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• Village of Saint Anthony <br /> Executive Summary <br /> January, 2002 <br /> right for the children in this district. <br /> Conclusions: <br /> 1. Life in the Village of Saint Anthony was graded very highly by residents. The quality of <br /> life rating was solid and evaluations of both taxes and village services were also <br /> comparatively very high. Knowledge about the work of the Mayor and City Council <br /> proved to be lower than the norm, although, among those who were aware,judgments <br /> were positive. The City Staff, though, received very solid evaluations and were even <br /> more highly valued by residents coming into direct contact with them. One issue, <br /> though, concerned many residents—flooding and the accommodation and control of <br /> storm water run-off. <br /> 2. Support for a replacement Fire Station and Public Works building proved to be <br /> marginally strong. Convincing the undecided voters will be key to the success of any <br /> referendum effort. And, keeping the overall property tax increase as close to $27.00 on <br /> the median priced home will also be a critical consideration. <br /> 3. Village residents were generally supportive of the Saint Anthony Municipal Liquor <br /> Stores, rating both the staff and facilities very highly. In fact, almost three-quarters <br /> supported the operation of the stores and using the profits to fund village services and <br /> programs. A change of location of the store located near the Stonehouse Bar and Grill <br /> and the Fire Station did not dramatically impact future patronage. And, a solid majority <br /> of those holding opinions supported the move if the current site were to be redeveloped. <br /> 4. Just under two-thirds of the sample supported the Village of Saint Anthony operating <br /> food and bar establishments. But, even so, by a 58%-19% margin, residents supported a <br /> referendum allowing the Village to issue liquor licenses to community restaurants and <br /> closing the Stonehouse Bar. And, if charitable gambling revenue—currently used to <br /> fund youth recreation programs—were no longer available, the typical resident would <br /> support a yearly property tax increase of$22.60 to fund those programs. <br /> 5. The Saint Anthony-New Brighton School District was well-regarded. Very little <br /> criticism was found in the study about its operation or performance. However, there was <br /> a very large level of uncertainty about the School District, suggesting a need for better <br /> and more focused communications with residents. <br /> Page 7 <br />