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QUESTION 4 <br /> RECREATION FUNDING <br /> In this question, residents were asked <br /> how recreation programs (e.g., swim- <br /> ming lessons, softball, T-Ball, etc.) <br /> should be funded. <br /> By one of the largest majorities found in park activity needs, only 1% of the public <br /> this survey (65%), residents overwhelm- believe that recreation programs should <br /> ingly responded that recreation programs be paid by property taxes. Sixty-five per- <br /> should be funded by user fees. Twenty- cent support user fees as the preferred <br /> seven percent believed that recreation funding source. <br /> programs should be financed by both <br /> property taxes and user fees. Only 1% in- Obviously, if local officials are to heed the <br /> dicated that recreation programs should opinions of Lino Lakes residents and ex- <br /> be paid for by property taxes. pand recreation programs in the com- <br /> munity, officials may need to develop <br /> Local decision-makers appear to have a more sophisticated and creative financing <br /> perplexing decision before them. While arrangements than relying on the proper- <br /> recreation programs for youth and teens ty tax as a sole source of funding. <br /> came in as the third and fourth greatest <br /> 23 <br />