Site-Specific Findings

29 respondents (10 Phase II)

Respondents report that the most appropriate use for this site, if acquired as openspace, would be to use it as a wildlife preserve with hiking paths. The longitudinal analysis of residence time found that this site is valued most by respondents who have lived in Charlestown for 20 or more years. Respondents who have lived in Charlestown 11-20 years place a negative value on this site as potential openspace. The longitudinal analysis of respondent age found that this site is valued approximately the same by all respondents, regardless of age.

2. How familiar are you with this site?
	7	Not familiar
	11	Somewhat familiar
	10	Very familiar
3. Do you spend time here?
	8	Yes
	20	No
4. Do you drive past this site often?
	15	Yes
	14	No

5. Listed below are two statements about this site. Next to each statement are five numbers representing different levels of agreement or disagreement. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the statements.
If I moved away from Charlestown, I would miss this site.
	0	Strongly disagree
	2	Disagree
	13	Neutral
	10	Agree
	4	Strongly Agree
This site significantly contributes to the unique character of Charlestown.
	0	Strongly disagree
	0	Disagree
	10	Neutral
	11	Agree
	8	Strongly Agree

7. Compared with other sites in Charlestown, how important is it to have this land protected as open space?
Not important at all	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Very important
	0	1	3	0	3	5	4	3	1	6

8. Please indicate how much you would either support or oppose efforts to use this site as a:
	Strongly Oppose	Oppose	Neutral	Support	Strongly Support
ball field	12	6	5	4	0
swimming area-if possible	5	8	10	3	0
hunting/fishing area	5	8	8	5	2
wildlife preserve with hiking paths	1	4	5	9	9
wildlife preserve where people are not allowed	4	4	7	7	6
setting/picnic area	7	3	11	7	1
camping area	10	7	5	5	0
6. What changes, if any, would you make to improve this landscape? Development is already thick here I would not make changes, but leave it in it's natural state. Basic housekeeping, keep it free of garbage. Leave it alone

GIS Analysis - The Results of the Scoring System Analysis

Below is a table containing the results for parcels at this site that were included in Matthew Amengual's GIS Analysis. This provides information about how many points the parcel received in the scoring system, along with the amount of culture points assigned to the site from the Internet survey results. The culture points assigned to each site were taken from the weighted score derived from responses to the question, "Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement. This site significantly contributes to the unique character of Charlestown." Weighted scores were then scaled, along with all other factors weighted for the scoring system, to fit an overall distribution of 1000 points.