? 87.7% YES 3.2% NO 3.9% NOT SURE 5.2% no response
If no, where should commercial development be located?
– RT. 64
-Developing 4 corners (Agway complex) would be very convenient & worthwhile. An agribusiness with pet & horse care products etc. because of increased interest in horses & pets.
-commercial &retail areas should continue to be concentrated at Main and 444 crossroads.
-Yes, but more should be encouraged downtown
-Let’s keep the business downtown; don’t develop 5&20 or it will end up too crowded and inconvenient.
-Yes, except for the hardware store.
• Are the existing commercial facilities adequate to serve your needs?
31.8% YES 38.3% NO 9.1% NOT SURE 20.8% no response
If no, which additional commercial facilities are most needed? (Please feel free to identify as many as you think are needed.) (amount that responded to each) 22 no response
1 automobile dealership 3 agribusiness 2 banking/financial services
2 liquor store 3 convenience store 6 grocery store
1 gasoline station 9 professional offices 44 drug store
7 restaurants 8 movie theater 8 personal service shops
1 Laundromat ___other __________________________________
-parts store -Like to have more of personal service shops
- (3). pharmacy - (2)drugstore /gift shop as in Victor’s Mead Square
-YMCA -Commercial-Industrial, in village hardware store
-lumber yard -amateur theatre group/kids rec. center
-dry cleaners -exercise classes, general store
-Dollar store -used book store, hardware store
-Country Max -better car wash facilities
-yarn/quilt shop, more shops to bring in visitors
-Yes, but more could be added
-expanded grocery store, dry cleaners/recreational building for dance, karate, etc.
-Professional offices would be good. NO!! automobile dealership
-Antique shop/Nursery, any small business indigenous to a village atmosphere should be encouraged.
-Drug Store—I know we’ve tried before &perhaps don’t have enough population to support but it would be nice!
• Do you think additional public parking areas are needed in the village for shopping?
22.1% YES(17) 67.5% NO 9.1% NOT SURE 11.3% no response
If yes, do you thing the village should provide such additional parking areas?
10 YES 15 NO 6 NOT SURE 46 no response
-Off of the road on Main St. Can’t see pulling out of bank or gas station.
-If the village needs more, we shouldn’t make store owners provide it. Public parking encourages people to visit multiple stores in one trip.
• The school district has its playground facilities within the village. Do you think there are adequate playground facilities within the village?
77.8% YES 7.8% NO (6) 11.7% NOT SURE 2.6%no response
If no, should the village develop playground facilities?
2 one its own. 5 in conjunction with the town. 0 other. 70 no response
-What we have is not used!
-Include equipment appropriate for pre-school children and available during school hours.
• What types of recreational facilities do you think are most needed? (Please check as many as appropriate.) (amount that responded to each) 12no response
6 tennis courts 15 picnic pavilions 4 parking lot
19 restrooms 19 trails 9 basketball court
3 playground equipment 9 ice skating 8 volleyball court
11 soccer/football field 8 baseball diamond 27 skate boarding
35 swimming pool ( 19 indoor 5 outdoor 9 either 2 pond 5 not needed)
-(2)Yes for restrooms. -Parking lot improvements in rec. area off Oakmount
-lighted ice skating -Indoor swimming pool: Local YMCA
-Swimming pool: season is too short. Pools are expensive to maintain.
-Park off Oakmount is nice but definitely needs cleaning up: creek bed, trimming of willow trees and organizations willing to clean up trash and graffiti!
-It would be great to have a public recreational park like the one in Bristol and West Bloomfield .
-The village has more than enough of these types of tax burdens.
-We already have many of these that people do not utilize.
-Are the school facilities available? They have many facilities already.
-Nothing needed.
• Which of the following community services are needed? 11 no response (amount that responded to each) NEEDED NOW NEEDED IN 10 YEARS
expanded public sewer service 9 17
expanded public water service 13 16
more police protection 8 14
larger library facilities 3 20
more public recreational facilities 19 15
better streets 5 13
better drainage 9 8
senior citizen housing 17 17
senior citizen activity facilities 15 13
youth center facility 29 10
new village hall 5 15
improved street lighting 6 10
expanded fire service 0 14
additional ambulance service 10 10
-better streets: pave; why do we use oil and stone?
