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Comprehensive Plan Community
Meeting Results
10 September, 2002
Number of Participants at the Prices Fork Meeting:
23
Number of Participants at the Riner Meeting: 27
Editor's Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentages are based on the total
number of participants (n=50) or on the number of participants at each of the
two meetings.
Geographic Distribution of Meeting Participants
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Total |
Prices Fork |
Riner |
| Allegheny Springs |
1 |
|
1 |
| Blacksburg |
20 |
11 |
9 |
| Brush Mountain |
1 |
|
1 |
| Childress |
1 |
|
1 |
| Christiansburg |
2 |
|
2 |
| Dry Valley |
2 |
|
2 |
| Little River |
1 |
|
1 |
| Longshop |
1 |
1 |
|
| Merrimac |
2 |
2 |
|
| Mount Tabor |
1 |
|
1 |
| Prices Fork |
7 |
7 |
|
| Riner |
10 |
1 |
9 |
| Not Given |
1 |
1 |
|
| |
50 |
23 |
27 |
% of Meeting Participants Who Make at Least Part of Their
Income From Farming (n=50)
|
|
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Yes |
10 |
13 |
23 |
| No |
13 |
14 |
27 |
% of Participants Participating in the Land Use Program
|
|
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Yes |
11 |
11 |
22 |
| No |
12 |
16 |
28 |
| Farmers Not Participating |
0 |
5 |
|
% of Participants Participating in the Agricultural/Forestal
Districts Program
|
|
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Yes |
9 |
11 |
20 |
| No |
14 |
16 |
30 |
| Farmers Not Participating |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Non-Farmers Participating |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Size of Participants Farms/Property, in Acres
|
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Prices Fork
|
Riner
|
Total
|
| 1-9 acres |
2 |
6 |
8 |
| 10-24 acres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 25-49 acres |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 50-99 acres |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| 100-249 acres |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| 250-499 acres |
5 |
3 |
8 |
| 500+ acres |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Not Applicable |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Level of Participant Concern With Agriculture &
Open Space Issues
Note: Past participants have given voice to a wide range of agriculture, open
space, and environmental issues. Participants at the Riner and Prices Fork meetings
were asked to choose the five issues which most concerned them and then rank the
issues from 1 to 5, with 1 being their greatest concern. Scores were calculated
by counting the number of votes per rank and then multiplying the total as follows:
1st Place (x5), 2nd Place (x4), 3rd Place (x3), 4th Place (x2), and 5th Place
(x1).
| Issue |
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Agriculture/Preservation |
41 |
56 |
97 |
| Agriculture & Forestal Districts |
23 |
23 |
46 |
| Agriculture/Conservation Economic Development |
27 |
20 |
47 |
| Conservation Easements |
24 |
27 |
51 |
| Environmental Concerns (Air Pollution) |
17 |
6 |
23 |
| Environmental Concerns (Ground Water) |
39 |
38 |
77 |
| Environmental Concerns (Surface Waters) |
27 |
35 |
62 |
| Flood Control |
7 |
4 |
11 |
| Forestry Management Issues |
4 |
9 |
13 |
| Preservation/Conservation of Green Infrastructure |
39 |
49 |
88 |
| Preservation/Conservation of Open Space |
11 |
11 |
22 |
| Ridgeline Preservation |
10 |
6 |
16 |
| Sprawl & Growth Issues |
59 |
72 |
131 |
| Well Head Protection |
12 |
1 |
13 |
| Other |
5 |
25 |
30 |
Number of Participants
Supporting Specific Programs Discussed in the Report
from Herd Planning & Design
| Possible Agricultural
and Open Space Programs
|
Prices Fork
|
Riner
|
Total
|
| Agricultural/ Evironmental Economic Development |
16 |
13 |
29 |
| Agricultural and Forestal Districts |
15 |
17 |
32 |
| Land Use Designation |
14 |
15 |
29 |
| Hamlet or Village Overlays (New Urbanism) |
9 |
11 |
20 |
| Ridgeline or Water Protection |
15 |
13 |
28 |
| Encourage Donations of Conservation Easements |
13 |
15 |
28 |
| Lease of Development Rights |
9 |
3 |
12 |
| Purchase of Development Rights |
10 |
16 |
26 |
| Special Service Districts/ Community Dev. Authorities |
11 |
7 |
18 |
| Urban Growth Boundaries |
12 |
15 |
27 |
| Fee Simple Purchase of Significant Areas |
7 |
7 |
14 |
% of Participants Who Would Support the Expenditure
of Tax Dollars on Agricultural or Open Space Programs
|
|
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Yes |
13 |
22 |
41 |
| No |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Not Answered |
1 |
3 |
4 |
% of Participants Who Would Support the Expenditure of
Tax Dollars on Environmental Programs
|
|
Prices Fork |
Riner |
Total |
| Yes |
17 |
16 |
33 |
| No |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| Not Answered |
3 |
7 |
10 |
% of Participants Who Would Support Agriculture, Open Space, or Environmental Programs
Even if it Meant a Tax Increase
EDITOR’S NOTE: The above information does not represent
all of the information gathered at the two public meetings. Additional results will
be posted in the coming days. If you would like to weigh in on the questions asked
during the Riner and Prices Fork meetings, please download the Agriculture and Open
Space survey (pdf file), fill it in, and send it to the Planning Department either
by email (mcplan@montgomerycountyva.gov), fax (381-6880), or by mail (755 Roanoke Street, Suite
2A, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073-3177). Additional results will be posted as they
become available.
©Montgomery County Department of Planning
Last Updated: 17 April, 2003
Comments and suggestions should be sent to the Montgomery County Planning Department
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