Community Surveys

The Center can assist local governments in administering community surveys.  These surveys are generally community needs assessment surveys that examine residents' opinions and attitudes about service delivery and life in their particular community.  Some surveys focus more specifically on a particular issue affecting a community. In the past eight years, the Center has developed surveys for the following communities:

• Village of Harveysburg - 1994 (Warren County)
• Village of Coldwater - 1996 (Mercer County)
• Delhi Pike Business District in Delhi Township - 1997 (Hamilton County)
• Village of Williamsburg - 1998 (Clermont County)
• Village of Germantown - 1999 (Montgomery County) - Final Report (PDF)
• Oxford Township - 2000 (Butler County) - Final Report (PDF)
• Village of Seven Mile - 2001 (Butler County) - Final Report (PDF)
• Village of Coldwater - 2002 (Mercer County) - Final Report (PDF)
• Lawrence Township - 2002 (Tuscarawas County) - Final Report (PDF)
• Hanover Township - 2003 (Butler County) - Final Report (PDF)

Oxford Township Survey Team

Project Team (L to R): Armine Grigoryan, David White, Chris Gilbert, Tracy Perkins, George Simonds, Arthur Drampian.
Picture taken at recently restored Black (Pugh Mill) Covered Bridge -  the only covered bridge in Butler County which remains in its original location. 

The Center assisted Oxford Township with a community survey. A project team was assembled that included Undergraduate Research Assistants and Exchange Associates. The survey was administered to all residents in the unincorporated area of the Township in April/May 2000. The purpose of the survey was to provide Township officials with information to address a variety of governance issues in the Township and to establish certain benchmark data for Township services. On Monday July 17, 2000, the final survey results were presented to the Oxford Township Trustees in a special meeting.  The survey instrument and the final report can be found below.

The Oxford Township Survey Instrument (PDF file, in booklet format).

The Oxford Township Survey Final Report (PDF file).