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community center, containing facilities such as indoor <br />recreational offerings, meeting rooms, and a teen center. By two- <br />to-one majarities, citizens supported a speed skating rink, a <br />golf driving range, and additional tennis courts. Narrower <br />pluralities supported a second golf course and a skate board and <br />roller blade rink. It should be noted, though, that these <br />queries judged support of the concept and did not explicitly <br />raise tax and financing implications. Yn fact, if residents could <br />establish priorities, two aims would dominate: upgrading current <br />park facilities and developing additional passive park <br />facilities. But, in any case, there is a solid level of suppart <br />for selected additians to the current system. <br />Eighty-nine percent of the residents are satisfied with the <br />current mix and number of recreational facilities. A small part <br />of the dissatisfaction stems from the lack of a community center. <br />An exceptionally large forty-three percent have participated in <br />city-sponsored park and recreational programs -- fifty percent <br />higher than the suburban norm. Concerts and events, as well as <br />softball-baseball programs were the mast popular. Satisfaction <br />was virtually unanimous. Eighty-seven percent of those with <br />opinions feel senior programs meet community needs; sixty-five <br />percent rate teen programs s�milarly. In general, then, both <br />programming and facilities are well-regarded in the community. <br />Sixty-seven percent of the sample reported households usage <br />of the paved pathways for non-motorized vehicles. They are used <br />primarily for recreational purposes. Winter maintenance efforts <br />were highly rated: eighty percent of those expressing opinions <br />76 <br />