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e e Seventy-one percent rated the general value of city services as "excellent" or "good:" " EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 % GOOD ........................................... 60% ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 % POOR ............................................ 6% DON'T KNOWIREFUSED .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . 2% Twenty-seven percent felt the value was "only fair" or "poor." Higher value ratings were found among five-to-twenty year residents, over twenty year residents, over 45 year olds, owners of$100,000-$125,000 homes, and households connected to public sanitary sewer and water services. Criticism soared among less than five year residents, owners of over $125,000 homes, and men. Those who posted more critical judgments were asked a follow-up query: Why do you feel that way? Fifty-five percent felt that current "services were poor or insufficient," while thirty-four percent mentioned "taxes were too high:" NO ANSWER ...................................... 3% TAXES TOO HIGH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34% SERVICES ARE POOR OR INSUFFICIENT .. . . . . . . . . . . 55% TRAFFIC FLOW POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% OTHER RESPONSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% "Services are poor or insufficient" was mentioned most often by over twenty year residents and households containing senior citizens. "Taxes too high" was posted most often by residents of Precinct 1 A. Information Processes Respondents were asked: What is your principal source of information about city government and its activities? Fifty-nine percent pointed to the "Ramsey Resident:" NO ANSWER ...................................... 5% RAMSEY NEWSPAPER ............................ 15% RAMSEY "RESIDENT" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59% WORD OF MOUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6% CABLE TELEVISION ...................;.......... 11 % MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% 21