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6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 229 P02 MAY 20 '97 09:47 DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. ELK RIVER CITY SURVEY . 3128 Dean Court Parks and Recreation/ Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 City Issues 1997 Study FINAL VERSION Hello, I 'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a nationwide polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Elk River to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. The survey is being taken because the City is interested in your opinions and suggestions . I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be report- ed. (DO NOT PAUSE) 1 . Approximately how many years have LESS THAN TWO YEARS. . . 10% you lived in Elk River? YEARS SIX TO TEN YEARS 23% 11 - 20 YEARS 17% 21 - 30 YEARS 11% OVER THIRTY YEARS • 14% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 0% 2 . How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT 32% life in Elk River -- excellent, GOOD 57% good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR 10% POOR 1% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 0% • 3 . What do you like most about living in Elk River? DON'T KNOW, 6%; LOCATION, 28%; RURAL, 12%; SCHOOLS, 2%; SMALL TOWN, 28%; PEOPLE, 12%; QUIET, 7%; NEIGHBORHOOD, 5%; SCATTERED, 2% . 4 . What do you like least about it? DON'T KNOW, 8%; NOTHING, 13%; GROWTH, 31%; SCHOOLS, 6%; LACK OF SHOPPING, 7% ; TAXES, 8% ; LOCATION, 5%; CITY SERVICES, 7%; LACK OF RESTAURANTS, 3%; TRAFFIC, 7%; CRIME, 2%; NOTHING TO DO, 4%; SCATTERED, 2% . 5 . Overall, would you rate the park EXCELLENT 10% and recreational facilities in GOOD 46% Elk River as excellent, good, ONLY FAIR 29% fair, or poor? POOR 9% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 7% I would like to read to you a short list of the parks located in Elk river. For each one, please tell me if you or members of this household have visited that park during the past year. YES NO D.K. 6 . Orono Park 76% 23% 2% 1