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What do you like least about it? <br />Growth and poor city services were the two major problems cited <br />by respondents: <br />DON'T KNOW ................................15� <br />NOTHING ...................................27% <br />INCREASED HEAVY TRAFFIC ...................ZO� <br />HIGH TAXES .................................8� <br />RECENT GROWTH .............................14% <br />CRIME ...........................•--........1% <br />SCHOOLS ....................................2� <br />LOCATION ...................................4% <br />NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ...................2% <br />POOR CITY SERVICES ........................10% <br />TOO MANY MALI,S .............................3% <br />CITY GOVERNMENT ............................5% <br />SCATTERED RESPONSES ........................2� <br />High taxes and heavy traffic were also mentioned. <br />Boosters numbered twenty-seven percent -- people who found <br />"nothing" they disliked about the city -- a percentage above the <br />suburban norm. "Nothing" was the more frequent response of over <br />sixty-five year olds. <br />"Growth" was key to 55-64 year olds. <br />"Heavy traffic" was paramount to post-graduates. <br />These results strongly suggest that the City needs to <br />carefully assess growth issues, particularly traffic concerns. <br />While the residents are generally pro-development, they are very <br />concerned about the consequences and inconvenience of future <br />growth. If planning and foresight is utilized, a satisfiactory <br />balance should be achieved. <br />Rating of Neighborhood: <br />Residents were asked a pair of questions. First, a <br />benchmark rating was solicit�d: <br />Ho�r �ould you rate the qeneral appear- <br />ance of your neighbarhood -- excellent, <br />18 <br />