Poll Question 11 - What Do You Like Most About Erie?

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SMALL TOWN CLOSE TO BIG CITY, GOOD SCHOOLS, LOW CRIME, NICE PEOPLE
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE!
RURAL & BEAUTY
SMALL TOWN LIVING
QUIET, SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
IT STILL MAINTAINS ITS SMALL TOWN RURAL FEELING, ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE DISAPPEARING DAILY
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
SMALL. OPEN SPACES TO RIDE HORSES, LACK OF THRU TRAFFIC
SMALL TOWN, LESS TRAFFIC, LESS CRIME
THE "NON CITY" FEEL
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
THE RURAL ATMOSPHERE
FORWARD PLANNING - INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS WHERE NEEDED
SMALL TOWN FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE
SCENERY, SMALL TOWN FRIENDS & FAMILY
UNIQUE STILL SOMEWHAT SMALL TOWN FEEL BUT THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY. GREAT LOCATION - BOULDER, DENVER, ETC.
ITS SOMEWHAT OFF THE BEATEN PATH
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
BEING A PART OF THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT MODERN COMMUNITY, AND HAVING A SAY IN HOW WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE.
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
POTENTIAL TO BE A PLACE EVERYONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE. PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT'S FUTURE
KNOWING YOUR NEIGHBORS. SMALL CLASSES IN SCHOOL. LESS TRAFFIC. QUIET.
SMALL TOWN
MOUNTAIN VIEWS, PROXIMITY TO BROOMFIELD TECHNOLOGY, BOULDER, I-25, ETC.
SMALL TOWN, GROWTH IS INEVITABLE. SLOW GROWTH (SMART GROWTH) IS MORE ACCEPTABLE, BUT NOT REALLY EVER WANTED.
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE WITH ACCESS TO OTHER AMENITIES IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES
LOCATION
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEAR BOULDER
LOCATION
SMALL TOWN ENVIRONMENT - THATS IT - THERE IS LESS TRAFFIC, NO SPRAWLING PARKING, LOTS OF STRIP MALLS, FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE COUNTRY STILL, NOT CONCRETE CITY.
QUIET. KNOWING MY NEIGHBORS - NO LINE AT POST OFFICE
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
EVERYTHING EXCEPT NO. 12
OPEN SPACES & RURAL ATMOSPHERE
LOWER CRIME RATES, PEACE & QUIET
SMALL TOWN
SMALL TOWN, MINIMUM HASTLE GOVERNMENT. RELAXED CODES-PEOPLE FRIENDLY-NOT GEARED TO HIGH DENSITY HOUSING-LOW DENSITY HOUSING,SMALL TOWN MIDDLE INCOME REAL PEOPLE NOT FAT CAT EGOMANIAC OVERSTUFFED YUPPIE TYPES
IT BEING A SMALL TOWN
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
NOT ALOT OF LARGE TOWN CRIME
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE,PARK, OPEM SPACE AROUND SUBDIVISIONS
SMALL QUIET FAMILY ATMOSPHERE
THE RURAL ATMOSPHERE
RURAL-NESS. SMALL TOWN FEEL.
THE OPEN SPACE
COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE, RELATIVELY LOW DENSITY
LOCATION IN BOULDER COUNTY
THE SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY. THE CLOSNESS IN THE SCHOOLS. THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN SMART & DIFFERENT KEEPING ERIE ELITE.
SMALL TOWN
I WAS ABLE TO BUILD MY DREAM HOUSE
SMALL TOWN AND VIEWS. NO TRAFIC (YET)
IT'S OPENNESS TO NEW PEOPLE
SMALL TOWN WITH A RURAL ATMOSPHERE
RURAL FEEL. LOCATION (CLOSE TO DENVER/BOULDER). SMALL FEEL (FRIENDLY). OPEN SPACE.
SMALL TOWN, SMALL SCHOOLS, QUIET
LOCATION
STILL QUIET FOR NOW, LOW TRAFFIC
SMALL, RURAL AND QUIET SPOT IN THE MIDST OF A STATE GROWING AS FAST AS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.
I CAN PARTICIPATE IN TOWN AFFAIRS
LIVE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
SMALL TOWN RURAL AREA
NEXT TO LAFAYETTE/LOUISVILLE.
