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answered question 662 <br /> skipped question 24 <br /> 3. Which of the following are the most serious problems facing Mashpee today? Rank your top five choices in <br /> order 1 (most serious) through 5. <br /> **YOU MAY ONLY SELECT 5 OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED BELOW** <br /> 2 3 4 5 Response <br /> 1 <br /> Count <br /> Population Growth 40.1% (113) 18.1% (51) 10.6% (30) 16.7%(47) 14.5% (41) 282 <br /> Sluggish Economy 30.9% (63) 22.1% (45) 16.2% (33) 17.6% (36) 13.2% (27) 204 <br /> Pollution of groundwater 17.4% (55) 25.9% (82) 21.1% (67) 18.3%(58) 17.4% (55) 317 <br /> Traffic congestion 25.9% (97) 26.7%(100) 17.9% (67) 16.3% (61) 13.3% (50) 375 <br /> Inconvenient shopping facilities 9.4% (3) 12.5% (4) 28.1% (9) 15.6%(5) 34.4% (11) 32 <br /> Inadequate medical services 7.9% (6) 17.1% (13) 31.6% (24) 25.0%(19) 18.4% (14) 76 <br /> Overburdened Town services 13.7% (17) 22.6% (28) 31.5% (39) 17.7% (22) 14.5% (18) 124 <br /> Lack of job opportunities 12.7% (17) 20.1% (27) 27.6% (37) 17.9%(24) 21.6% (29) 134 <br /> Lack of affordable housing 10.8% (10) 15.1% (14) 22.6% (21) 30.1%(28) 21.5% (20) 93 <br /> Property Taxes 33.1% (122) 20.9% (77) 20.6% (76) 15.2% (56) 10.3% (38) 369 <br /> Loss of small-town character 6.3% (11) 12.5% (22) 16.5% (29) 33.5% (59) 31.3% (55) 176 <br /> Pollution of bays and ponds 20.5% (69) 20.5% (69) 20.2% (68) 18.8% (63) 19.9% (67) 336 <br /> Loss of open land 11.5% (24) 15.4% (32) 20.7% (43) 28.4% (59) 24.0% (50) 208 <br /> Cost of trash disposal 0.9% (1) 22.2% (26) 23.9% (28) 24.8% (29) 28.2% (33) 117 <br /> Residential sprawl 7.8% (9) 8.6% (10) 25.9% (30) 27.6% (32) 30.2% (35) 116 <br /> Quality of schools 16.1% (26) 21.7% (35) 19.9% (32) 18.6% (30) 23.6% (38) 161 <br /> Lack of public transportation 10.4% (12) 16.5% (19) 19.1% (22) 20.0% (23) 33.9% (39) 115 <br /> Historic preservation 2.9% (1) 2.9% (1) 14.3% (5) 22.9%(8) 57.1% (20) 35 <br /> 3of7 <br />