1. Survey results
20 May 2019

2. General Information 204 responses, 90% completed surveys
Average time spent 5 minutes 30 seconds

3. 204 Average time: 5 minutes 30 seconds Complete Responses: 185
Total Responses
Average time: 5 minutes 30 seconds
Complete Responses: 185

4. Q1: Please select your preference for the fence height.
Answered: Skipped: 4

5. Q1: Please select your preference for the fence height.
Answered: Skipped: 4

6. Q2: Please select your preferred height.
Answered: Skipped: 113

7. Q2: Please select your preferred height.
Answered: Skipped: 113

8. Q3: Please rank your preferences for the spacing between the fence boards, with 1 being the most important and 4 being the least important.
Answered: Skipped: 3

9. Q3: Please rank your preferences for the spacing between the fence boards, with 1 being the most important and 4 being the least important.
Answered: Skipped: 3

10. Q4: Please select your preference for the direction of the gate swing.
Answered: Skipped: 5

11. Q4: Please select your preference for the direction of the gate swing.
Answered: Skipped: 5

12. Q5: Please select your preference for the gate shape
Q5: Please select your preference for the gate shape. Click on the design you prefer.
Answered: Skipped: 11
Straight Across: %
Semi-circle down (current design): %
Semi-circle up %
No preference %

13. Q6: Do you prefer level or raised gate posts?
Answered: Skipped: 9

14. Q6: Do you prefer level or raised gate posts?
Answered: Skipped: 9

15. Q7: Do you prefer the fence to remain natural pine or be treated?
Answered: Skipped: 8

16. Q7: Do you prefer the fence to remain natural pine or be treated?
Answered: Skipped: 8

17. Q8: Do you want to have your address on the back of your fence post?
Answered: Skipped: 20

18. Q8: Do you want to have your address on the back of your fence post?
Answered: Skipped: 20

19. Q9: Are you a renter or owner?
Answered: Skipped: 19

20. Q9: Are you a renter or owner?
Answered: Skipped: 19

21. Comments received in email
Why are we spending all of this money on fences, most of which are perfectly OK and serve the purpose for which they are intended???????????????
Dear all,
I have just completed the fence survey and was dismayed to discover that there was no consideration being given to staining the new fences. I believe that the Meadows continues to have the most attractive fences and fences most in keeping with Fairlington's brick Colonial Revival style. The fences that have not been stained seem more appropriate to Cape Cod or other rural areas. And, I do believe that our current fences would not yet have had to be replaced had the original staining schedule been kept. I doubt that a staining schedule would be any more difficult or expensive than the schedule being proposed for treating the fences.
I do hope that there can be a reconsideration of staining the fences; I believe they are far more attractive than the unstained fences that one sees in other Fairlington Villages.
Thank you for any consideration that you may give to my recommendation.

22. Comments received in email (con’t)
Thanks for all your help coordinating this, Mabel. I have a question for consideration of the fence committee regarding the finish of fence (treated or untreated).
The treated option comes with the need to reapply treatment every four years at a cost of ~$42k, plus inflation.
Q: How many more years would we have before the fences need to be replaced if they are treated vs untreated?
I prefer the look of the treated pine, but what is more important is the total cost of the project.
*If treating the fence does not add to the useful life of the fence before it needs to be replaced then it is only an additional cost for esthetics and I would prefer the untreated option.
Thank you