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residents reported both receiving and reading the quarterly , "Town Crier Newsletter. " Suggestions for changes included small numbers feeling that it should be longer, published more often, and better formatted. Given the unusually great impact of the "Town Crier" the City should take the additional effort and resource allocation to insure it is one of the finest newsletters - in the Metropolitan Area. Electronic media ran a distant second. Forty-six percent of the sampled households reported currently .subscribing , to cable television. Thirteen percent occasionally watched local government access Channel 16. But, a majority of those occasional viewers criticized the quality of the sound and picture. An up-grading of the cable television programming of the City would seem in order, but it should take second priority to current print media outlets. In general , Arden Hills citizens are very highly satisfied with the community. The key issue facing decision-makers in the future is balancing the needs and wants of citizens with the concerns of taxpayers, particularly in the provision of city services. While residents are not reflexively anti-taxation, they are inclined to view proposals critically; the burden of proof is clearly on proponents. The City has managed so far to mitigate many of development's most undesirable consequences. So long as development is targeted, most residents will accept growth as an inevitable part of the evolution of the city. • "Gold collar" communities, such as Arden Hills, have high expectations about their government and its services -- though there are signs of some unrest due to rising expectations, they have not yet reached a critical level . But, there is a realization that the community is changing. Even so, there is also a concrete sense of optimism about the future direction of the city and its ability to meet the challenges ahead. 7