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Like Most <br />Residents were queried: <br />What do you like most about living in Orono? <br />"Open space" ranks first, at 29%: <br />OPEN SPACE ..................................... <br />29% <br />SMALL TOWN FEEL ............................... <br />11% <br />0 <br />LARGE LOTS ..................................... <br />14% <br />SCHOOLS ......................................... <br />4% <br />0 <br />QUIET AND PEACEFUL ............................ <br />10% <br />CONVENIENT LOCATION ........................... <br />5% <br />SENSE OF COMMUNITY ............................ <br />4% <br />SCATTERED ...................................... <br />3% <br />Sixteen percent cite "the Lake," while 14% indicate "large lots," 11 %, "small town feel," and <br />10% mention "quiet and peaceful." <br />"Open space" is key to: <br />• residents for eleven to twenty years <br />• owners of residences on more than two acres <br />• those with septic tanks <br />• over fifty-five year olds <br />"The Lake" is important to: <br />• residents for twenty years or more <br />• those contacting City Hall <br />• owners of residences on less than one acre <br />• those connected to city sewer <br />• men <br />• Precincts Two and Three residents <br />"Large lots" is posted at a higher rate by: <br />• those not too or not at all informed about city government and its activities <br />• owners of residences on one to two acres <br />• owners of homes valued between $600,000 and $1 million <br />• forty-five to fifty-four year olds <br />"Small town feel" is reported more often by: <br />17 <br />