Preliminary Survey Results

A few months ago, we began distributing a short survey with four multiple-choice questions about City issues and how the City was doing in addressing them. What follows is an overview of the results to-date.

Surveys distributed
7000 (100.00%)
Surveys returned to date
343 (4.90%)

Male
135 (39.36%)
Female
138 (40.23%)
M/F (two voters)
31 (9.04%)

Age
18-30--21 (6.12%)
31-55--106 (30.90%)
56-75--136 (39.65%)
76-95--45 (13.12%)

Question 1--City Met or Exceeded Expectations
1 Downtown Revitalization 183 (53.35%)
2 Parks & Recreation Programs 126 (36.73%)

Question 2--City Aspects or Services Need Improvement
1 Economic Development 186 (54.23%)
2 Neighborhoods 161 (46.94%)

Question 3--City's most pressing concerns (check two)
1 Jobs 215 (62.68%)
2 Poverty 137 (39.94%)

Question 3--City's least pressing concerns (check two)
1 Historic Site restoration 162 47.23%
2 Parking 140 40.82%
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Obviously, these are early numbers. We'll be getting more data in the weeks ahead. We promise to publish more comprehensive results soon.