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"Concern" is posted at a higher rate by: <br />• those rating the quality of life as excellent <br />• those with a private well <br />• those somewhat informed about city government and its activities <br />"Not a concern" is cited more frequently by: <br />those connected to city water <br />those contacting City Hall <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 />The three major environmental concerns facing Orono are: preserving open space, quality of <br />water in lakes and streams, and protection of natural areas, such as wetlands and forests. <br />Natural Area Buffer Zone <br />Respondents were asked: <br />Would you favor or oppose the City of Orono requiring <br />property owners on the lakeshore to maintain a natural <br />area buffer zone on the water Is edge and restricting <br />property owners from mowing in that buffer? Do you <br />feel strongly that way? <br />By a 55%-38% margin, residents favor requiring property owners on the lakeshore to maintain a <br />natural area buffer zone on the water's edge and restricting property owners from mowing in that <br />buffer: <br />STRONGLY FAVOR ............................... 17% <br />FAVOR.......................................... 0 o <br />OPPOSE .......................................... 18% <br />STRONGLY OPPOSE .............................. 20% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ............................ 8% <br />Support is higher among: <br />• those rating the quality of life as excellent <br />• those not contacting City Hall <br />• those somewhat informed about city government and its activities <br />It is lower among: <br />those rating the quality of life as good or lower <br />those connected to city water <br />those contacting City Hall <br />59 <br />