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T o wn o f E a st Ha dda m Pla n o f Co nse rva tio n a nd De ve lo pme nt Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Ma y 29, 2018 1

Ag e nda  I nitia l Surve y Re sults  De mo g ra phic s  E c o no mic Co nditio ns  Ho using  F isc a l I ndic a to rs  L a nd Use  Go a ls a nd Ac tio ns fo r Ho using , E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt Antic ipa te d Outc o me s  Unde rsta nd c urre nt to wn de mo g ra phic s a nd fisc a l c o nditio ns  Se nse o f dire c tio n o n POCD g o a ls a nd o b je c tive s fo r Ho using a nd E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt 2

Dra ft Sta te C&D Pla n  Dra ft o f Co nse rvatio n and De ve lo pme nt Po lic ie s: T he Plan fo r Co nne c tic ut, 2018-2023 ha s b e e n re le a se d; upda te s the 2013- 2018 Pla n  L o c a tio na l Guide Ma p o n Prio rity F unding Are a s trimme d b a c k fro m c urre nt Pla n – a ffe c te d mo re rura l a nd sub urb a n c o mmunitie s, whe re Ce nsus Blo c k g e o g ra phie s a re la rg e r  Prio rity F unding Are a s g uide g ro wth-re la te d Sta te g ra nts, suc h a s fo r sig nific a nt pro pe rty Source: CT.gov/opm a c q uisitio ns o r de ve lo pme nt, o r tra nspo rta tio n inve stme nts 3

I nitia l Surve y Re sults 235 Re spo nse s to da te (a ppro x. • 2% o f po pula tio n) 62% a g e d 35-54 • • 95% ye a r-ro und re side nts • Mo st indic a te the y live in E a st Ha dda m o r Mo o dus, b ut a ll a re a s re pre se nte d 68% live d in to wn 10+ ye a rs; • 16% le ss tha n 5 ye a rs • 27% pa rtic ipa te o n a T o wn b o a rd o r o rg a niza tio n • 80% fe e l a se nse o f c o mmunity • Co mmunity invo lve me nt • Rura l q ua litie s • Sma ll to wn c ha ra c te r L o c a l b usine sse s • • F rie ndly pe o ple 4

I nitia l Surve y Re sults • Stre ng ths te nd to mo de l re spo nse s to se nse o f c o mmunity • Prima ry c o nc e rns a re e c o no mic : T a xe s, inc re a sing c o sts • • E c o no mic via b ility, no g ro wth o r lo c a l se rvic e s • L a c k o f o ppo rtunitie s • E c o no mic c o nc e rns a re fre q ue nt re a so n fo r c o nside ring re lo c a tio n (so me a ttrib ute d to CT in g e ne ra l) 5

I nitia l Surve y Re sults Quality of Town Services 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Very Good Good Fair Bad Very Bad Don't Know Mo st T o wn fa c ilitie s a nd se rvic e s ra te d g o o d a nd ve ry g o o d • • 87% sa y se rvic e s c o ntrib ute to c o mmunity sa tisfa c tio n • F e w ra ting s o f “b a d” o r “ve ry b a d” With e xc e ptio n o f o pe n spa c e a nd tra ils, c o nditio n o f T o wn re c re a tio n • fa c ilitie s a re vie we d le ss fa vo ra b ly, o r re spo nde nts a re una wa re o f c o nditio n • L ittle a wa re ne ss o f so c ia l se rvic e s pro g ra ms 6

I nitia l Surve y Re sults How would you rate the supply and availability of the following facilities? 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Baseball Fields Multi-purpose Fields (soccer, Playgrounds/playscapes Tennis Courts Basketball Courts Track Swimming Indoor Gym Hiking Trails Multi-purpose Trails (biking, Places to bike, skate, Equestrian Trails Picnic Areas Canoe/Kayak/Boat Launch Others walking, skating, etc.) skateboard football, etc.) Too Much Right Amount Too Few Don't Know F a vo ra b le ra ting s fo r supply o f hiking tra ils, wa te r a c c e ss a nd pic nic • a re a s Re spo nse s indic a te de ma nd fo r pla yg ro unds, tra c ks, swimming • • Mixe d re spo nse o n spo rts fie lds, te nnis, indo o r g yms ma y indic a te ne e d • Ge ne ra l una wa re ne ss o f supply ma y b e a ttrib ute d to a g ing po pula tio n witho ut c hildre n a t ho me 7

