Budget Survey Results

In April of 2005, City Council asked Rochester Hills residents to complete a brief survey to identify their Top 5 Budget Priorities.  Following are the priorities identified by residents broken down by category:

Local Roads

• Roads
• Road Maintenance
• Snow Plowing
• Trim Foliage that obscures traffic signs

Parks & Recreation

• Parks
• Open Space Preservation
• Pathways
• Trailways
• Community Center
• Recreation
• Pool
• Skate Park

Police

• Police
• CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)

Good Government

• Reduce Permit Costs
• Reduce Taxes
• Spending Freeze on Administration
• Attract & Maintain Businesses
• Maintain Staffing & Provide Benefits
• Maintain City Services at current level or higher
• Debt
• Stay Within Budget
• Sell City-owned Property
• Better City Planning/No Strip Malls/Control Growth
• Environmental Safety
• Reduce Mayor's Salary
• Remove Road Kill
• Blight
• Implementation of Full Depreciation of All City Assets
• City Manager form of Government
• Less Money Spent on Paperwork
• Maintain Integrity of City
• Ordinance Enforcement
• Communication
• Less Red Tape

Fire

• Fire
• EMS Service

Regional Initiatives

• Schools
• OPC
• Library Funding
• SMART Transportation
• No OPC
• Arts
• Historic Preservation

Major Roads

• Adams Rd. Expansion - South Blvd. to Walton
• Repave Dequindre from M-59 to Auburn
• Main Roads
• Complete Hamlin Road with Boulevard
• Strategic Planning for Infrastructure
• Complete Crooks Rd. between South Blvd. & Hamlin
• Reconstruct Tienken Road
• Tienken Road Barricade
• Traffic Safety
• Traffic Congestion

Water & Sewer

• Water & Sewer

Solid Waste

• Solid Waste
• Leaf Pick-Up
• Battery Collection Box at City Hall

Other

• Streetlights
• DPS Facility
• Trees

If you have any questions, please contact

Leanne Scott, City Council Coordinator
Clerk's Office
City of Rochester Hills
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Phone: (248) 841-2460
Fax: (248) 656-4744
General City Council email