2005 Gallagher Plat Neighborhood Improvement Plan
for the Town of Blooming Grove

Background: In the fall of 2004, the Town of Blooming Grove began work on a neighborhood improvement plan for the the Gallagher Plat Neighborhood. With a BUILD grant that was applied for and received from the state, the town hired Vierbicher Associates, Inc., to help prepare the plan and administer a survey to Plat residents only.

In June 2005, 300 surveys were mailed out to residents and owners of Gallager Plat and of those surveys, 128 were returned for a return rate of 42.6%.

Gallagher Plat Public Forum Survey Results, 2005

The survey below was taken by Gallagher plat residents at the first Public Forum on June 15th. Approximately 25 residents attended the forum and 20 responded to the survey questions. Below are the questions that they answered:

Based on what you have viewed during the public forum, please respond to the following questions:

1. Should the Town of Blooming Grove and the Waunona Sanitary District coordinate street and water & sewer improvements?
19 Yes 20 No

2. As street and infrastructure improvements are made in the neighborhood, which of the street designs shown do you prefer? (The designs for the alternates can be viewed in the town office for future reference)
0 Alternate A
6 Alternate B
4 Alternate C
11 Maintain current street design

3. Should the Town place neighborhood identification signs at the main entrances to the neighborhood?
8 Yes 10 No

4. Should the Town develop traffic calming measures designed to reduce the speed of traffic in the neighborhood?
15 Yes 4 No

5. What do you consider to be the most immediate concern in the neighborhood?
5 Street Repairs
4 Water and Sewer Repairs
4 Stormwater Management Repairs
7 Home Improvements
3 No Concern

• Oct 15, 2005 Gallagher Plat Public Forum Survey Results, 2005