SMALL TOWN COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE
PAVED STREETS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE NICE WHEN DONE. OLD TOWN IS STILL THE "HEART" OF ERIE & PEOPLE IN OLD TOWN KNOW EACH OTHER
THAT IT IS STILL SMALL
SEE #9 AND I LIKE THE COYOTES AND RAPTORS AND PRAIRIE DOGS AND TREES
LOCATION, WE STILL HAVE THE RURAL ATMOSPHERE, LIFE IS SIMPLE, FEEL OF BEING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR KIDS. FRIENDS, FAMILY, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN. LOCATION OF SCHOOLS TO OLD TOWN
BEING A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND TO GROW
SMALL TOWN, CENTRALLY LOCATED
THE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS
RURAL SETTING WITH GREAT VIEWS AND ACCESS TO THE FRONT RANGE
FINALLY GROWING AND MAYBE BECOME A REAL TOWN
SMALL TOWN - I LIKE LOOKING OUT AT FARMLAND
SMALLNESS, QUAINT, RURAL SETTING
LITTLE TRAFFIC, LITTLE POLLUTION, LITTLE NOISE
IT'S OUT OF THE WAY AND YET CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE HIGHWAY AND OTHER TOWNS TO SHOP. I LIKE THE COUNTRY FEEL.
EASIER TRAFFIC DENSITY - PROXIMITY TO URBAN AREAS WITHOUT THE INHERENT PROBLEMSIF PEOPLE WANT ERIE TO CHANGE, HAVE THEM MOVE TO BROOMFIELD
THE PEACE AND QUIETNESS
SMALL TOWN
THE OLD SCHOOL LATINOS
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
RURAL COUNTRY SETTINGS, QUIET, LOTS OF FARMLAND, EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF THE FRONT RANGE WITHOUT URBAN SPRAWL. MIGRATORY BIRDS, COYOTES, HAWKS, EAGLES, OWLS. LOCATION - NEAR I-25, BOULDER, LONGMONT, LOUISVILLE, LAFAYETTE
THE WAY IT WAS
THE RURAL ATMOSPHERE YET CLOSENESS TO BOULDER, DENVER + LONGMONT
SMALL, FRIENDLY TOWN I GREW UP IN FOR 32 YEARS NOW, AND WANT TO STAY HERE UNTIL I DIE. UNFORTUNATELY I WILL PROBABLY BE FORCED OUT BY THE MASSES OF PEOPLE MOVING IN
NOT MUCH
I LIKE GOING TO SPORTS EVENTS - HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH SPORTS AND MEETING PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN TOWN
QUIET ATMOSPHERE, LITTLE TRAFFIC, FARMING VILLAGE
SMALL TOWN, LESS HUSTLE
RURAL SETTING. THE FARMS, HORSES, COWS, ETC. SMALL TOWN. VIEW OF MOUNTAINS. ALL THE OPEN SPACE IN BOULDER COUNTY.
LOCATION
LESS TRAFFIC, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. COMMUNITY FEEL!
SMALL TOWN, COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE, RESPONSIVE TOWN GOVERNMENT, WE LOVE OUR OPEN AREA AROUND OUR HOUSE THAT'S WHY WE BOUGHT THIS 1940'S FARM
IT'S POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH
RURAL LOCATION AND LOW POPULATION WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE OF JOBS/AMENITIES IN CITIES.
RURAL ATMOSPHERE. PEACE & QUIET.
SMALL TOWN
IN BOULDER COUNTY
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
THE SMALL TOWN ENVIRONMENT. A SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE YOU KNOW EVERYONE AND THEY KNOW YOU AND EVERYONE KNOWS THE KIDS
THE FACT THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL SEEMS TO SUPPORT GROWTH
BEING ABLE TO AFFORD MY OWN HOME WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE GREATER BOULDER-AREA.
SMALL-TOWN ATMOSPHERE
PROXIMITY TO GOOD CYCLING
THE TOWN IS SMALL AND CITIZENS CAN FEEL LIKE A PART OF IT. NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, QUITE, SAFE
OPEN SPACE - FARMLAND - SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
LOCATION - NOT URBAN OR SUBURBAN
THE VIEWS / SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
IT'S BEAUTIFUL
AIR
ITS RURAL SETTING
THE SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NEW BUILDS (EASIER MAINTENANCE). MOUNTAIN VIEW. REASONABLE TRAFFIC. MIXED RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS.
