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increasingly difficult to pass,so before Determining what the public wants, task force of interested citizens,or struc- diving into building plans, new equip- One of the key steps to a successful cam- tured using a professional consultant. ment, capital expenditures and, most paign begins well before the public opin- Typical opinion poll questions often important, the voting booth, the first ion polls and renderings—establishing include: How do you feel about a tax and most critical step is to establish a a task force and involving special inter- increase to support this project?Would strategic planning framework. Correct est groups, user groups and people of you vote yes if..? What types of financ- and thorough development of the various ages, cultures and backgrounds ing would you be willing to support for strategic approach can increase the within the community in the early plan- this project? Where should the facility chance of success. ning phases. be located? How should users pay for The strategic planning approach can Once these groups are energized, it's the services offered? generally be organized into seven fun- important to begin assessing the general Some communities, however, get damentals. While these components mood of the community. Determine caught up in what one consultant terms are organized and discussed in a par- what voters are thinking by conducting the`Santa Claus'or`feel-good'survey that ticular sequence, they all are closely public opinion surveys and public input asks community members if they would intertwined and generally overlap in sessions within the community. These like to have a new recreation center.The sequence. surveys can be done informally by a response will always be an overwhelming yes, but that doesn't do any good. You need to know specifics, such as whether residents would support building a corn- Determine what • voters are thinking Win big with your concessions at by conducting public any event featuring Gold Medal Funfood Equipment & Supplies. opinion surveys Sell Popcorn, Sno-Kones°, Cotton and public input Candy...all 75% to 85% profit funfoods...and turn your sessions within the Mal concessions stand into a winner! . . s Gold Medal will give you the community. knowledge you need to pput profit power back munity recreation facility if it increased p p their taxes by a certain amount or if it used a certain form of financing. How in your concessions! Call write or fax toda for would residents feel about paying daily PWW9 y admission fees or annual pass rates. !t complete information. Developing a financing approach and plan.A financing plan must be estab- lished as soon as the results from the opinion polls are in. Financing questions ® to answer at this stage include:What type [ j of bond structure should be used, and in how many years can it be repaid?Are the bonds ratable?What is the lowest possi- ble cost of borrowing the money? There might be two or three different f ways to finance the program, and the $mplfplQS advantages and disadvantages of each -_L should be examined. Once a prefers ed choice is selected, planners should determine not only the type of financ- ing, but what and who it involves, and 1 _. . when things are to be done. Seeking an optimum facility pro gram mix. Another key ingredient in determining and building public support is developing an optimum facility pro gram mix. A new service or facility should be tailored to the people who pay. GOLD MEDAL` PRODUCTS CO. for it.Before discussing design plans and. square footage, the task force, special 38 World Headquarters Bldg.,2001 Dalton Avenue,Cincinnati,OH 45214 interest groups and consultants should (513)381-1313•TOLL FREE 1-800-543-0862•FAXACTION 1-800-542-1496 take note of what the community wants 38 ATHLETIC BUSINESS August 1995 Circle 27 on Reply Card