B. Community Involvement

6.  How do you usually find out about Town events and meetings?

Frequency Distribution for
FINS

Count Percent
Yes 200 96.2
No 8 3.8

Total

208 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Bulletin Board

Count Percent
Yes 92 44.2
No 116 55.8

Total

208 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Word of Mouth

Count Percent
Yes 76 36.5
No 132 63.5

Total

208 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Mail

Count Percent
Yes 85 40.8
No 123 59.1

Total

208 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Web Site

Count Percent
Yes 74 35.9
No 132 64.1

Total

206 100.0
  


7.
  What do you think is the best way to reach Frye Island Citizens about important town meetings or events?

Frequency Distribution for
Best Notification

Count Percent
FINS 163 79.1
Mail 34 16.5

Town Web Site

9 4.4

Total

206 100
   


8.
  What is the best way for Town Officials to hear your concerns about important Town issues?

Frequency Distribution for
Best Way to hear about Concerns

Count Percent
Letter to Selectmen or BIT 56 27.6
Office Hours, Town Officials 50 24.6

Call Town Office

29 14.2
Public Meeting - Weekend 21 10.3
Fill out a survey 15 7.4
Email  12 5.9
Public Meeting - weeknight 10 4.9
Public Meeting within Frye Island 8 3.9
Opinion in FINS 2 3.0

Total

203 100

9.  Have you ever attended any of the following types of meetings?

Frequency Distribution for
Planning Board

Count Percent
Ever 63 35.2
Regularly  13 7.3
No Answer 103 57.5

Total

179 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
School Board

Count Percent
Ever 15 8.3
Regularly  3 1.7
No Answer 161 89.9

Total

179 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Recreation

Count Percent
Ever 37 20.7
Regularly  7 3.9
No Answer 135 75.4

Total

179 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
FII

Count Percent
Ever 76 42.2
Regularly  66 36.7
No Answer 38 21.1

Total

180 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Board of Selectmen

Count Percent
Ever 34 19.0
Regularly  12 6.7
No Answer 133 74.3

Total

179 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Board of Appeals

Count Percent
Ever 33 18.5
Regularly  6 3.3
No Answer 139 78.1

Total

178 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Town Meetings

Count Percent
Ever 65 36.1
Regularly  69 38.3
No Answer 46 25.6

Total

180 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Board of Island Trustees

Count Percent
Ever 25 14.0
Regularly  18 10.1
No Answer 135 75.8

Total

178 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Golf Club

Count Percent
Ever 28 15.7
Regularly  19 10.7
No Answer 131 73.6

Total

178 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Marina

Count Percent
Ever 34 19.0
Regularly  8 4.5
No Answer 137 76.5

Total

179 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Garden Club

Count Percent
Ever 36 20.2
Regularly  17 9.6
No Answer 125 70.2

Total

178 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Book Club

Count Percent
Ever 16 9.0
Regularly  11 6.2
No Answer 151 84.8

Total

178 100.0

Frequency Distribution for
Fire Department

Count Percent
Ever 39 21.8
Regularly  8 4.5
No Answer 132 73.7

Total

179 100.0
 

10.  When you hear about Town public meetings and do not attend, what are the most important reasons why you do not attend?

Frequency Distribution for
Not Attending Meetings

Count Percent
Meeting are too long 42 31.1
Presence of Guest 25 18.5

Meetings are during work hours

22 16.3
Not interested in issues 13 9.6
No Child Care 9 6.7
Don't like talking at meeting 7 5.2
Don't feel like ideas are used by town 7 5.2
Prefer other ways of expressing opinions 6 4.4
Not enough Notification Time 4 2.9

Total

135 100

 

Frequency Distribution for
Other

Count Percent
Don't want to attend weekend meetings 42 36.5
Not on the Island when meeting occurs 9 7.8

Scheduled when not here

8 7.0
I live out of state, not regularly on Island  6 5.2
Time Factor  4 3.5
Held too early in morning on weekends  3 2.6
When we are on the island we don't want to take away from recreation time.  3 2.6
I'm away off island 3 2.6
Presence of guests  2 1.7
Not a Maine resident. Cannot vote  2 1.7
Bad acoustics. Public address system at c.c. is extremely poor - can't hear.  2 1.7
Because we haven't arrived on the Island for the season. 1 0.9
Meetings should be held on Saturdays of holiday weekend starting at 9:30AM 1 0.9
Can't relate to some agenda topics (warrants) 1 0.9
Didn't hear about it. 1 0.9
Don't want to attend 1 0.9
Has conflicted with "every other weekend" work schedule so far. 1 0.9
home for the year 1 0.9
I am usually here only overnight 1 0.9
I will not be able to attend meetings regardless of scheduling. 1 0.9
It seems like a certain crowd runs the Island, maybe because their schedules fit better. Evening 7:00 meetings best for us, (weekends). 1 0.9
Limited access of time, occasional visitor 1 0.9
Meetings are not started on time & then keep covering same materials for late comers 1 0.9
Meetings did not discuss issues we were concerned about. Would like to see meetings to discuss more public issues like: recreation, water, roads 1 0.9
New Owner 1 0.9
Nine hours away 1 0.9
Nine hours away 1 0.9
No good excuse. I should attend 1 0.9
Prefer other ways of expressing your opinions 1 0.9
Presence of guests and don't want to attend weekend meetings 1 0.9
Saturday Morning bad time 1 0.9
Too busy working on new cottage 1 0.9
Trust in representative government 1 0.9
Vacationing or family events 1 0.9
Very demanding job in Boston, often can't get away. 1 0.9
Very rarely on Island. 1 0.9
We are 1200 miles away. We get to Frye Island about twice a year, not usually coincident with the meetings. 1 0.9
Active in Town politics @ our primary residence and feel we can't do everything. 1 0.9
We come weekends only and would attend weekend evenings 1 0.9
We have a lot of faith in our island mgr. to make decisions that have the best interest of the island at heart 1 0.9
Weekends are the best time for meetings but we are not here every weekend 1 0.9
Working 1 0.9
Wrong time of year - leave after Labor day. 1 0.9

Total

115 10

Posted:  12/30/00 - Town of Frye Island

Section: Cover, QuestionsA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H