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-z- <br />9. 5 of [he 7"no's" said they do.no[ envlsion another park referendum <br />. in the future. <br />10. When aeked what the "no" co�unitiee would do differently, they <br />replied: <br />a. Keep dollar amount under a million. <br />b. Get more support from local civic groups. <br />c. Concen[ra[e more on [he labor unlons and Sr. Ci[izen eupport. <br />d. Develop campaign over longer period (4-5 mon[hs). <br />e. Develop a peraon to pereon contact. <br />f. Consider a[wo queetion bond iesue, i[ gives [he public something <br />to w[e no on. <br />11. Main co�nt and frustra[ion of "no" communities was the referendc� <br />told them what co�unity didn't want but not what they wanted. � <br />12. Of [he 22 co�unities that were successful 13 passed by a 2 to 1 margin. <br />13. Of remaining 9 that passed 8 were within 100 votea. <br />14. The range on the "yes" was 100,000 to 3.6 mi.11ion. <br />15. The breakdown on "yes" wtea be[ween acquisition and development ia <br />as follows. <br />a. 5 were combina[ions close to 50-50. <br />b. 4 were at least 2/3 acquiaition. <br />c. 13 were at least 2/3 development oriented. <br />16. 7 of the 22 "yee" wtea were for epecial use facilities, i.e. swi�ing <br />pool, co�unity center or ice arena. <br />17. Wlten asked wha[ one major fac[or attribu[ed to Cheir referendume <br />eucceee, [he following responsea were given: <br />a. Bacicing of etrong athletic aseociation and othez civic groupe. <br />b. Coffiunity reaidents support came from a grase roota level. <br />c. Careful atudy of community needs over a one year period. <br />d. Many intereats were included in [he plan. <br />e. Offered large variety of facilitiea in all par[a of town. <br />f. The endlese work by dedica[ed volunteers. <br />g. Sust pure luckl <br />h. Lack of vo[er intereat. <br />1. Luck - the lees publicity the better. <br />� j. Lack af exieting park land. <br />k. Peraonel contact with each residene. <br />18. When aeked which type of publlcity wae moet effective, the following <br />were liated on a�a[ of [he queetionnairee; word of mouth, brochuree, <br />newepaper and radio. <br />