PUBLIC FORUM RESULTS

Residents identified items they considered important by placing red dots beside them. The number indicates the number of dots each item received. The committee speculated that Addressing Issues received lower scores because the residents may have used up most of their alloted dots voting for Protecting Assets.

Protecting Assets

• year-around community - 49

• ban horseless carriages, horse culture - 56

• tourism industry - 26

• historic buildings, Island history - 27

• State Park, Fort Mackinac - 19

• Natural areas, scenic beauty, water views - 22

• geology

wetlands - 4

freshwater - 4

air - 3

disuse modern infrastructure - 4

waterfront - 7

beach - 2

green space - 5

• other

airport and transportation - 7

schools - 5

parks and programs - 4

Addressing Issues

• managing “limiting” growth/development on the remaining limited land - 18

• housing affordability for year-around residents - 9

• employee housing (location, standards for maintenance and management) - 2

• traffic congestion (bike, pedestrian, carriages) - 10

• cost of living - 2

• balancing needed services with the ability to fund them now and in the future - 7

• other

historic preservation - 9

consistent enforcement of ordinances - 12

residential horse barns - 13

appropriate infrastructure planning for future needs - 8

municipal hospitality, getting around bureaucracy - 10

architectural integrity - 6

learning what others think of our community/travel - 9

public restrooms - 1

signage for services - 1

density - 16

tougher restrictions on motorized vehicles - 7