2008 Orono Citizen Survey Results

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"Street repair" is pointed more often by: • residents for twenty years or more • those rating the quality of life as excellent • those not contacting City Hall • those not too or not at all informed about city government and its activities "Lower taxes" is posted at a higher rate by: • those not too or not at all informed about city government and its activities • owners of homes valued between $600,000 and $1 million • Precinct Three residents Currently Missing To conclude this discussion, respondents were asked: What, if anything, is currently missing from the City of Orono which, if present, would greatly improve the qual- ity of life for residents? Twenty-two percent think a "grocery store" would greatly improve the quality of life for residents: UNSURE ......................................... 15% NOTHING ........................................ 17% RESTAURANTS .................................... 7% STREET REPAIR ................................... 4% COMMUNITY CENTER ............................. 5% WATER AND SEWER SERVICE ...................... 4% GROCERY STORE ................................. 22% TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS .......................... 3% RETAIL ........................................... 5% DOWNTOWN ...................................... 5% PUBLIC TRANSIT .................................. 3% YOUTH ACTIVITIES ................................ 2% BETTER CITY SERVICES ........................... 5% SCATTERED ...................................... 4% Seventeen percent, though, think "nothing" is currently missing that, if present, would greatly improve the quality of life for residents. "Grocery store" posted at a higher rate by: • those not contacting City Hall • owners of residences on more than two acres • those with septic tanks 21