- Better Streets: I would like to see sidewalks added to the side streets t make walking easier!
-Expanded fire service: Need to increase training; increase membership; don’t need new facilities until Dept. is more proficient at their duties.
-Additional ambulance service: Need to strengthen the current one.
-Athletic Club-exercise center/pool/
-Under “needed now” --NO-- Under “needed in 10 years” ?
• A village is a group of people with common needs who gather together to form a government to provide for those needs. The Village of Bloomfield provides for the needs of residents in the following areas. Please rate the following services by circling the number that best describes the quality of service presently provided. Rate 1 as unacceptable and 5 as excellent.
AVE.SCORE UNACCEPTABLE POOR ACCEPTABLE GOOD EXCELLENT
4.00 water 1 2 3 4 5
3.96 sewer 1 2 3 4 5
3.87 street lighting 1 2 3 4 5
3.87 street maintenance 1 2 3 4 5
3.79 sidewalks 1 2 3 4 5
3.60 tree maintenance 1 2 3 4 5
3.67 brush removal 1 2 3 4 5
3.57 drainage 1 2 3 4 5
3.61 zoning laws 1 2 3 4 5
3.32 zoning enforcement 1 2 3 4 5
3.26 dog control enforcement 1 2 3 4 5
3.90 sidewalk snow removal 1 2 3 4 5
3.70 planning board 1 2 3 4 5
-Haven’t lived in town long enough!
-Brush removal: Please take our leaves!
-Brush removal: should take leaves
-Tree Maintenance: Hack job!
-Zoning laws: Good zoning laws but not enforced-very poor enforcement.
-Zoning enforcement: as per open burning, discharge of firearms and use of fireworks.
-Planning Board: They have holes in heads!
-Planning Board: Need to plan streets so we don’t end up with a bunch of cul-de-sacs.
-Sidewalks: could use more
-Sidewalks: but not enough streets have them.
9. A number of villages in the area have discussed the feasibility of dissolving village government. This would mean the town of East Bloomfield acquiring all of the assets of the village and administering the services. What is your opinion of dissolving the village?
• Yes
• Yes – dissolve
• Good idea at this time
• Dissolve and eliminate duplication
• It makes sense to dissolve the village and allow the town to administer the services.
• If the town could handle the additional responsibility, I have no problem dissolving the village.
• If it saves money and expands services to more people I am for it.
• No. (5)
• No way.
• Opposed.
• Not in favor.
• Don’t do it.
• Absolutely not.
• Please do not dissolve the village.
• Not a good idea.
• Don’t dissolve.
• Do not dissolve the village!
• Keep the village.
• Should stay with village.
• Continue with village government.
• I like it how it is.
• Not at this time.
• I disagree with this.
• Do not want it dissolved.
• The village and town should be administered individually.
• I think we should keep Bloomfield as its own village entity.
• I like living in a village with a village identity. I am not in favor of dissolving village govt. unless there are significant tax savings.
• I think it is important to continue our own “village government”. It is within this realm that we best meet our neighbor’s needs. We need to strive to be self-sufficient within our own village and work together.
• I think we need to keep village government> I feel the needs of the village would be lost in town government.
• Please leave well enough alone-I don’t feel that we should change the way we do things. Do we really truly save money? Cost go up one way or the other!!! Also the average person even when going to meetings or wanting to be a help are sometimes not listen too. We need more open minded people that can think outside the box!!
• Village and town should be kept separate-Different issues for each. Would have to compromise too much.
• I don’t think the village should dissolve. Maybe combined to work more closely together towards the same goal. Bloomfield expanding in the future. It’s already a close knit community. People are very involved with the school and activities.
• NO- villages are special places-offering services required for the density- As long as it is economically practical villages are the best way to deliver those services.
• The town board is backwards. To merge the village with the town government would put the village back 20+ years.
• No. Keep the village separate from the town. It does have needs that are different from the larger community and should b e addressed separately. Overall, the village does a fine job of meeting the needs of residents.
• Do not dissolve the village. Only bigger problems would come out of it.
• No! No! No! the village has its own special needs and assets, and these should not come under the control of town government.
• I do not think that dissolving the village is a good idea. I believe that the village needs to have a stricter set of regulations and rules than the town in order to keep our village clean and beautiful to continue to attract new residents and businesses.
