2006 Citizen Survey

The top five: Citizen satisfaction with:	The bottom five: Citizen satisfaction with:
— Libraries (99.2%) — Balls Ford Road Compost Facility (99%) — Landfill (98.3%) — Fire protection (97.9%) — Medical rescue (95.7%)	— Getting around the county (39.6%) — Growth (44.5%) — Planning and land use (44.9%) — Citizen input on development (68.5%) — Preventing neighborhood deterioration (68.7%)
Other highlights, according to the 2006 County Citizens Survey (full text): 1. “By geographic area, the three lowest levels of satisfaction with the [county’s] rate of growth again came from Brentsville, North County, and Gainesville/Linton Hall (22.5%, 29.7%, and 35.3% respectively).” 2. “Perhaps not surprisingly, given their dissatisfaction with planning, development, and growth, residents of Brentsville [District] were also the least satisfied with the opportunities for citizen input (59.8%).” 3. “Satisfaction with transportation in the county” has gradually declined from 62.7% in 1999 to 39.6% in 2006.