I nitia l Surve y Re sults Do you say this about Moodus Village? 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% Agree 10.00% 0.00% Neutral restaurants, offices and amenities It is thriving Its within walking distance from I feel safe walking here Parking is easy I feel safe biking here It caters to residents It caters to visitors/tourists The buildings feel appropriate to Disagree There is a good mix of shops, the scale and setting my home • Re spo nde nts indic a te Mo o dus isn’ t vib ra nt Are a vie we d stro ng o n a c c e ss whe n the re , b ut re spo nse s indic a te its • re mo te fro m whe re pe o ple live • Mixe d o pinio ns o n usa g e a nd c ha ra c te r; like ly tie d to se ntime nt o n vib ra nc y 8

I nitia l Surve y Re sults Do you say this about East Haddam Village? 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% Agree 10.00% 0.00% Neutral restaurants, offices and amenities It is thriving Its within walking distance from my I feel safe walking here Parking is easy I feel safe biking here It caters to residents It caters to visitors/tourists The buildings feel appropriate to Disagree There is a good mix of shops, the scale and setting home • Re spo nde nts indic a te E a st Ha dda m Villa g e la c ks mix o f use s; ne utra l o n vib ra nc y • Vie we d a s c a te ring mo re to visito rs, a nd stro ng o n c ha ra c te r • Se ntime nt tha t it’ s pe de stria n frie ndly, b ut a c c e ss fo r c a rs a nd b ic yc le s te nds to b e vie we d unfa vo ra b ly 9

I nitia l Surve y Re sults If the Town were to focus on accommodating more housing options, which types are needed most? 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% small self-contained… Large single-family "empty-nester" homes) Townhomes or Two- Condominiums Secondary/Accessory 2-Bedroom rentals 1-Bedroom rentals Studio apartments Other (please specify) apartments ("granny apartments, or other Modest single-family homes ("starter" or flats," "in-law" family units homes • 58% indic a te a ne e d fo r mo re mo de st sing le fa mily ho using to se rve yo ung pro fe ssio na ls o r fa milie s • Re spo nse s lo w o n de ve lo pme nt o f multi-fa mily ho using type s Writte n re spo nse s sho w a mix o f ne e d fo r se nio r ho using , b ut a la c k o f • suppo rt fo r multi-fa mily units; 55% sta te ho using o ptio ns wo uld b e ne fit the to wn, vs. 27% sta te it wo uld ha ve ne g a tive impa c t Se ntime nt tha t multi-fa mily a nd re nta ls de tra c t fro m rura l c ha ra c te r • 10

I nitia l Surve y Re sults Please rate the following in terms of priority focus areas for the Town over the next 10 years . 80.00% High Priority 70.00% Medium Priority 60.00% 50.00% Low Priority, but Worthwhile 40.00% Not Worthwhile 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Provide more housing options Maintain and improve existing Increase business development improvement of educational Preserve historic buildings and Preserve farm land and Preserve undeveloped land for Provide more sidewalks in East Support and increase youth and Growing the Grand List with more commercial/industrial Others Haddam and Moodus village Continued support and recreational activities and agriculture development open space properties system programs centers roads • T o p prio rity fo c us a re a s a ppe a r to inc lude b usine ss/ e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt, mo re lo c a l re ta il, a nd suppo rt fo r sc ho o ls a nd re c re a tio n, with fa vo r to a lso fo c us o n pre se rva tio n a nd rura l q ua litie s o f the to wn Mo b ility (ro a ds a nd side wa lks) sho w mix o f hig h/ me dium prio rity • • Ho using de ve lo pme nt a ppe a rs to b e lo w prio rity 11

I nitia l Surve y Re sults • Cha lle ng e s a ppe a r to b e wo rking to e nha nc e fisc a l c o nditio ns in o rde r to re duc e ta xe s • Appe a rs to b e a b a la nc e de sire d b e twe e n e nc o ura g ing b usine ss g ro wth a nd ma inta ining rura l c ha ra c te r 12

Demo gr aphic s: T o tal Po pulatio n E ast Haddam Histor ic and Pr oje c te d Population, 1970- 2040 10,000 9,169 8,815 8,515 9,000 8,164 9,232 9,126 8,000 8,333 7,000 6,000 6,676 5,000 5,621 4,000 4,676 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2020 2030 2035 2040 So urc e s: 1970-1990 CT E CD; US Ce nsus 2000 a nd 2010, ACS e stima te s 2015; Pro je c tio ns CT DOT .  Po pula tio n g ro wth a c c e le ra te d in the 2000s – 25% inc re a se fro m 1990 to 2000  E stima te d to ha ve g a ine d a dditio na l 10.8% fro m 2000 to 2015, with a mo de st g ro wth o f 1.2% fro m 2010 to 2015  Po pula tio n is pro je c te d to de c re a se fro m 2020 to 2040 b y 11%