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<br />e e <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />t ~ ,; <br /> <br />Chapter One: Residential Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br />Residential Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br />Residential Longevity .............................................. 7 <br />Household Characteristics ........................................... 8 <br /> <br />Age of Respondent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br /> <br />Home Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br /> <br />Gender ......................................................... 10 <br /> <br />Region of the City ................................................ 10 <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 <br /> <br />Chapter Two: General Quality of Life Issues ....................................... 12 <br />General Quality of Life Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 <br />Reasons for Living in Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 <br />Best Things about Ramsey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br />Worse Things about Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br /> <br />City Desirability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> <br />Quality of Life Rating ............................................. 16 <br />Resolution of Key Planning Issues ................................... 17 <br />General Community Direction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br />Recommendation to Others ......................................... 19 <br />Quality of City Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 <br /> <br />Property Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 <br /> <br />Value of City Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 <br /> <br />Information Processes ............................................. 21 <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 <br /> <br />Chapter Three: Park and Recreation Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 <br />Park and Recreation Opportunities ......................................... 25 <br /> <br />Information Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 <br /> <br />Park Facilities Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 <br />Ratings of Park System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 <br />Meeting Recreational Needs ........................................ 27 <br />Recreational Leakage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 <br />Taxes for New Park and Recreation Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 <br /> <br />Funding Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusion .......................................... 32 <br /> <br />Chapter Four: Development Issues ............................................... 33 <br /> <br />Development Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 <br /> <br />Zoning and Land Use Decisions ..................................... 34 <br />Adequate Opportunity for Participation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 <br />Well-Planned Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 <br />Pace of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 <br />Industrial Development ............................................ 36 <br /> <br />Job Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 <br /> <br />3 <br />