Anaconda, Montana

Should Anaconda install water meters on all city users?

Yes
No

9.1% said Anaconda should install water meters while 90.9% said meters should not be installed.

From the list below, what would you like more information on?

• General Superfund information (timelines, definitions)
• Upcoming work plans including railroad bed remediation/mitigation efforts, residential yard cleanup, etc)
• Institutional Controls and other development restrictions
• Sediment deposits from Milltown, the Clark Fork River and Stream Side Tailings
• Opportunity Ponds and the Anaconda Ponds
• EPA, DEQ and A-DLC actions and activities
• BP/ARCO actions and activities

66.7% of respondents are interested in the actions of DEQ, EPA and A-DLC.  11.1% are equally concerned about upcoming work plans, institutional controls and other development restrictions, and sediment deposits from Milltown Dam, Streamside Tailings (Silver Bow Creek) and the Clark Fork River.

What AA Milne character best describes your feelings about Anaconda’s direction this year?

• Eeyore, down and dreery.
• Tigger, upbeat and excited!
• Winnie the Pooh, you’re not sure and need more time to think, think, think. . .

50% of respondents are upbeat and excited (Tiggers), while 50% want more information (Poohs).  No Eeyores in Anaconda!

How will you use your federal government economic stimulus check?

Pay off debt
Make a new purchase
Save/invest the money

38.5% said they would pay off debt.  The same percentage (35.8%) said they would save or invest the money.  23.1% said they would make a new purchase with the money.

Do you feel that the $13.3 million settlement with British Petroleum/ARCO is good news for Anaconda?

88% of respondents said that the $13.3 million was enough.  12% said the amount was inadequate.  Check the Anaconda Leader for more results.

Do you feel you have enough information regarding Superfund activities in Anaconda and southwest Montana?

Yes
No

93.8% of respondents said they felt they do have enough information regarding Superfund in Anaconda.  6.3% said they did not.  Check the Anaconda Leader this Wednesday for a full report.

Do you think the 250 ppm arsenic action levels are adequately protective for the area?

• Yes
• No

All respondents, 100%, said that 250 ppm was not adequate.

Have you had your house or rental retrofit with energy efficient doors, windows, appliances, etc?

• Yes
• No

85.7% have said they have not had energy retrofits while 14.3% have had them.

Do you support adding additional mills to property tax bills to maintain local cemeteries?

• Yes
• No

25% of respondents support adding the mills.  75% do not.  Watch the Anaconda Leader for full results.

Do you support the designation of an energy corridor in Anaconda?

• Yes
•  No

100% of respondents said they do support the designation of an Energy Corridor through Anaconda.