Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employee pay rates? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 22 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that state-level candidates in Michigan (such as candidates for governor, U.S. Congress, state house or senate seats) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy 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 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 16b 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? b. In-person, same-day voter registration up to and including election day at your local clerk's office (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, 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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 22 On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that state-level candidates in Michigan (such as candidates for governor, U.S. Congress, state house or senate seats) conduct themselves in elections? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, governance, Democracy 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 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 16b 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? b. In-person, same-day voter registration up to and including election day at your local clerk's office (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, 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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 16b 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? b. In-person, same-day voter registration up to and including election day at your local clerk's office (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, 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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 16b 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? b. In-person, same-day voter registration up to and including election day at your local clerk's office (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, 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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 16b 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? b. In-person, same-day voter registration up to and including election day at your local clerk's office (among cities and townships) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, governance, Service provision, State government reform, 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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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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 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in public safety needs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 15e Thinking ahead to the November 2026 general election, to what extent, if any, do you expect security of your jurisdiction's voting equipment (i.e., being tampered with or hacked) 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 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 44b 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 state of Michigan? Survey Spring 2026 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community? Survey Spring 2026 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 12f 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) f. state revolving fund programs Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 36e 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? e. Strategies for resident engagement Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 11e In your opinion, to what extent does your community currently need new or additional investment in specific infrastructure assets in your jurisdiction? e. Stormwater infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure needs Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 32d 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 special electricity / utility rates for data centers set 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 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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? 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Question 09e 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? e. Sanitary sewer infrastructure (among jurisdictions that indicated such infrastructure is applicable) Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 29 Do you agree or disagree that, overall, the various benefits of large-scale data centers are worth the costs? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Land use planning Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 08e In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2026 Categories Services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure conditions Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 28d As far as you know, what kinds of impacts do you think large-scale data centers will have on overall quality of life in communities where data centers are built? 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
Question 10d 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) d. Sanitary sewer 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 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 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 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next Last page last
