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Ramsey Citizen Survey • 2014 Results Conclusions Ramsey residents enjoy a high quality of life. ►.. Most residents felt positively about the overall quality of life in Ramsey and the City as a place to live. 0 Ramsey residents also valued the quality of life in their neighborhoods, the City as a place to raise chil- dren and its overall appearance ratings in these are- as were similar to other communities in the U.S. While residents of the community appreciated the City, they rated the overall image or reputation of the City lower than the benchmark. The vast majority of residents would recommend living in the community lamp and planned on staying. Ramsey's Economy is an important focus area for the community. Residents rated Ramsey favorably for its overall economic health, employment opportunities, cost of living and economic development services. Rated less favorably were the quality of its businesses and services, the desirability as a place to work, the vibrancy of its downtown /commercial area, its desirability as a place to visit and the availability of shopping opportunities. Still, the number of resi- dents who felt that the economy would have a positive impact on their income in the future was com- parable to other communities. Residents feel safe in Ramsey. Residents felt that Safety was a positive feature of the community and identified it as another im- portant area to focus on. Residents had a solid feeling of safety in Ramsey overall, in their neigh- borhoods and in downtown /commercial areas. Similar to residents of other communities, most had not been the victim of a crime and a lower proportion of Ramsey residents had not reported a crime compared to elsewhere. Residents gave positive ratings to Safety services, including police, fire, crime prevention and fire prevention. Next Steps Substantial and valuable feedback was provided by Ramsey residents through this survey. This infor- mation will be utilized by elected officials as a tool for improvement to the City's operations and organ- izational direction. Survey results will provide a base of information to help guide the City Council's strategic planning process, budgeting process, various policy discussions, and much more. Moving forward, the City intends to complete one resident survey every two years. Once the City completes three surveys, trending analysis of citizen feedback will be available. For more information please visit www. cityoframsey .com /performancemeasurements or contact Pat- rick Brama at 763- 433 -9868 or pbrama @cityoframsey.com. The results and content featured in this 12 article were provided by The National Research Center (NRC), National Citizen Survey (N CS) TM