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Table 20
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RESPONDENT COMMENTS
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Economic Health
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Attract business and growth of high-paying jobs
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4.8%
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Be more business friendly
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2.8%
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Need more affordable housing
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1.5%
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Need more diverse retail
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0.8%
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Be more development friendly (retail and housing)
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0.6%
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Environment
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Spend less on environment
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0.1%
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Air quality concerns
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0.1%
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Other environmental comments
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0.4%
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Neighborhood Quality
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Concerned with rental homes in neighborhoods and enforcement of rental codes
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2.9%
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Better regulate types of houses permitted (size)
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0.8%
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Other neighborhood comments
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0.5%
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Community Safety
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Concerned about violent crime
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0.5%
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Concerned about racial crime
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0.1%
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Other safety comments
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2.7%
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Culture, Recreation and Education
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Keep Youth Activity Center open
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3.9%
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Need more funding for libraries
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1.9%
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Stop buying open space
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1.9%
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Need special library tax district
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0.6%
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Bring back library drop boxes
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0.6%
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Buy more open space
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0.4%
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Maintain parks and trails
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0.3%
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Other culture, recreation or education comments
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1.9%
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Transportation
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Improve signal timing/traffic flow
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4.1%
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Improve public transportation
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3.8%
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Improve bicycle commuting conditions
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1.3%
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Improve roads
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1.0%
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Spend less on public transportation
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0.3%
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Other transportation comments
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2.2%
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City Government
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Need more efficient government
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2.0%
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Better management of retail and residential growth
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1.7%
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Decisions do not reflect citizen wishes
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0.9%
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Less government involvement
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0.8%
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Don't use water pricing and rates to manage water consumption
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0.6%
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Don't annex more property
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0.4%
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Difficult to deal with City
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0.3%
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Solicit more public input on issues
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0.3%
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Other government performance comments
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2.0%
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Other comments
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7.9%
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