of the year, Tyrone's citizens will have spoken on how

they want their town developed.

When Tyrone

residents check their mail later this week, they'll

discover a 64-question survey developed by the Citizens'

Action Committee and the town's staff.

Town

manager Barry Amos said the purpose of the survey is to

give the town leaders a better perspective on how the

residents see their town and how they would like to see

it developed.

The survey

is broken down into several areas including population,

economic development, community facilities and services,

natural and historic resources, housing and land use.

Some of the

statements that residents have to indicate how strongly

they feel from strongly agree to strongly disagree

include:

- Population growth is

acceptable provided open space is preserved.

- Commuter rail would

be desirable for residents and the town's future.

- A system of

greenways should be developed that protects the town's

environment and provides nature trails.

- Tyrone should build

a bunch of low income apartments.

- I would like to see

a major grocery store in Tyrone.

Four of the

questions are about the town's flirtation with a sewer

system and one question asks if the residents would be in

favor of a one cent sales tax for a limited time to fund

development of sewer services.

The survey

also asks what type of recreational services residents

would like to see developed. The options range from

soccer fields and bicycle trail to a seniors activity

center.

The survey

is due back to the town's staff by Sept. 20 and residents

can drop the survey off at several locations around town.

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