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-. PRESS . H " . sOAY, JULY 6. 1988 Society's - Pollster trends are 'Continued from Page 1 endum for a new park or community center. He and familiar his nanners surveyed some cities two or t~ times over the nast severai years. Each survey COSts about $5.000, pollster His clients have included Burnsville. Cottage Grove. to Eagan. Inver -Grove Heights. Lakeville. Little. Canada: Mounds View, Oakdaie. Rosevllle. Shorevlew ana Wood burl, By Ann Baker These ~re some trends shoWIng up in Morris' polis: SlsH Writer . Suburbanites are willing to endure tax raises for Residents of Twin Cities suburbs better parks and recreation. but. only if matched. to are enthusiastic about health and local tastes and styles. Eagan resIdents want a SWIID- fitness. the1re increasingly savvy ming pool. Mounds View taxpayers will pay to pre- . about their locai governments. and serve wetlands. Chaska residents want a commUDlty when they move. it's more and meeting center, more becoming a move from one . The number of nature lovers is growing, and they first- or second-ring suburb to an- don't want nature tampered with by any more subur- other. ban growtb. They are breaking the old pat- . Suburban residents are watching their city gov- tern where upward mohillty meant. . ernments more cioseiv and seem willing to oay bigher movmg ever farther outward from taxes if they believe the city spends prudently, Despite the central cities. the no-growth trend. many suburbanites want ,heir "The suburbs no longer depend cities to take the lead in attracting and controiling on e:tiles from Minneaoolis and St. develooment. Paul." said William Morris. a mu- . De~elopment patterns and local attractions shift. nicipal poll taker who has spotted First-rmg suburbs have reached a penod 01 reae- clear trends among his fIndlngs. velooment. ResIdents sav thev like a convenient loca- " tion: close to the city, bUI also want parks. trails and : "There's a helter-skelter move- ment belween suburbs as well as recreation centers. between urhan and suburban." he . Second-rmg communities are attracting peonle said. addlng tbal the reasons vary. who want to get away from the cIty. The type of parks Sure. some people want larger lots. and other amernties they want when they get there (3thers are tired of keepIng up their seems to vary. lawns. not to mention their sentic ~ Outer-ring suburbs attracI people who want a tanks. There's also an influx from small-cown atmosphere. Yet, they also want more smail towns to apartments. in Da- sho~pmg centers and entertainment. kota Countv from southern Minne- . Senior citizens want to stay in their own homes. If sota. in St: Anthony Village from thev're wealthy, (hey go south for the winter. Only 20 points north. percent of suburban seniors say they'd consider mov- ~ And the picture is complicated lng to an apartment building for theIr age group. by more employers bringing jobs MorrIS. 40. was an assistallt professor of politicai '" the suburbs. science at the University of Minnesota for seven years . ~ Morris's company. Decision He- until he quit to serve as Minnesota cl1auman of the i 90urces Ltd. of Minneapolis. has Republican Party in 198!. , iaken polls in 16 communities "I found that what I was teacb.ing was wrong," he 'cross Ramsey, Washington. Duo- says. "I found that pollticai parties are aimost obso- ::a. Hennepin and Scott counties. iele. They do not play a major role in the polltical : Typically, he'. hired by a city system: they have little influence on polley. Private ~uncil that wants to measure res!- fortunes and single issues are mucl1 more defIning of ]ents' approval of city government candidates." ;?r theIr wtllingness to pass a refer. Morris says that directly, showing neither pride nor _I.__~ ;_ .-l;..~~._-':__ ..I.~~ .I.~ _;"...I~_ ~~ ..I..... "1...",,,--