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major decision-making factor, Climate and job opportunities, <br />Ihowever, tended to be rated much lower. In general, though, most <br />residents feel that the community meets high standards an the <br />factors which matter most to them in the choice of a home. <br />Alienation• <br />Lack of connection between a citizen and the events <br />occurring in a city can prove to be disasterous in the long run. <br />Not only does it mal<e for an uninterested and unmotivated <br />populacey it also breeds the possibility of electoral disarray. <br />Dne index used to determine the degree of alienation is the <br />question: <br />t er vo ings do y feel t a <br />if yo a to, yo coul ave a <br />say ab e way he Ca y f Mounds <br />iew raas itlhings? <br />1 Negative responses usually lie between twenty and thirty percent. <br />Mounds View residents actualiy placed below this range: <br />IYES ................e.................. <br />0oo.71Y. <br />NO...................................... <br />a.i9'/ <br />i <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..o ..................... <br />10'/, <br />At nineteen percent, rlounds View is the most connected city that <br />the researchers have surveyed. <br />I <br />Groups feeling out of the loop included: <br />6-10 year residents <br />Planning to stay 2-10 years <br />18-24 year olds <br />Over 50,000 yearly household incomes <br />Although the City may wish to target special communications <br />yefforts at these groups, the overall. result suggests a very low <br />l level of disenchantment. <br />25