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<br />SUMMARY OF DATA <br /> <br />Two things should be pointed out at the start: <br /> <br />(1) The data collected speaks for itself. <br />(2) Information (data) is just that-information. It takes <br />knowledge to understand the information and more <br />importantly to act upon it. <br /> <br />Basically, the survey looked at city services related to safety, health, <br />and quality of life as well as job creation activities. <br /> <br />The survey gives good grades to public safety, less than good to <br />health care, and "poor" in some aspects of quality of life. <br />Most striking is the many opinions that are positive. Nonetheless, <br />there are problems to be solved. <br /> <br />Broadening the tax base through industrial recruitment and <br />tourism has garnered the most negative statistics; city appearance, <br />coupled with code enforcement, street repair, and general <br />cleanliness, is very negative as well. <br /> <br />The pure data ranked the problem areas as follows with the highest <br />percentage of "poor" listed as # 1 and then in descending order. <br /> <br />Poor % * <br />7 A economic development 39%) <br />7B tourism 31 <br />6G code enforcement 27 <br />6J condition of streets 26 <br />6K curbs/gutters 25 <br />9 Business climate 23 <br />8 Overall appearance 22 <br />10 Culture activities 22 <br />6L animal control 19 <br />61 parks / recreation opportunities 12 <br />6E water billing dept 11 <br />6N health dept 11 <br />* % percent of total count for that item <br /> <br />Count <br />1,004 <br />790 <br />679 <br />650 <br />650 <br />600 <br />568 <br />569 <br />491 <br />283 <br />290 <br />279 <br />