Oldham County Airport Feasibility Study

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Oldham County AirportFeasibility Study

• Presented by
• ETC Institute
• February, 2009

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Agenda

• Overview/Purpose of the Survey
• Methodology
• Findings
• Summary
• Questions

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Purpose of Feasibility Study

• Identify the level of support of
• County residents for a General
• Aviation Airport

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Survey Methodology

• Survey Description
• survey was 2 pages long
• took 5-10 minutes to complete
• Sample size the goal was 400 completed surveys
  actual was 539 completed surveys
• Method of Administration
• by mail with follow-up by phone
• randomly selected sample of households
• Confidence level 95
• Margin of error /- 4.2 overall

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Q1 Supportive of an airport
Location of Survey Respondents
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Major Findings
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Q6a Amount of business development
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the amount of business
development in Oldham County (Q6a.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Q6b Number of jobs
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the number of jobs in
Oldham County (Q6b.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Q6c Value of property
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the value of property in
Oldham County (Q6c.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Q6d Property tax rate
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the property tax rate in
Oldham County (Q6d.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Q6e Image of Oldham County
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the image of Oldham County
(Q6e.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Q6f Quality of life
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the quality of life in
Oldham County (Q6f.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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2009Jan29_Q6g_Quality_of_environment
Perception of the impact that a general aviation
airport would have on the quality of the
environment in Oldham County (Q6g.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Support
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Q1 Supportive of an airport
Overall support for developing a general
aviation airport in Oldham County (Q1.)
Oldham County Airport Feasibility SurveyShading
reflects the mean rating for all respondents by
Magistrate
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Next Step
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Conclusion

• Residents are familiar with the study
• Many residents see economic benefits of a
  General Aviation Airport
• However, the same residents are more concerned
  about the effect on the image of the County,
  the quality of life in the County, the effect on
  property value and the effect on the
  environment.
• Overall, residents will not support a General
  Aviation Airport

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Questions ?