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~r tl\inlI: what surprised us. and it was a , survey. The refusal l2Ie was 3.5 '1&. pleasant surprise. WIll tIIlIt despice llIe ' which Morris says is typical of tlle past fact tIIlIt we bave a nlDDber of important city surveys his company lias done. all of . issues facing us. people r21ed tile city which had single digit refusal rateS. very highly. Some of tlle information we I gained was very helpful in ccrrns of find- ! ~ln a sense you' no hitting them in their ing oUt how people view redevelopment I own back yard. MoS! people prove to be . eifol'lS. " Prosser says. I knowledgeable and willing to soend tile Residents were divided over L1Sing I time and be fairly thoughtful ,u,;,utlacal deveiopmentincentives sucl1 as llIX breab i issues. We've found it's amazingly dif- to attraCt new commercial and ",rail [ ferect from tile reception we get on prod- developments. with 45 '1& supporting. and uct surveys. "' 43% opposing. 65'1& support '.an aggrcs-! Pan of paving the way for that aceep- sive error! by the City [0 att:raCI new I tance is using community newspapers to commercial ana rewl de..relo!,mcnr.. ,. but: I increase awareness of the survey ~ lemng an aimosr equal number <63%) would: peoole know that the City has hired an oppose such an ~rforr if j[ me:mC that the . porennai Slees were :ld,iacenrw d1errne:gh. outside firm ro do research. "That rends [Q really ser up a good at- " bornooo. Some other tindings: 92% rate Rien- mospnere. because we 've found in mOSt rleid parKs :mC1 recre3.rionai facilities or our surveys that roughly 80% or subur- "good" or ";;:xceilenr:" 30% rate property ban communities tend ro read those ioeal taxes :lS high. 5:3% label ::hem ..JDOot papers." Moms says. average." W(m 56% fuvonng J properry lax inc:-:-:=:se to maIntam C~[y services J[ Coooerauon tnelr current level: 76% JFProve or ~ne Prosse:- says a slmiiarsOlrit or coopera- joo the ylayor :md me C~ry C'Juncil J.re tian was usee when deciding me issues to doing. ae exammed 1D rhe rese3.rch. Two to three vears .'First or" ail. :he CilY Councii assessed Bill \t1oms.. pres idem or" DeCIsion the diffe:-enr are~s mey wanted to review. Resourc:s. says he recommends [hat c:r- the sun did the same thing JnO we worKed :es do mis rype or' surrey about every twO togemer [Q aeveiop me scope or the sur- . to three ye~. J.ithougn r"orsuouros c;:,'we- vey. Once that was compieted. (Decision nencing :-apld growth. tt's oTten neces~ Resources J craned up .1 questionnaire sary m do [t more often [0 keep tr<1CK oT :Ino we :aikedabour It. got some ie~dback [he er"fec:.s 0[' expanslOn. from tne staff and me Council. md made "Tnar (tWO to chree :Je:lT gap) 'Permits a some re(memems. c:[y m ;:It!:1ck J problem or an opponu- nltY" Jnd we C;)J1 alSO (est to see ':1ow Further research erfective ~he:i proe:rnms have aeen..' ~e - To supplement the mrormatlon 00- says. Moms says [h.at on one level. me kind rained from the tdephone study. Prosser or quesnons c:ries ryplc:lHy want surveys says Rlcnrieid is in me process or con~ ~o answer lS ;;onslStem trom city (0 cry. ducnng :J "srral~i'H marketing anaiysis- "'Tne:-::::: :; J common ::;et or" ~ssues ~J.[ [ype or sur.'ey usmg TOCUS groups and mOSt cnes ;:.:re lmeresrea In gaugmg- runner :-:se:arcn worK IO ~xplOre lssues me gener:J.l Quaiiry or" life auesuons. ::;er.'- reiatea to reiocanon. U niike me relepoom: ice-::'!aiu<luon...mo men wnm I wouid c:J.i1 study {whlch was CitY-5oonSored} [ne general prooiems r-acmg me communny new researcn lS llsmg suppon from me tn;:H you see m any suburb. $uch.:J.S oevel- Chamber or" Commerc:. the League or opmem lssues. Then there':') divergence Women Vorers. JI1d many are.a bUSlnesses from Clry m city, Richfield had some and churches, particuiar concerns bemg a marure. inner "The goai is to develop and impiemenr ring subll1"b mat would be very. very different from cities in high growrn J.[- strategies ro directly address certam is- cas." sues. Specifically. to find aut th~ reasons people move here. the reasons they move . Low refusal rnte away. which ones we can affect... and to The process of admimstering the que:;- correct any problems that we may have."'. tionnaire was aided by the detinire will- MRR ingness of the respondentS to take the -