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The National Citizen Survey" <br />Table 19: Ouestion 19 <br />The City employs a long-term maintenance program to cost-effectively maintain all 175-plus miles <br />of City streets. Currently, street reconstruction projects are funded 25% by special assessments <br />levied against benefitting properties, and 75% by street reconstruction bonds, which are paid back <br />using general property taxes. The City periodically evaluates funding sources for this on -going <br />program. Please indicate the extent to which you would support or oppose the following funding <br />Strongly <br />Somewhat <br />Somewhat <br />Strongly <br />sources: <br />support <br />support <br />oppose <br />oppose <br />Total <br />Current method, which requires 25% of funding by special assessments levied against benefitting <br />properties over 5-15 years <br />Zero special assessments levied against benefitting properties, which requires 100% of funding by <br />general property tax increases <br />Electric and/or gas utility fee increases, approximately $8 per utility, per month <br />34% N=132 44% N=169 11% N=44 11% N=43 100% N=390 <br />9% N=36 23% N=89 29% N=110 39% N=148 100% N=383 <br />5% N=21 21% N=82 29% N=113 45% N=175 100% N=391 <br />Table 20: Question D1 <br />How often, if at all, do you do each of the following, considering all of the times you <br />could? <br />Never <br />Rarely <br />Sometimes <br />Usually <br />Always <br />Total <br />Recycle at home <br />Purchase goods or services from a business located in Ramsey <br />Vote in local elections <br />2% N=8 <br />1% N=5 <br />10% N=46 <br />1% N=7 4% N=18 20% <br />11% N=49 43% N=197 33% <br />8% N=37 16% N=72 27% <br />N=90 73% N=337 100% <br />N=152 12% N=57 100% <br />N=125 39% N=176 100% <br />Table 21: Question D3 <br />What impact, if any, do you think the economy will have on your family income in the next 6 months? Do you think the impact will be: <br />Very positive <br />Somewhat positive <br />Neutral <br />Somewhat negative <br />Very negative <br />Total <br />N=460 <br />N=460 <br />N=456 <br />Percent <br />8% <br />32% <br />50% <br />8% <br />2% <br />100% <br />Number <br />N=38 <br />N=145 <br />N=231 <br />N=37 <br />N=8 <br />N=459 <br />Table 22: Question D4 <br />IWhat is your employment status? <br />Working full time for pay <br />Working part time for pay <br />Unemployed, looking for paid work <br />Unemployed, not looking for paid work <br />Fully retired <br />Total <br />Percent <br />74% <br />6% <br />2% <br />2% <br />16% <br />100% <br />Number <br />N=339 <br />N=28 <br />N=10 <br />N=11 <br />N=72 <br />N=460 <br />Table 23: Question D5 <br />Do you work inside the boundaries of Ramsey? <br />Percent <br />Number <br />Yes, outside the home <br />Yes, from home <br />No <br />Total <br />15% <br />7% <br />78% <br />100% <br />N=67 <br />N=33 <br />N=352 <br />N=452 <br />6 <br />