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Decision <br />Resources Ltd,. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br /> This study contains the results of a survey of 402 randomly <br />selected residents of the City of Elk River. Survey responses <br />were gathered by professional interviewers between December <br />14 and December 27, 1989= The average interview of city <br />residents took twenty-seve'-~inutes.. Random samples such as this <br />one yield results projectable to the entire universe of Elk <br />River residents within ~ 5.0 percent in 95 out of 100 cases. <br /> <br /> Elk- River can best be described as a growing exurban area <br />undergoing substantial transition. While many of. the results <br />found in this study conform to the patterns of other cities in <br />the "high growth corridors," there are also some characteristics <br />which suggest a changing community. The complexion of the <br />community varies, from a blue collar small town to a more white <br />collar enclave. In many ways, the newcomers are impacting median <br />education levels, average household income levels, as well as <br />altering expectations about city services. <br /> <br /> Residents were asked about a Community Center for Elk River. <br />When queried about facilities in a center, respondents cited, in <br />rank order, a teen center, a senior citizens center, a community <br />room, and a gymnasium; however, over fifty percent of the sample <br />could not answer the question. Taken as a group, three of the <br />facilities cited point to a need for meeting spaces within Elk <br />River. <br /> <br /> Seventy-four percent of the residents support the <br />construction of a Elk River Communit~ Center: eighteen percent <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />