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DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. CENTENNIAL LAKES
<br /> 3128 Dean Court Residential Survey
<br /> Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 FINAL OCTOBER 2007
<br /> CEN'7C ERVIlL]LE
<br /> (lNf=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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