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DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. <br />3128 Dean Court <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota <br /> <br />55414 <br /> <br /> ELK RIVER CITY SURVEY <br /> Parks and Recreation/ <br />City Issues 1997 Study <br /> FINAL VERSION <br /> <br />Hello, I'm of Decision Resources, Ltd., a nationwide <br />polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the <br />City of Elk River to speak with a random sample of residents <br />about issues facing the city. The survey is being taken because <br />the City is interested in your opinions and suggestions. I want <br />to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly <br />confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be report- <br />ed. (DO NOT PAUSE) <br /> <br />Approximately how many years have <br />you lived in Elk River? <br /> <br />LESS THAN TWO YEARS...10% <br />TWO TO FIVE YEARS ..... 24% <br />SIX TO TEN YEARS ...... 23% <br />11 20 YEARS ......... 17% <br />21 - 30 YEARS ......... 11% <br />OVER THIRTY YEARS ..... 14% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ..... 0% <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />How would you rate the quality of <br />life in Elk River -- excellent, <br />good, only fair, or poor? <br /> <br />EXCELLENT ............. 32% <br />GOOD .................. 57% <br />ONLY FAIR ............. 10% <br />POOR ................... <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ..... 0% <br /> <br />3. What do you like most about living in Elk River? <br /> <br />DON'T KNOW, 6%; LOCATION, 28%; <br />SMALL TOWN, 28%; PEOPLE, 12%; <br />5%; SCATTERED, 2%. <br /> <br /> RURAL, 12%; SCHOOLS, 2%; <br />QUIET, 7%; NEIGHBORHOOD, <br /> <br />4. What do you like least about it? <br /> <br />DON'T KNOW, 8%; NOTHING, 13%; GROWTH, 31%; SCHOOLS, 6%; <br />LACK OF SHOPPING, 7%; TAXES, 8%; LOCATION, 5%; CITY <br />SERVICES, 7%; LACK OF RESTAURANTS, 3%; TRAFFIC, 7%; <br />CRIME, 2%; NOTHING TO DO, 4%; SCATTERED, 2%. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Overall, would you rate the park <br />and recreational facilities in <br />Elk River as excellent, good, <br />fair, or poor? <br /> <br />EXCELLENT ............. 10% <br />GOOD .................. 46% <br />ONLY FAIR ............. 29% <br />POOR ................... 9% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ..... 7% <br /> <br />I would like to read to you a short list of the parks located in <br />Elk river. For each one, please tell me if you or members of <br />this household have visited that park during the past year. <br /> <br />YES NO D.K. <br /> <br />6. Orono Park 76% 23% 2% <br /> <br /> <br />