Top 10 questions that came up during the first Planning Commission meeting on this fall's Waitsfield Town Survey:

10. How do we ask enough questions (to gauge town attitudes) but not too many questions (that people ignore the survey as being too much work)?

9. Should the survey go out to each individual or each household? If it's the former, who's going to lick the stamps?

8. How important is basic demographic data (age, profession, etc) since a US Census is headed our way soon?

7. If Irasville is already designated as the town growth center as well as the valley-wide growth center, do we really need to ask a question about Irasville growth?

6. After the fatigue sets in from 3+ hours of intense conversation about the first draft of survey questions, how can we avoid letting lame questions slip through the cracks ("Do you support Waitsfield scenic roads?")

5. Why are there only green lifesavers left in the Town Office candy basket?

4. What questions should we include from the last survey that can let us know if there's been a major shift in town attitudes?

3. Should the first question be: "Have you read the current Town Plan"?

2. How do we get accurate feedback on attitudes regarding residential zoning when most people have no idea what the current zoning regs are?

1. Can we combine "what do people think about appropriate backyard wind turbine height?", "who should pay for maintenance of the Mad Path?," "why did you vote the way you did on the wastewater initiative?", and "if you think we need more affordable housing, how do you suggest we pay for it?" into a single question?