Results from the Survey The City received 691 responses Are you satisfied with the City’s Bluebag Recycling Program? Very Satisfied 31% Satisfied 34% Neutral? 12% Dissatisfied 9% I’m eligible, but choose not to participate 8% I’m not eligible to participate 7% How can the City reduce waste to the landfill and reduce associated costs? Encourage higher participation of Bluebag program 75% Better promote Batteries, Oil, Paint, Anti-freeze, and Electronics recycling (BOPAE) 63% Implement “Pay as you Throw” rate structure 35% Consider Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for fleet 27% Encourage homeowners to compost 20% Nothing, increase rates as costs go up 5% The City partnered with a solar developer for the construction of a solar array on City property and did not outlay any funds. Do you support the City’s efforts to make use of underutilized property for renewable energy generation? Yes 76% No 9% No Opinion 15% The City pays to maintain over 7,000 streetlights each year. When cost effective, would you like to see the City transition to using longer lasting energy efficient streetlights? Yes 85% No 6% No Opinion 9% What’s your opinion on trees in our community? Trees are very important and more should be planted 65% The amount of trees in Franklin is just right 32% They are not that important and we have enough trees 3% 16
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