• Our community is expanding and will continue to expand even if it occurs more slowly than some places, so be it! A great community! Have lived in village all my life and have always been very satisfied with the actions of the village governing individuals/groups. Let’s leave thing as they are at this time.
• I am not familiar with the advantages of such a move, but am currently happy with the community flavor that is maintained through the village government.
• Sounds okay at first blush-What would this mean for taxes? Water and Sewer? The post office and villages were combined at a savings to the taxpayer. It would make sense from a fiscal stand point.
• I fail to see the advantages of merging. The government bodies other than a decrease in costs for building cost and/or maintenance.
• East Bloomfield already took our identity why not our village government!
• If this can happen and run efficiently, why not. If by doing this, the cost is more than the 2 bodies now, then no.
• OK if it saves better the needs of the public. What are the pros and cons of consolidation?
• What Gives!
• No opinion, but think it could work!
• Would it cut down the cost?
• Not enough information to judge.
• I would need more info to make an informed, intelligent decision!
• Don’t know enough!
• What are the pros and cons?
• No answer- Would need additional information (pros and cons).
• None.
• Not Sure.
• No response (14)
10. YOUR COMMENTS WELCOMED. Please attach a sheet if necessary.
• We need cat control also.
• Restrict motorizes vehicles from going through lawns.(snowmobiles)
• I live in an apartment complex on Oakmount and kids all over toys all over unlicensed cars garbage all over- lawns un mowed. Why is this not zoned?? Payoff or back??
• I have yet to see anything that moves this government body any closer to the area of producing revenue and reducing the tax burden on the average home owner. You ask about commercial areas; however you do not want any real commercial ventures, because industry will not fit into your bedroom village plans. Where will our children move to for jobs & home? Out of State!
• We need more air pumps available in the village. There is currently only one working.
• Force landlords who rent to tenants whom have pets to take responsibility by fencing in their property. Make it illegal for landlords to allow pets if their property is not enclosed by fencing.
• -Taxes do not need to be raised.
• Help keep the small village alive.
• The old Agway should be torn down! It is an eyesore and a danger. The space could be used for much better purposes.
• The village has its.
• Keep out of welfare housing. Welfare brings drugs, Drugs bring crime, crime brings more taxes to pay for police to chase after the people who don’t want to work like the rest of us.
• Ban and enforce snowmobiles and 4 wheel ATV from village. Protect our properties and privacy!
• More Street lights west of Main after business district??
• There are homes in the village that are in disrepair and hazardous as well as eyesores! Those who maintain their homes feel frustrated. Complaints go no where! What recourse does a property owner and tax payer have?
• Overall, the village does a fine job of meeting the needs of residents.
• I moved here the months ago and this is heaven to where I used to live so keep up the good work.
• Because of the number of walkers in the village it would be great if after the sidewalk plows went through, someone could shovel in the areas that go to street level to make it easier for the very young and elderly.
• The Agway property could become a regional community center, serving both senior citizen and youth needs. If not, some of the property adjacent to the elementary school could be used, which could include both a pool and a library for public and school use.
• Rebuild baseball field. Rebuild soccer field (couldn’t use for 2 years) Put in a new baseball field not to state spec (can’t use)!
• I’d like to see the village/town remain rural, with no franchises, etc., that would make the area lose it uniqueness. I like to walk to my destinations, so sidewalks are important, plus keeping businesses together in a downtown district encourages this. A sense of community brings by having viable businesses close to people’s homes, where we can greet each other and stop for a chat while running errands. That’s what I love about this area, and I would hate to see that ruined if we develop 5&20 for example. Could we plan grid streets so everyone would share traffic levels instead of a few having to bear all? My experience living with grids is no streets were overly taxed with traffic.
• My husband and I moved here 9 years ago. We chose Bloomfield because it was a central location between both of our jobs and we liked the looks of the area. The town was clean and very little crime. After 9 years we still love the area & look forward to our kids going and graduating from the Bloomfield Schools.
• Brush and tree limb removal should be at least quarterly. Would like to be kept appraised of development of the old Agway facility. Would like to see the small-village & rural character of the area preserved. Please preserve Boughton Park for residents, as is done currently!