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4. Using one card for each issue, each participant wrote down what he or she believed to be the top <br /> four issues from those that his or her group listed on the wall. The votes were weighted and <br /> tabulated with the top-ranked issue receiving the most weight. The results of the voting were <br /> marked on the recording sheets. <br /> 5. The group then discussed the outcome of the process. <br /> ]Results <br /> The list of issues and the order in which they were ranked reflects the nature of Columbia Heights: an <br /> established, fully-developed, suburban community with an aging population and a slightly deteriorating <br /> stock of residential and commercial or industrial buildings. The issues did not reflect the concerns that <br /> might be found in a developing suburb nor those of an older central city. The'unedited results from the <br /> two groups at the issues identification session are listed below including the top-ranked items and all <br /> other issues nominated. <br /> Summary of Issues <br /> The outcomes from the two groups can be furt her classified and bundled under the following topic <br /> headings. (Some elaboration has been provided by the planning consultant.) ' <br /> Housing and Population <br /> I-low has the demoigraphic profile of Columbia Heights changed locally and across the Twin <br /> Cities Metropolitan Area in recent decades and how will it change further in the next two <br /> decades: number` of people, number of households, age, household composition, family <br /> composition, income, race,ethnicity, gender split? How does Columbia.Hcights compare with <br /> other cities regarding such demographic shifts? <br /> O How have or will these changes affect the housing market and the demand for municipal <br /> services and facilities in Columbia Heights? How have or will such changes affect <br /> occupancies, values, ownership, maintenance and new development of housing in Columbia <br /> Heights? <br /> 19,25 A-2 <br />