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DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. 3128 Dean Court Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 LINO LAKES RESIDENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY FINAL NOVEMBER 2005 Hello, I'm of Decision Resources, Ltd., a nationwide polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Lino Lakes to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. This survey is being taken because the City is interested in your opinions and suggestions. I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be report- ed. (DO NOT PAUSE) 1. Approximately how many years have LESS THAN FIVE YEARS14% you lived in Lino Lakes? SIX TO TEN YEARS 26% ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS39% OVER TWENTY YEARS 21% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED 1% 2. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT 35% life in Lino Lakes -- excellent, GOOD 59% good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR 5% POOR 1% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED 10 3. Thinking back to when you moved to Lino Lakes, what factors were most important to you in selecting this community? UNSURE, 1 %; RURAL SETTING, 29 %; LOCATION, 20%; QUIET AND PEACEFUL, 5 %; SCHOOLS, 18%; HOUSE /NEIGHBORHOOD, 15 %; EVERYTHING, 2%; ALWAYS LIVED IN LINO LAKES, 4 %; SMALL TOWN FEEL, 5 %; SCATTERED, 2 %. 4. What do you like most about living in Lino Lakes? UNSURE, 2 %; NOTHING, 2%; SAFE, 2 %; RURAL SETTING, 19 %; LOCATION, 24 %; QUIET AND PEACEFUL, 7%; SCHOOLS, 8 %; HOUSE /NEIGHBORHOOD, 15%; PEOPLE, 7 %; PARKS AND TRAILS, 5%; SMALL TOWN FEEL, 5%; LAKES AND NATURE, 2 %; SCATTERED, 3 %. 5. What do you like least about it? UNSURE, 3 %; NOTHING, 17%; TOO MUCH GROWTH, 28 %; TRAFFIC CONGESTION, 9%; SCHOOL FUNDING, 2 %; CITY GOVERNMENT, 6 %; POOR ROAD QUALITY, 5 %; NO DOWNTOWN AREA, 2 %; HIGH TAXES, 12 %; LACK OF RETAIL AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, 7 %; LACK OF RESTAURANTS, 2 %; CITY SERVICES, 4%; SCATTERED, 4 %. 1