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2002 Survey Results
Library Services
1. The service I receive at the St. Joseph Public Library is: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
263 |
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Good |
189 |
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Fair |
24 |
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Poor |
1 |
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2. The resources (books & materials) available at the library are: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
159 |
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Good |
267 |
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Fair |
47 |
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Poor |
6 |
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3. I wish our library offered: VIEW GRAPH
- Newer Material: up-to-date resources, geneology, Dr. Phil
- More Internet
- Historical Sources
- More books on tape and CD
- New magazines: Sail
- A traveling book cart for senior facilities: Whitcomb and Lincoln
- Coffee or coffee shop
- Drive-up book return
- More music CDs
- Globe
- More children activities and story hours
- Better Handicap parking
- Better customer service
- Community activity board: open forums, intermural sports, book discussions, book requests
4. How many times per week do you or your family members use the St. Joseph Public Library? VIEW GRAPH
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5 or more |
6 |
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3-4 |
32 |
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1-2 |
362 |
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Never |
103 |
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5. Overall, I would rate our Library: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
191 |
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Good |
227 |
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Fair |
40 |
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Poor |
3 |
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Fire Department
1. Should the City officials work with the SJFD to implement a medical first response for all medical calls within the City limits? VIEW GRAPH
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Yes |
212 |
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No |
125 |
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Not Sure |
251 |
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2. Should the current level of on-duty firefighters: VIEW GRAPH
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Increase |
74 |
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Stay the Same |
457 |
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Decrease |
31 |
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Police Department
1. Should City officials consider ideas such as a public safety department (combination of police and fire departments) similar to the departments in Grand Haven and Kalamazoo if it saves taxpayers? VIEW GRAPH
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Yes |
No |
| $285,000/annually, 1 mill |
211 |
216 |
| $550,000/annually, 2 mills |
170 |
189 |
| $825,000/annually, 3 mills |
194 |
173 |
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2. Should the current level of three (3) cars on the streets during every shift: VIEW GRAPH
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Increase |
88 |
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Stay the Same |
449 |
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Decrease |
36 |
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City Cemetery
1. The condition and appearance of the St. Joseph cemeteries are: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
284 |
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Good |
290 |
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Fair |
15 |
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Poor |
1 |
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2. Should non-City residents pay more than City residents for cemetery lots? VIEW GRAPH
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Festivals & Special Events
1. The City contributes $3,500 a year of in-kind services to the Art Fair. Should the City continue this support to the Art Fair? VIEW GRAPH
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2. The City contributes $3,000 a year of in-kind services to the Blossomtime Festival. Should the City continue this support? VIEW GRAPH
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3. The City contributes $20,000 a year of in-kind services to the Venetian Festival. Should the City continue this support? VIEW GRAPH
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Parks
1. Should the City implement a fee for non-residents to use Riverview Park? VIEW GRAPH
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2. How do you rate the overall appearance of the parks? VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
249 |
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Good |
350 |
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Fair |
27 |
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Poor |
0 |
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3. Should the City officials implement plans to develop Whirlpool Field? VIEW GRAPH
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Cable Services
1. Should the City attempt to renegotiate a contract with Greene County Cable? VIEW GRAPH
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2. The quality of channels available from Greene County Cable is: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
35 |
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Good |
223 |
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Fair |
129 |
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Poor |
66 |
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3. The response for service from Greene County Cable is: VIEW GRAPH
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Excellent |
48 |
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Good |
191 |
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Fair |
132 |
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Poor |
57 |
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4. I wish that Greene County Cable woud add the following to their channel selection:
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Local Stations: Grand Rapids CH. 8, ABC CH. 7, NBC CH. 5 |
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Sports: ESPN 2, Golf, Detroit Lines Football |
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Music: MTV 2, CMT, VH1 2 |
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Movies: Hallmark, TCM, TBN, Bravo, AMC |
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News/Information: CSPAN, Biography, History |
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Kids: Disney, Disney 2, Noogin |
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Entertainment: TV Land, Soap Net, Travel, UPN, Game Network, Animal Planet |
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Taxes & Services
These are placed in the order of importance based on majority vote. VIEW GRAPH
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#1 |
No New Taxes |
241 votes |
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#2 |
Ladder Truck for St. Joseph Fire Dept. |
207 votes |
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#3 |
Streets/Paving |
192 votes |
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#4 |
Increased number of Police officers |
97 votes |
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#5 |
Municipal Band Concerts |
95 votes |
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#6 |
Recreational Opportunities |
82 votes |
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#7 (tie) |
Increased number of Fire Fighters |
80 votes |
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#7 (tie) |
Develop Whirlpool Field |
80 votes |
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#8 |
Hire an additional code enforcement officer |
75 votes |
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#9 |
Parks |
73 votes |
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#10 |
Special events downtown |
58 votes |
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General
These are placed in the order of importance based on majority vote. VIEW GRAPH
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#1 |
Maintaining streets & sidewalks |
165 votes |
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#2 |
Enforcing a strict property maintenance / code enforcement program |
132 votes |
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#3 |
Raise my taxes $50/year, for 2 years, to purchase a Ladder
Rescue Truck for the SJFD |
66 votes |
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#4 |
Make tourism the top priority |
64 votes |
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#5 |
Increase the size of the police and fire departments |
50 votes |
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#6 |
Build more recreational facilities |
33 votes |
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#7 |
Developing Whirlpool Field |
16 votes |
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#8 |
Expanding the amount of City owned parks |
13 votes |
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