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City of Lino Lakes Residential Survey <br />3 <br />overpopulation was the paramount issue, high taxes were also a key concern about the future. <br />Direction of the Community: <br />A solid seventy -nine percent felt the City of Lino Lakes was generally headed in the right <br />direction; fifteen percent, though, thought it was headed off on the wrong track. Critics pointed <br />to overcrowding and a perceived lack of planning. In comparison with other high growth <br />communities, this rating was exceptionally strong. <br />Ninety -five percent rated the general appearance of their neighborhood as "excellent" or "good," <br />while only five percent saw it as "only fair." Again, this is an exceptionally positive result <br />overall, but the "excellent" rating -- at forty-three percent -- was somewhat lower than the <br />Metropolitan Area norm. <br />Sense of the Community: <br />Seventy -two percent rated the general sense of community among Lino Lakes residents as "very <br />strong" or "somewhat strong." Twenty -four percent saw it as "not too strong" or "not at all <br />strong." This level of perceived strength was above the suburban norm. <br />While forty-one percent felt most closely connected to their school district, a very solid thirty- <br />seven percent indicated their strongest tie was with the City of Lino Lakes. Fifteen percent <br />admitted a stronger tie to another community, while five percent reported developing no ties at <br />all. <br />Recreational Opportunities: <br />Seventy -six percent rated the park and recreational facilities in Lino Lakes as "excellent" or <br />"good." Twenty -one percent, though, saw them as "only fair" or "poor." This rating was ten <br />percent lower than the Metropolitan Area suburban norm. Similarly, on the upkeep and <br />maintenance of Lino Lakes City Parks, seventy -seven percent were positive while eighteen <br />percent were more negative. In assessing recreational facilities they regularly left the community <br />to use, two facilities stood out: trails and parks in other communities and the Shoreview <br />Community Center. <br />Residents were asked to evaluate three potential .recreational offerings which could be developed <br />in the city. In each case, a substantial majority favored the proposal in concept. By a sixty -two <br />percent to thirty-two percent judgment, residents favored the construction of an outdoor athletics <br />complex. By a sixty -four percent to twenty -nine percent verdict, residents supported the <br />n'DRL <br />