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a... .. . - - Y :;,• . : .. '.-: . r,. - ---- : .._. I.._--- ------- . .z — --. ..-- - _ r= : . .--=. _._. _ .. . . 03..._ .,_..__a-.. '.i_._.a_r'_'__ . _. .. _._. _ _ __ _ . __ Y t reasons. Snow plowing and fire protection were frequently eritieized for slow response times. Road maintenance was marked down for pot holes along city street5. Animal control seemed to be primarily a loose dog problemo Waste and storm water I management was deemed unsatisfactory because of the inability to I handle the spillovers from last year's floodo And, water quality, because it tastes bad! These represented specific criticisms by residents; however, they also represented a i minority of citizens. , The tabulation of criticism is shown belows ANIMALS.....e ............................. 10% BAD WATER ................................. 11% FLOODSovo....ae..e.....o ................... b% 5% POTHOLES. ......^............ a..a.a...... SLOW RESPQNSE TIME........e ................ 9'. ANIMALS-FLOODS-STREETS .................... 10% DIRTY/RUNDOWN......e ............. e........• 3% I STREETS-FLQODS-WATER .............. .b% OTHER COMBINATIONS ......................... 5Y. I l Overall, city service provision does not appear to be a serious problem in the eyes of most residents. I Police Patrollinq: To probe a bit more deeply the needs of citizens for expanded servicesa such as police protection, a series of i questions were asked which, at times, balanced services agains costs. To begin this part nf the investigation, residents were first asked: Do you feel that the a ount of police patrolling in your neighborhood as tao littles abaut right, or too iuch2 An overwhelming majority felt that the amount of patrolling in their neighborhood was just right: 41