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<br />DECISION RESOURCES, LTD.
<br />3128 Dean Court
<br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
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<br />CENTENNIAL LAKES
<br />Residential Survey
<br />FINAL OCTOBER 2007
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<br />CEJNITERVII.I.JE
<br />(N=250)
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<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 />
<br />1 .
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<br />Approximately how many years have
<br />you lived in (Circle Pines/Center-
<br />ville/Lexington)?
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<br />LESS THAN TWO YEARS....3%
<br />TWO TO FIVE YEARS.....19%
<br />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.....O%
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<br />2. What do you like most, if anything, about living in (Circle
<br />Pines/Centerville/Lexington)?
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<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%.
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<br />3. What do you think is the most serious issue facing (Circle
<br />Pines/Centerville/Lexington) today?
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<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%.
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<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?
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<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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