Salina Community Survey 1963-1964
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I SAliNA COMMUNITY ~URVfY
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This Survey was taken through the instigation of several Junior
Chamber of Commerce members. Not having had an extensive survey
of the Salina community for quite a few years it was felt that a
survey such as this, reaching 10% of the homes in Salina, would
reveal the feelings of citizens better if it were taken from
each economic group and area of the city in a fair proportion.
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This has been done. In the composite revealed here, the city was
divided into 28 specific areas. Considering the population in-
volved in each of these areas an equal sampling was taken from
each of these.
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A copy of the survey, as taken, is included in this brochure with
percentage figures given for the response to each of the questions.
The written response to the front page questions is also compiled
in four sections with the replies worded to as nearly express the
feelings of all those answering these questions with written com-
ment and yet not making it too difficult to read.
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It is felt that those taking part in answering the questionnaire
did so while exercising a very logical approach to the material in-
volved. Most Salinans seem to feel that it is a very good community in
which to live, that there are certainly some problem areas that need
attention and some of the problems of the future need attention
devoted to them now.
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It is hoped that the remarks contained in the material within the
brochure will provide an insight to the needs of the community
and that some of those needs can better be met in the future by
their being revealed in this form.
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Incidentally about 3, 000 man hours of labor were involved in
the taking of this survey. Approximately 1,500 calls were made
with questionnaires being filled out and about three months of
time was necessary to compile and tabulate the results.
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OFFICERS OF THE SALINA JAYCEES
Charles Haines, President
AI Bosch, 1st Vice Pres.
Don Y oungkin, 2nd Vice Pres.
Larry Oelschlager, 3rd Vice Pres.
Ron Stithem, State Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ron Glasgow
George Cardinal
Charles J. PettIe
Robert Wood
Glenn Head ley
Charles Quaife
Larry Shelton
Dean Wiggins
Max Francis
Bill Harris, Past President
Chairman of Community Survey Project
ALVIN GROSE
John Anderson, Secretary
Roy Brockmeier , Treasurer
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PART "A"
Question 1. - IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU PARTICULARLY LIKE
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY?
The number in parentheses at the left hand column margin indicates the number of
individuals commenting on this particular subject.
(335) Friendliness - family community - to newcomers - to Air Force personnel -
good race relations, etc.
(394) Schools - community pride in school system - teaching staff a particular remark
made "Note the number of merit scholarship winners each year from the Salina
School system. "
( 79) The shopping centers and their convenience.
( 14) Convenient, well stocked stores.
(97) Cleanliness, nicest in Kansas.
(58) General location, center of state, highway system North & South - East & West.
(182) Churches Christian atmosphere, friendly and take interest in the individual.
(48) The recreation programs, Legion baseball, etc.
(52) The Police Dep't. Well organized, effective, etc.
(15) Fire Dep't. very good.
( 12) Housing, well maintained, etc.
(122) The size of the town, advantages of both a large and a small town without being either.
3) Sidewalks being good.
3) Low prices in comparison to other places.
( 27) Cultural entertainment, Community theater, band concerts, Marymount artists series.
(35) Good recreational facilities.
(204) Like the parks, Beautiful but not adequate, picnic areas well kept.
(10) Like the multitude of tree growth in city.
(2) Greeters from Chamber of Commerce.
( 26) Good appearance of Community in general, city is beautiful.
(2) The friendly business atmosphere.
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QUESTION 1. (CONT)
Like the off street parking.
The military - civilian relations, best in U. S.
Shopping facilities, good stores on main street.
Availability and good quality of medical, dental services.
Like the Civic activities of local civic groups, sincerity and purposeful community
betterment.
Thank you for letting Salinans have a chance to air their views on the community.
Board of Education.
Grocery Stores, open on Sunday, Open till 8:00 P. M.
Flood protection
Progressive attitude of City Officials.
Discount stores.
Good government, honest and efficient, efforts to make Salina a better place to live.
Good hospitals.
Transportation to other areas, air line facilities.
High moral standards.
Quiet city atmosphere.
Cited as a good place to raise children.
Like the streets, wide, smooth.
Relaxed way of life, small town atmosphere.
Good quality of highways in area.
Work of Salvation Army in area.
The flagmen at the school crossings.
Low cost of groceries.
Co-operative effort of people in general.
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PART "A"
Question 2. - IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU PARTICULARLY
DISLIKE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY?
Comments about the City, undesirable characteristics were as follows: Again the
number of people commenting about the particular question are listed in parentheses
at the left hand margin.
(34) Dislike weed conditions in vacant lots and harboring insects as a by-product of this
condition. Should fill in creek cut-off bed.
(26) Dogs and cats running free despite ordinance supposedly preventing this.
( 1) Litter about city and in residential areas cited.
(17) Lack of good in-city bus service, fares too high.
( 7) Too many parking lots.
( 1) Poor parking.
( 6) No shopping center nearby.
