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QUESTION 1 CITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES In this question, residents were asked to rate from excellent to poor the facilities and services currently avail- able in Lino Lakes. Respondents rated services in the major areas of public safety, public works, com- munity development, and parks. The major results of this question can be open-ended question on community summarized as follows: needs. ° The five most favorably rated city Similarly, a desire for economic develop- services (as rated good or excel- ment was expressed throughout the sur- lent) were vey. Respondents in Question #5 on 1) city snowplowing community development and Question 2) police services #7 on what Lino Lakes really needs be- 3) private garbage collection came clear majorities who favor en- 4) street maintenance - hanced economic development efforts -- 5) ambulance/medical emergency they indicated strong desire for more res- services taurants, more major retail estab- lishments and greater business growth. ° The five least favorably rated city services (as rated below average or Although many respondents favored a poor) were broad-based desire for more develop- 1) street lighting ment, there were some who wanted slow 2) animal control or no growth -- "I like things the way they 3) bus transportation are," and "Don't try to turn this city into a 4) assessing department Minneapolis," etc. 5) economic development activities Thus, there appears to be a bit of a push In general, the results speak for themsel- and pull situation. 41% of the survey ves. Many of these ratings were reflected respondents in Question #5 indicated in other sections of the survey, as well. support for more emphasis on develop- ing an industrial park, as compared to Improved street lighting showed up as 18% opposed. Yet the number one one of the greatest needs identified in the response to the question on the best 8