Question 11b In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? b. Bridges (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32a Now thinking specifically about statewide policies on large-scale data centers, to what extent do you support or oppose the state government in Lansing implementing regulation of environmental impacts from data centers by the state? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, State government, State policies. Land use planning, State oversight, State mandates and preemption Question 09b Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? b. Local roads in your jurisdiction (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28i As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on Michigan's fresh water supply? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 08b In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of local roads in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 32a Now thinking specifically about statewide policies on large-scale data centers, to what extent do you support or oppose the state government in Lansing implementing regulation of environmental impacts from data centers by the state? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, State government, State policies. Land use planning, State oversight, State mandates and preemption Question 09b Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? b. Local roads in your jurisdiction (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28i As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on Michigan's fresh water supply? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 08b In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of local roads in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 09b Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? b. Local roads in your jurisdiction (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28i As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on Michigan's fresh water supply? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 08b In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of local roads in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 28i As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on Michigan's fresh water supply? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 08b In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of local roads in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 08b In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of local roads in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions, Roads Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 28a As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on local property tax revenues in communities where data centers are built? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 19a Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 34a Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) a. Our jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 15j Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect intentional disinformation targeted at your jurisdiction's citizens about voting procedures or other election issues will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 10g Did your jurisdiction support any of the following types of infrastructure projects with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) funds, or other short-term state or federal grant funding? (check all that apply) g. Broadband infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, State government, Revenue, ARPA, Infrastructure Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the ability of your jurisdiction to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 15b Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect long wait times for any voters will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Service provision, election administration Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 42 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 44c On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? Survey Spring 2026 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 12c If you have continuing funding needs for new investment, what financing mechanisms is your jurisdiction pursuing or would it pursue in the near future? (among jurisdictions with some or significant investment needs in infrastructure) c. new millages Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs, Water Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 36b Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? b. Coordination between County and local units (e.g., infrastructure planning) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 09g Regardless of the current condition of the infrastructure in your jurisdiction, how high of a priority would you say each of the following is for your local government? g. Parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 30b To what extent would the majority of your Board/Council support or oppose new development of a large-scale data center in or near your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 08g In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 28f As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on long-term jobs for local workers? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 07a On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 24 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 34f Does your jurisdiction have a formal ordinance, including zoning ordinances, addressing the development of large-scale data centers, or are you in the process of developing one? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 16d In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? d. A nine-day window for early in-person voting (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, election administration Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 33c Does a large-scale data center currently exist in your community or has your jurisdiction been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center in your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) c. No, neither Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in human services needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 15g Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect election administration processes after polls close (e.g., counting absentee ballots, precinct reconciliation, certifying the final tally, etc.) will or will not be a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction? (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, election administration, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
