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00073, <br />SUMMARY OF DATA <br />Two things should be pointed out at the start: <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 />Basically, the survey looked at city services related to safety, health, <br />and quality of life as well as job creation activities. <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 />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 />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 />Poor % * Count <br />7A <br />economic development <br />39% <br />1,004 <br />7B <br />tourism <br />31 <br />790 <br />6G <br />code enforcement <br />27 <br />679 <br />6J <br />condition of streets <br />26 <br />650 <br />6K <br />curbs /gutters <br />25 <br />650 <br />9 <br />Business climate <br />23 <br />600 <br />8 <br />Overall appearance <br />22 <br />568 <br />10 <br />Culture activities <br />22 <br />569 <br />6L <br />animal control <br />19 <br />491 <br />6I <br />parks /recreation opportunities <br />12 <br />283 <br />6E <br />water billing dept <br />11 <br />290 <br />6N <br />health dept <br />11 <br />279 <br />* % <br />percent of total count for that item <br />.1 <br />►1� <br />