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6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 967 P02 JUN 01 '98 15:47 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 1998 City of Elk Rivo Methodology: . Survey of251 randomly selected residents of the City of Elk River and survey of 100 voters in the September, 1997, City bond referendum election. . Average interview time often minutes. . Telephone interviews completed between April 16 and 21. 1998. . Results projectable to the entire adult population of the City within:!: 6.3 percent in 95 out of 100 cases. Key Findings: 1. Since the failure of the first City referendum and the passage of the School District referendum. the populace is more hostile to a City park bond referendum. 2. The probability of successfully passing either the two million dollar bond referendum or the three million dollar bond referendum is highly doubtful: the fonner is jeopardized by residents who will not support a bond referendum proposal without an outdoor swimming complex; the latter. by residents concerned with higher tax levels. 3. The first referendum was defeated due to two reasons: (1) the rationale for the proposal was not established sufficiently in the minds of voters; and, (2) the size ofthe tax increase was unacceptable. Past City Referendllm: Twenty-three percent of the sample reported voting in the September. 1997 City park bond referendum. Fourteen percent of the opponents voted "against" of the measure. . One-half of the opponents cited "lack of need." . Just over one-quarter of the opponents posted "high taxes." . Smaller numbers of opponents "disagreed with the placement of facilities." Eight percent voted ('in favor" of the proposal. . About forty percent of the supporters cited "need." . About one-third of the supporters mentioned "children's need for place to play,>> . About one-fourth of the supporters cited "importance for community."