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DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. CENTENNIAL LAKES
<br /> 3128 Dean Court Residential Survey
<br /> Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 FINAL OCTOBER 2007
<br /> CENTERVILLE
<br /> (N =250)
<br /> Hello, I'm of Decision Resources, Ltd., a polling firm
<br /> located in Minneapolis. We have been retained by the City of
<br /> (Circle Pines /Centerville /Lexington) to speak with a random
<br /> sample of residents about issues facing the community. This
<br /> survey is being conducted because the City Council and City Staff
<br /> are interested in your opinions and suggestions about current and
<br /> future city needs. I want to assure you that all individual
<br /> responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of
<br /> the entire sample will be reported.
<br /> 1. Approximately how many years have LESS THAN TWO YEARS....3%
<br /> you lived in (Circle Pines /Center- TWO TO FIVE YEARS 19%
<br /> ville /Lexington)? FIVE TO TEN YEARS 29%
<br /> TEN TO TWENTY YEARS 26%
<br /> 20 TO 30 YEARS 13%
<br /> OVER THIRTY YEARS 10%
<br /> DON'T KNOW /REFUSED 0%
<br /> 2. What do you like most, if anything, about living in (Circle
<br /> Pines /Centerville /Lexington)?
<br /> UNSURE, 4 %; SMALL TOWN FEEL, 38 %; SCHOOLS, 5 %; QUIET AND
<br /> PEACEFUL, 9 %; LAKES, 5 %; LOCATION, 4 %; FRIENDLY PEOPLE,
<br /> 7 %; NEIGHBORHOOD /HOUSING, 4 %; CLOSE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
<br /> 3 %; CLOSE TO WORK, 6 %; RURAL AND OPEN SPACE, 8 %; SCAT-
<br /> TERED, 5 %.
<br /> 3. What do you think is the most serious issue facing (Circle
<br /> Pines /Centerville /Lexington) today?
<br /> NOTHING, 4%; HIGH TAXES, 33 %; ROAD CONDITIONS, 4 %; TRAF-
<br /> FIC CONGESTION, 5 %; LACK OF BUSINESSES, 9 %; TOO MUCH
<br /> GROWTH, 14 %; RISING CRIME, 2 %; LACK OF CODE ENFORCEMENT,
<br /> 2 %; CITY GOVERNMENT, 6 %; ROAD CONSTRUCTION, 16 %; SCAT-
<br /> TERED, 5 %.
<br /> 4. What, if anything, is not as good as it could be in the
<br /> community today that needs to be fixed or improved for the
<br /> future?
<br /> UNSURE, 12 %; NOTHING, 3 %; HIGH TAXES, 16 %; ROAD CONDI-
<br /> TIONS, 16 %; LACK OF SIDEWALKS, 2 %; LACK OF BUSINESSES,
<br /> 16 %; TOO MUCH GROWTH, 3 %; LACK OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES, 2 %;
<br /> LACK OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, 3 %; COMMUNICATIONS, 2 %; AFFORD-
<br /> ABLE HOUSING, 2 %; LACK OF PARKS, 2 %; MORE POLICE PATROL-
<br /> LING, 2 %; CITY GOVERNMENT, 4 %; MORE RETAIL, 2 %; ROAD
<br /> CONSTRUCTION, 7 %; SCATTERED, 6 %.
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