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center, and a theater. 1111 The table below summarizes the opinions of sampled respondents about the inclusion of various facilities in an Elk River Community Center: Facility Support Oppose Indoor Swimming Pool 69% 27% Aerobics, Exercise, and Fitness Room 73% 20% Gymnasium 77% 18% Large Community Room 73% 22% Group Meeting Rooms 64% 31% Teen Center 81% 13% Senior Citizens Center 69% 24% Community Theater 50% 41% Arts and Crafts Room 63% 30% In comparison with the 1989 study, support for an indoor swimming pool had increased by seventeen percent, while support for a gymnasium had risen by a similar percentage. Support for group meeting rooms had declined by ten percent, while support for a senior center had • decreased eight percent. But, even so, with the exception of the community theater, solid majorities supported each facility for inclusion in a center. In concept, eighty-one percent supported the construction of an Elk River Community Center, while thirteen percent opposed it. Support had increased seven percent during the past nine years. The typical resident, however, was willing to increase his/her property taxes by only $19.70 to fund the construction of a Community Center. In assigning a higher priority, fifty-eight percent felt the construction of a Community Center should be pursued; twenty-two percent felt the expansion of park and recreational facilities should be pursued, while eleven percent felt both should be weighted equally. Retail Shopping in Elk River: Excludin g groceries, fifty-four percent considered Target to their principal retail shopping location. Elk River Center was mentioned by twenty-eight percent, and eight percent pointed to Northtown. Three additions to the shopping array presently in the community were cited by moderately high numbers: restaurants, at twenty seven percent; Wal-Mart, at seventeen percent; and, clothing stores, at eleven percent. "Better advertising and coupons" was the most often • Page 6