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• New Brightan Citizen Survey <br />Page #3 <br />FINDINGS <br />The series of tables in Appendix D describes findings of interest. <br />The following are highlights: <br />-Over half of the respondents have lived in New Brighton for <br />six or more years, and only 14~/ have lived in New Brighton <br />far a year or less. (see Table I. G.) <br />-All services except the Diseased Tree Program received <br />ratings of "Excellent" or "Good" by at least 50% of the <br />respondents; 50% had no opinion or gave no responses <br />regarding the Diseased Tree Program (See Table II.), most <br />of wham are renters (See Table VIII.) <br />-The Fire Department was rated as "Excellent" or "Good" by <br />81% of respondents, and the Police Department was rated <br />as such by 89% of respondents. (see Table II.) <br />-Road repair and the water service were rated as having <br />"Poor" quality by 13% and 15% of respondents, respectively, <br />being the lowest rated of services. (See Table II.) <br />-Parks were rated as "Excellent" or "Good" by 79% of <br />respondents., with 15% not responding. (see Table II.) <br />Most respondents would prefer to see existing parks <br />maintained as opposed to having new parks developed or <br />existing parks improved, supportive of the high level of <br />satisfaction revealed by another earlier survey question. <br />(see Table IIT. B.) Parents of young children are most <br />likely to prefer improvement or development of new parks <br />compared to simple maintenance. (See Table ITT, D.) <br />-Seventy-five percent of respondents always or usually <br />feel safe after ten in the evening in their neighborhoods <br />(See Table IV. A.), with older residents and women <br />constituting the majority of those who rarely or never <br />feel safe (,See Tables IV. B., C.). <br />-Forty-one percent of respondents or their family members <br />have taken part in City recreation programs, with only <br />76% having ideas regarding new programs which they would <br />like to see added. (See Tables VI. A., B.) Lack of <br />participation is highest among the youngest and oldest <br />respondents (See Table VI. C.), and renters (See Table <br />XI. D.). Not surprisingly, approximately 70% of those <br />with young children said they or their families have <br />participated, compared with 28% of those with no young <br />children. (see Table XI. E.) <br />-Approximately one-fourth of respondents have used the <br />Brightwood Hi11s Golf Course, and 67% of the users rated <br />it as "Good" or "Excellent". (See Tables VII. A. and <br />VIT. C.) <br />