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A large 33% cite "high taxes:" <br /> NOTHING 4% <br /> HIGH TAXES 33% <br /> ROAD CONDITIONS 4% <br /> TRAFFIC CONGESTION 5% <br /> LACK OF BUSINESSES 9% <br /> TOO MUCH GROWTH 14% <br /> RISING CRIME 2% <br /> • LACK OF CODE ENFORCEMENT 2% <br /> CITY GOVERNMENT ... 6% <br /> ROAD CONSTRUCTION 16% <br /> SCATTERED 5% <br /> "Road conditions," at 16 %, and "too much growth," at 14 %, are the only other concern of note. <br /> Four percent are "boosters," who think there is "nothing" seriously wrong with the community. <br /> "High taxes" troubled: <br /> • residents for eleven to thirty years <br /> • homeowners <br /> • those thinking the city is going in the right direction <br /> • those rating the value of city services unfavorably <br /> "Road construction" was a concern among: <br /> • residents for six to ten years <br /> • residents for more than thirty years <br /> • empty nesters <br /> • those rating the sense of community identity positively <br /> • those thinking the city is off on the wrong track <br /> • those rating the value of city services favorably <br /> • City Council meeting viewers <br /> Fixed or Improved for the <br /> Future <br /> Residents were asked: <br /> What, if anything, is not as good as it could be in the <br /> community today that needs to be fixed or improved for <br /> the future? <br /> Sixteen percent each point to "high taxes," "road conditions," and "lack of businesses:" <br /> 13 <br /> 46 <br />