1. Vision 21 Hunterdon County, NJ July, 2003

2. The Hunterdon County Planning Board is preparing a new Growth Management Plan.

3. The Plan will provide recommendations for growth and preservation based on input from county residents and a regional planning perspective.

4. Vision 21 is the County’s public outreach program to find out how residents want the County to grow in the 21 st century.

5. The result of Vision 21 will be a vision statement for our future.

6. Vision 21 Our master plans are required to have land use goals. But without an overall context or vision, there is no assurance that the goals are mutually compatible. The vision is what all of the goals should be working towards.

7. Vision 21 consists of Public Opinion Survey Bus Tour of New Developments Internet-based Community Design Survey Public Forum to share results of the above activities and create a Vision for our County’s future

8. Vision 21 The following slides summarize results from our Public Opinion Survey and Internet Survey. A complete report describing the results of these surveys, and a report summarizing public comments from our Bus Tour can be viewed by visiting our Smart Growth website. (Please see last slide for website address).

9. RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY

10. Vision 21 The public opinion survey was looking for comments on: Highway Development and Traffic Water Resource Planning Images Appropriate for Hunterdon County Planning issues important to residents Styles and patterns of new housing developments

11. Public Opinion Survey April – May, 2003 Mailed out 5,000 surveys of a randomly selected list of registered voters 356 surveys were returned undeliverable 1,966 surveys were returned, a 42% response rate Questions were about “most important” planning issues, development patterns, affordable housing, traffic and water issues.

12. How has development affected the County as a place to live? Impact of Development

13. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Planning Issues in the County Downtown Revitalization

14. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Large Residential Developments Planning Issues in the County

15. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? The Need for Economic Growth Planning Issues in the County

16. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Water Quality & Supply Planning Issues in the County

17. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Over-Development Planning Issues in the County

18. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Loss of farmland & open space Planning Issues in the County

19. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Traffic Planning Issues in the County

20. How serious are these issues in Hunterdon County? Downtown Revitalization Large Residential Devts Economic Growth Water Quality & Supply Over-Devt Loss of farmland & open space Traffic Planning Issues in the County

21. What is your level of support for the following ways to reduce traffic? Traffic