SMALL RURAL TOWN ATMOSPHERE WITH LESS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LESS OR NO BIG BUSINESSES
RURAL FEELING
THE PEACE AND QUIET
THAT WE GOT HERE WHEN THE BOOM STARTED AND WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN EQUITY IN OUR HOUSE SO WE CAN RETURE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE
QUIET RURAL SETTING NEAR BOULDER AND MOUNTAINS
IT IS A CITY ON THE VERGE OF INEVITABLE CHANGE & POTENTIAL GREATNESS. IT'S EXCITING LIVING HERE & THINKING ABOUT THOSE POSSIBILITIES.
SMALL TOWN "IN THE COUNTRY" FEEL. NOT JUST ANOTHER SUBURB.
SMALL TOWN - LOW CRIME
PRICES OF HOUSES STILL WITHIN BOULDER COUNTY
MY NEIGHBORS!
PROXIMITY TO BOULDER, DENVER, ETC. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STILL DARK ENOUGH TO SEE STARS AT NIGHT
THE PEACE AND QUIET, OPEN SPACE - BEING ABLE TO KNOW MY NEIGHBORS - ABILITY TO SEE COWS, HORSES & SHEEP IN SURROUNDING AREAS, ON MY WAY TO & FROM TOWN - ABSENCE OF TRAFFIC,ABSENCE OF CEMENT JUNGLE ATMOSPHERE IE LONGMONT, ETC
SMALL TOWN
SMALL RURAL TOWN
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
MY NEIGHBORHOOD - REMINGTON ARAPAHOE RIDGE
LOCATION
* FRIENDS * OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A GREAT COMMUNITY * REASONABLE DRIVING DISTANCE TO MANY OTHER TOWNS
REFER TO #1
THE VIEW OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE.
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
RURAL LIFESTYLE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOCATION, OWN 2 ACRES
IWOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TOWN COUNCIL CHANGED AND THEN THE NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL CLEAN HOUSE AND GET RID OF THE DEAD WOOD AND UNNECESSARY PAYROLL "I.E." POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS
SIMPLICITY. LACK OF TRAFFIC
STILL SMALL SUBURB
I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD A NICE HOME HERE. LESS CONGESTED THAN OTHER COMMUNITIES. ERIE IS GOING TO GROW AND NEEDS TO GROW. IT SHOULD LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISVILLE & OTHERS.
BEAUTY
OUR HOME, IT'S LOCATION, THE "CENTRALITY" FROM BOULDER TO DENVER TO FORT COLLINS
SMALL TOWN, OPEN SPACE
WILDLIFE
SMALL TOWN RURAL
GREAT POTENTIAL
PEOPLE HERE SEEM TO HAVE SIMILAR GOALS AND LIFESTYLES
I USED TO LIKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL TOWN BUT THE UNCONTROLLED GROWTH CONCERNS ME.
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
LOCATION, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY CORRECTLY
THE SENSE OF OPENNESS AND A RURAL FEELING TO THE TOWN
- SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
QUIET SMALL TOWN, NO NOISE OR TRAFFIC
THE SAFEWAY CENTER @ 287 & APAPAHOE AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATION
THAT MOST OF IT IS IN WELD COUNTY
LESS EXPS/BETTER VALUE HOUSING
THE PEOPLE-THEY ARE SMALL TOWN FRIENDLY
MOUNTAINS FOR SKIING, RECREATION
LOCATION.
I LIKED LIVING IN A RURAL AREA. I LIKE THE UNIQUENESS OF ERIE AND I LOVE THE DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE AND I FEAR THAT WILL BE GONE WHEN ALL THE SUBDIVISION PEOPLE MOVE IN. I LIKE THE WIDE-OPEN AREAS, THE VIEWS, THE CLEAN AIR AND NO TRAFFIC
SMALL TOWN
SMALL, FARMLAND AROUND, NO VERY DEVELOPED
GOOD NEIGHBORS
SMALLER TOWN ATMOSPHERE-BUT FOR MANY YEARS THERE SURE WASN'T MUCH THERE! THE STREETS GETTING PAVED! THE SCHOOL
SMALL TOWN, FRIENDLY PEOPLE
PROXIMITY TO MOUNTAINS, SUPPORT SERVICES, I-254, SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
IT'S POSSIBILITIES
ITS RURAL ATMOSPHERE
I LIKE THE SMALL TOWN FEEL. I LIKE KNOWING THE PEOPLE AROUND ME. I LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU DON'T NEED STOP LIGHTS BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS NOT OUT OF CONTROL. I LIKE THE IDEA THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN PLAY OUT DOORS IN THE FRESH AIR IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
"THE HAPPY DAYS" ENVIRONMENT AND THE CARING NATURE OF THE CITIZENRY. SLOWER IS BETTER, THE PACE OF LIVING IN ERIE HAS BEEN ITS STRENGTH!
