Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Is on-site recycling collection for local business automatically provided to residents or businesses in your jurisdiction (that is, everyone gets the service unless they “opt-out”)? Or must users specifically subscribe to a service, pay a per-use fee, or otherwise opt-in? (among townships, cities, and villages that report on-site recycling collection for local businesses is available in the jurisdiction)

Hydraulic fracturing operations are sometimes regulated in terms of their location, height, setbacks, and so on. Please indicate whether you think the federal government should have a great deal of authority, some authority, or no authority for such decisions regarding fracking.

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say revenue for land-owners has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Is access to a drop-off waste collection facility automatically provided to residents or businesses in your jurisdiction (that is, everyone gets the service unless they “opt-out”)? Or must users specifically subscribe to a service, pay a per-use fee, or otherwise opt-in? (among townships, cities, and villages that report access to a drop-off waste collection facility is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Is on-site waste collection for local businesses automatically provided to residents or businesses in your jurisdiction (that is, everyone gets the service unless they “opt-out”)? Or must users specifically subscribe to a service, pay a per-use fee, or otherwise opt-in? (among townships, cities, and villages that report on-site waste collection for local businesses is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Hydraulic fracturing operations are sometimes regulated in terms of their location, height, setbacks, and so on. Please indicate whether you think state governments should have a great deal of authority, some authority, or no authority for such decisions regarding fracking.

Is curbside waste collection for residents automatically provided to residents or businesses in your jurisdiction (that is, everyone gets the service unless they “opt-out”)? Or must users specifically subscribe to a service, pay a per-use fee, or otherwise opt-in? (among townships, cities, and villages that report curbside waste collection for residents is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Hydraulic fracturing operations are sometimes regulated in terms of their location, height, setbacks, and so on. Please indicate whether you think local governments should have a great deal of authority, some authority, or no authority for such decisions regarding fracking.

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how collection of yard waste material for composting is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report collection of yard waste material for composting is available in the jurisdiction)

Hydraulic fracturing operations are sometimes regulated in terms of their location, height, setbacks, and so on. Please indicate whether you think land-owners should have a great deal of authority, some authority, or no authority for such decisions regarding fracking.

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) are currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) are available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how household hazardous waste collection opportunities are currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report household hazardous waste collection opportunities are available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how access to a drop-off recycling facility is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report access to a drop-off recycling facility is available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how on-site recycling collection for local businesses is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report on-site recycling collection for local businesses is available in the jurisdiction)

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential risks to water resources have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens either support or oppose the use of fracking in your jurisdiction?

Do you as a jurisdiction official either support or oppose the use of wind turbines in your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, offering tax or other incentives that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, a local moratorium and/or ban on wind turbines that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, other local ordinances and/or zoning codes that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, intergovernmental agreements with neighboring jurisdictions that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say local job creation and/or economic development has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say lower energy prices have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental damage linked to fracking operations, such as spills, leaks, etc. has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential risks to citizens' health have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Should your jurisdiction's government have a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility, or no responsibility for taking actions to protect the Great Lakes?

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of collection of yard waste material for composting within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report collection of yard waste material for composting is available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) are available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of household hazardous waste collection opportunities within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report household hazardous waste collection opportunities are available in the jurisdiction