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of the facility. User fees could also underwrite its operation <br />• to some extent. If the cost of construction would be approxi- <br />mately eight million dollars, residents would be asked to approve <br />a bond referendum which would raise the property taxes on an <br />average $90,000 home in maple Grove by about $53.00 per year for <br />twenty years. <br />97. Would you favor or oppose that. STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1 <br />bond referendum? (WAIT FOR SOMEWHAT FAVOR .......... 2 <br />RESPONSE) And do you feel SOMEWHAT OPPOSE ......... 3K <br />strongly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4y <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 <br />C� <br />fIF "SOMEWHAT OR STRONGLY OPPOSE," ASK: I <br />The City might be able to earmark existing capital improve- <br />ment funds to reduce the cost of construction to the tax <br />payer. If existing funds could be identified.... <br />98. How much would you be willing to <br />pay in additional property taxes <br />to support the construction and <br />partial operation of a Maple Grove <br />Community Center? (START WITH <br />A RANDOMLY SELECTED CHOICE FROM <br />$1 - $8) Let's say, would you be <br />willing to pay $_ per year? <br />(MOVE TO TCHOICE UP OR DOWN <br />DEPENDING ON ANSWER. REPEAT) <br />NOTHING ........... 01 <br />$20...............02 <br />$25...............03 <br />$30...............04 <br />$35...............05 <br />$40...............06 <br />$45...............07 <br />$50............... 08 <br />DON'T KNOW/REF .... 09 <br />If a community center were built, the City wouia race Lwv uLlw wa <br />on charging user fees. First, the City could subsidize the <br />operation of the center through general tax revenue and keep user <br />fees low. or, second, the City could require the facility to be <br />self-sufficient, requiring much higher user fees. <br />99. Which course of action would you SUBSIDIZE...............1 <br />favor -- should the City subsi- DON'T SUBSIDIZE ......... 2 <br />dize operating costs through DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 <br />general tax revenues or not? <br />One room in the Community Center could be used for supervised <br />child care, while parents are utilizing other parts of the <br />facility. <br />100. How likely would your household be ALMOST CERTAIN .......... 1 <br />to utilize this child care facil- VERY LIKELY.............2 <br />ity -- almost certain, very SOMEWHAT LIKELY ......... 3 <br />likely, somewhat likely, or not at NOT AT ALL LIKELY ....... 4 <br />all likely? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 <br />10 <br />