The Township of Verona Community Survey/Municipal Survey was conducted by Quantisoft, LLC, a Monroe Township survey and consulting company as a free service. The survey was conducted as an online survey, enabling residents across Verona to take the survey at their convenience using the Internet.

The Verona-Cedar Grove Times published an article announcing the survey followed by a second article making residents aware of the survey. A link to the survey web site (URL) was also included at the Verona Living web site editorial page.

The purpose of the survey was to provide Verona residents with the ability to share their perceptions and suggestions about Municipal Government, specific public issues, and the various services provided to all residents with the Mayor and Town Council. An additional purpose for the survey was to gather and share perceptions of Verona residents with all other residents of the town. The survey results were delivered to the Mayor, Town Council and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Verona Chamber of Commerce.

Mayors and Town Council members of all towns and cities have to make important decisions, often with limited information and input from residents. Residents often do not have the time or inclination to attend Town Council meetings to express their opinions. This survey was designed to gather perceptions on many important issues and to aggregate the results to get the pulse of the town. The Mayor and Town Council will be able to learn from the survey results and establish priorities based on feedback from residents and taxpayers.

A total of 87 residents completed the survey. Our interpretation of the results is that residents are generally happy with municipal services, but that there are certain services that are not meeting the expectations of some residents. Residents also expressed their strong consensus on public issues. We believe that the Mayor, Town Council, and residents are in the best position to interpret specific results after they have a chance to examine the survey ratings and comments. As is often done with other surveys, it may be appropriate to conduct the survey again at a later date in order to assess progress on issues of importance to residents.

We welcome your comments regarding this survey. Please e-mail your comments to hdeutsch@quantisoft.com.

1. Change Master Plan to Permit Retail Uses at the Corner of Linn Drive and Bloomfield Avenue or Across the Street from the VCC
2. Referendum to Change Form of Government to Elect the Mayor
3. Ordinance to Reinstate Position of Chief of Police
4. Results Broken Down by Quadrant
5. Results Broken Down by Age
6. Results Broken Down by Years Living in Verona
7. Overall Satisfaction
8. Adequacy of Recreational Facilities
9. Maintenance of Recreational Facilities
10. Youth Programs
11. Parking Availability in the Business District
12. Road Maintenance
13. Trash Removal
14. Frequency of Street Cleaning
15. Snow Removal
16. Leaf Removal
17. Police Department Performance
18. Fire Department Performance
19. EMS Performance
20. Effectiveness of Traffic Control
21. Effectiveness of the Elementary School
22. Effectiveness of the Middle School
23. Effectiveness of High School
24. Responsiveness of the Mayor and Town Council
25. Enough Being Done to Control Spending
26. Adequate Public Notice of Important Issues/Decisions
27. Enforcement of Zoning Regulations

1. General Comments
2. Change Master Plan to Permit Retail Uses at the Corner of Linn Drive and Bloomfield Avenue or Across the Street from the VCC
3. Referendum to Change Form of Government to Elect the Mayor
4. Ordinance to Reinstate Position of Chief of Police
5. Adequacy of Recreational Facilities
6. Maintenance of Recreational Facilities
7. Youth Programs
8. Parking Availability in the Business District
9. Road Maintenance
10. Trash Removal
11. Frequency of Street Cleaning
12. Snow Removal
13. Leaf Removal
14. Police Department Performance
15. Fire Department Performance
16. EMS Performance
17. Effectiveness of Traffic Control
18. Effectiveness of the Elementary School
19. Effectiveness of the Middle School
20. Effectiveness of High School
21. Responsiveness of the Mayor and Town Council
22. Enough Being Done to Control Spending
23. Adequate Public Notice of Important Issues/Decisions
24. Enforcement of Zoning Regulations