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16, while sixteen percent tune in occasionally on Channel 33. City Council and/or Planning Commission Meeting telecasts have an occasional audience af sixteen percent -- about the suburban nox-m. City Council Work Session telecasts attract only eight percent. The electronic media, then, should be viewed as supplementary communications channels to the populace. In general, Roseville citizens are highly satisfied with the community. The key issue facing decision-makers in the future is balancing redeve�opment needs with residential concerns about traffic congestion. While residents are clearly not refZexively anti-taxation, they are inclined to view proposals critically; the burden of proof is on proponents. But, there is a willingness to subsidize efforts at neighborhood redevelopment and environmental improvement. Retail growth has been an unsettling experience, but the City has managed to mitigate many af its most undesirable consequences. So long as ne�ghborhood concerns are given a high priority, most residents will accept growth as an inevitable part of the evolution of the city. "Pools and Patio" communities, such as Roseville, have high expectations about their government and its services, especially in maintaining a high quality of life -- fortunately, ta date, these expectatians have been met. And, because of these past successes, there is a concrete sense of optimism about the future. 10