A random survey of more than 100 Jefferson County residents reveals they would be willing to pay for recreation facilities through a bond measure but not with a property tax rate increase.
Tom Beckwith of Beckwith Consulting Group of Medina reviewed the survey results Monday with Jefferson County commissioners. The survey will be used as the county rewrites its Non-Motorized Transportation and Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan.
The survey participants were of one mind when it came to the question of how recreation programs or facilities should be paid for.
They overwhelmingly rejected the idea of increasing property taxes to pay for non-motorized transportation and park facilities. Growth impact fees, however, was favored by most people.
The respondents also rejected the idea to increase the local Real Estate Excise Tax for acquisition and development of trails, parks and open spaces. Thirty-nine percent didn’t favor that approach.
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