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over sixty percent. Street lighting was viewed positively by only <br /> • fifty-five percent. In most cases, city service approval ratings <br /> were at least ten percent lower than the suburban norm. Fairly <br /> high disapproval levels were also encountered: city street <br /> repair and maintenance, animal control, and enforcement . of <br /> selected city codes earned negative ratings in the middle-to-high <br /> twenty percent range. Street lighting was viewed critically by a <br /> very high forty-three percent. The generally lower ratings of <br /> city services may be the cause of concerns expressed in other <br /> parts of the survey; but, in any case, the City may wish to re- <br /> examine the latter four services for effectiveness and <br /> responsiveness. <br /> Forty-five percent reported observing or participating in a <br /> situation where a member of the Ramsey County Sheriff's <br /> Department was present in an official capacity. Eighty-nine <br /> percent of these participant-observers thought the police handled <br /> the situation in a "good" or "excellent" manner. Eighty-four <br /> percent also felt the police responded promptly to the call . <br /> Changing emphasis somewhat, sixty-eight percent of the residents <br /> felt the amount of police patrolling in their neighborhood was <br /> "about right; " twenty-five percent -- the suburban norm <br /> labeled it "not enough. " Overall , the Ramsey County Sheriff' s <br /> Department obtains solid evaluations from Arden Hills citizens . <br /> Only ten percent of the sample reported being involved in or <br /> observing a situation where the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire <br /> • Department was present in an official capacity. All of them <br /> rated the handling of the situation by the fire fighters as <br /> either "good" or "excellent, " and seventy percent felt they <br /> responded promptly. Turning to fire safety, ninety-six percent <br /> of the surveyed households reported the presence of at least one <br /> smoke detector; seventy-four percent also said they had a mounted <br /> fire extinguisher in their home. In general, like the Sheriff's <br /> Department, the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department gains the <br /> overwhelming endorsement of the citizenry. <br /> Arden Hills residents are outdoor enthusiasts: sixty-one <br /> percent prefer outdoor leisure time activities, while sixteen <br /> percent opt for the indoors. A very high seventy-five percent <br /> also feel at least "somewhat informed" about the Arden Hills park <br /> system and its facilities. Seventy-three percent of the <br /> citizenry use the parks or recreational facilities at least <br /> "occasionally, " and a solid eighty-one percent rate them as <br /> either "excellent" or "good. " The basis for good evaluations is <br /> that they are clean and kept up, as well as being good and fun to <br /> use; lower evaluations were motivated by the perception that <br /> improvements could be made. On one aspect of the park system, <br /> trails, residents expressed no consensus over the materials to be <br /> used in their construction, but a majority wanted a dual purpose <br /> trail system. Facilities, then, are viewed fairly positively by <br /> • most residents. <br /> Eighty-four percent of the residents thought the current mix <br /> of recreational opportunities met the needs of their households. <br /> 3 <br />