ITS QUIET, RELATIVELY SAFE, SMALL (WE KNOW PEOPLE, IN OLD TOWN AT LEAST), AND UNIQUE AND DISCONNECTED FROM DENVER AND BOULDER, YET CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SERVICES, SHOPPING AND JOBS
OPEN SPACES, SMALL TOWN FEEL
SMALL TOWN
LOCATION, RURAL SETTING
THE STRENGTH OF ITS CITIZENS AND THEIR ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND WOK TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL
TRAFFIC IS AT A MINIMUM
BECAUSE ITS SMALL TOWN
COUNTY SETTING
SMALL TOWN TO RAISE CHILDREN
SMALL TOWN-LOW CRIME
PROXIMITY TO MAJOR ROADS I C LOCATION
SMALL TOWN FEELING
SMALL TOWN
THE SMALL TOWN RURAL FEELING
FEW PEOPLE
POTENTIAL; NEW NEIGHBORS!
I DON'T
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
NICE PEOPLE-AND POTENTIAL TO BE A GREAT CITY
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE-SOME DIRT ROADS!
GOOD LOCATION-ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEW
LOCATION NEAR SEVERAL TOWNS, VIEW OF MOUNTAINS
SAFE PLEASANT SEMI-RURAL ATMOSPHERE
OPEN SPACE/AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE
OPENNESS, MOUNTAIN SCENERY, GOOD LOCATION, AFFORDABLE
I DID LIKE THE PLANS THEY HAD WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE
THE SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
FRIENDLY PEOPLE-NICE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
IT'S POTENTIAL TO BE A MODEL FOR OTHER SMALL TOWNS IN COLORADO
SMALL TOWN SENSE OF COMMUNITY
THE PEOPLE!!!
A SMALL TOWN
GROWTH POTENTIAL-TO DO IT RIGHT
SMALL TOWN WITH LACK OF TRAFFIC
LOCATION
WHAT I USED TO LIKE MOST ABOUT ERIE WAS BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND THE VIEWS
SCHOOLS
THE OPENNESS, THEREFORE THE SCENERY
THE LOCATION AND GENERALLY NICE PEOPLE/NO IDIOTS TRYING TO GET THROUGH RED ARROWS @STOP LIGHTS/CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT BANANA BELT WEATHER
IT USED TO BE A NICE PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE YOUR FAMILY
IT'S POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GREAT FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY
LESS TRAFFIC
SMALL, FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE
SPACE BETWEEN HOUSES
THE SMALL "HOME TOWN" ATMOSPHERE SMALLER SCHOOLS, RURAL SETTING
SMALL TOWN
LOCATION
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE-NOT A BIG CITY
FRESH AIR AND MINIMAL TRAFFIC
SMALL, COUNTRY RURAL LIFESTYLE WITH DRAMATIC VIEWS
OPPORTUNITY
THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR COMMUNITY
HOME PRICES KEEP GOING UP
PEOPLE AND OPEN SPACE
(DID LIKE) THE QUIET SMALL TOWN FEELING
THE SMART GROWTH, COMP PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN "96" AND THE WAY OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE FOLLOWING IT AND THE "99" PLAN
THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WHICH ALLOWS THOSE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON ISSUES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS
QUIET, LOVELY SCENERY, FRIENDLY QUAINT OLD TOWN. I LIKE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE, NOT THE QUANTITY. TOO MUCH QUANTITY WILL DESTROY THE QUALITY
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
POTENTIAL FOR BEING A WELL-DEVELOPED COMMUNITY
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, REALLY CARE ABOUT ITS FUTURE
SMALL TOWN FEEL
SMALL AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE
THE RURAL/SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE AND ALL THE OPEN SPACE AND FARMLAND AROUND HERE
SMALL AND QUIET
LOCATION, MOUNTAIN VIEWS, AND OPEN SPACE
AGRICULTURE, OPEN SPACES, WHEAT FIELDS, SMALLNESS
STILL RELATIVELY SMALL
LIKE THE SMALL TOWN IF IT WOULD JUST STAY THAT WAY
SMALL TOWN LOCATION
RURAL SMALL-TOWN ATMOSPHERE
RURAL ATMOSPHERE
SMALL COMMUNITY
THE UNPAVED ROADS

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