(25) Lack of good department stores, need modern quality dep't store.
( 9) Too many discount operations.
( 5) Need to maintain condition of median on divided streets.
( 3) Narrow streets in areas of town.
( 4) Television reception poor.
(47) Water quality and condition - Tastes terrible, undrinkable, ruins plumbing.
( 2) No night college courses.
(71) Lack of recreation and entertainment - Lack of fishing areas, teenage club, YMCA
too high for average family.
( 1) Attitude of employees at swimming pool.
( 2) Unsanitary condition of restrooms downtown.
( 1) Litter from drive-ins on highway.
( 1) Community Chest support from public is poor.
( 6) Lack of correction for problem slum areas.
(10) Lack of a public golf course.
(17) Unfriendly attitude of some stores, Poor service.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 2. (CONT)
Unsightly entrances to city, especially from North -- Salvage yards should be required
to erect fences.
Only one refuse pick up a week.
Crowded School system.
Condition of North Ohio Street.
FM stations very poor.
Water department attitude poor, poor water pressure.
Allowing bicycle riding on sidewalks, children playing in streets.
Lack of a school lunch program.
Salina needs clean up. (14) Downtown Salina needs clean-up.
Civic clubs serving drinks.
Having only one senior High School.
School system outdated.
Dislike ten year tax exemption planned for Community Inn.
Dearth of North South transportation facilities.
Santa Fe too narrow for angle parking.
Attitude in Post Office.
Lack of cultural activities, facilities for art exhibition and civic music facilities.
Use of 4H building for Home demonstrations.
Poor Newspaper.
Too Many fund drives.
Poor Hotel facilities.
Lack of good eating places.
Need to reduce amount of empty buildings downtown.
Dislike parking meters downtown, discourage out of town business.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 2. (CONT)
Dislike conditions of racial prejudice. Lack of opportunity for Negro and Mexican
peoples.
Lack of park facilities. Number of parks and facilities need improvement.
Sewer drainage conditions in Southwest Salina.
Storm drainage conditions poor.
Unfriendly attitude toward newcomers.
Lack of good stock of merchandise carried in local stores.
Sidewalks inadequate, should have in more areas of town, need improvement.
Condition of Indian Village, Few individuals and agencies are turning it into a shanty
zone, city should act to discourage this happening.
Street lights inadequate in residential areas.
Dislike four way stop signs, should eliminate.
Need more street cleaning.
Streets in poor condition.
Street layout poor.
Street naming poor. (3) Numbering downtown disliked.
Library a disgrace, need bigger.
Snow removal from streets criticized.
Too many door to door salesman and telephone campaigns.
Need of additional fire departmental facilities.
Lack of parental supervision for children.
Invasion of privacy to assess property.
Attitude toward military personnel.
Railroad crossings on main streets, rough and hindrance to traffic.
Sedimentation of Smoky Hill river in parle
Lack of civic pride.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 2. (CONT)
( 7) Lack of attention to needs of North part of town.
( 5) Lack of good convention facilities.
( 4) Radio Stations, commercials and programming disliked.
( 3) Dislike one way streets. (2) Dislike street sign arrangement.
( 4) Lack of swimming pool facilities.
( 2) Hospital facilities poor. Need County Hospital.
( 2) Smell from alfalfa processing mill.
( 5) Welfare. Dep't a disgrace to community, mis-appropriated benefits.
( 8) Garbage and trash burning in residential areas.
( 3) Lack of enforcement for curfew ordinance.
( 7) Dislike City going ahead with project voted down (Indian Rock Park).
( 1) Schools in middle of wheat field.
( 1) Telephone Company discrimination against G. D.A. people.
( 2) Lack of road into Kenwood park from East.
( 1) Too many taverns in community.
( 9) Attitude of downtown merchants poor.
( 4) Stores open for business on Sundays disliked.
PERTAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, ETC.
(30) Police Dep't. understaffed, Teen-age night prowlers in groups, lack of observation
of liquor and gambling violations.
(45) Traffic Control, confusion through location of signs and markings, additional controls
needed at points on Broadway, Increase speed on South Ohio. Traffic signals and
signs not logical.
(15) Dislike hot-rodding on city streets and noisy mufflers.
( 2) Poorly trained rookie policemen.
( 1) Walkway over Broadway for school children.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 2. (CONT)
( 4) Courts too easy on offenders.
COMMENTS ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE SALINA AREA, HOUSING, ETC.
(22) High cost of living in Salina.
( 9) Starting too large Real Estate development areas for needs.
(99) Lack of diversified industry, present industries afraid of competition.
(31) Control of city economy by small group of people.
(68) Low wage scale in area.
(17) Too much dependence on Schilling A. F. B.
(15) KP&L rates too high.
(15) Utilities too high, gas water and electricity rates ridiculous.
( 8) Personal Property taxes too high.
(83) Taxes in general too high, money spent foolis4ly.
(40) High property rentals, should be standards landlords have to meet.
(18) Dislike sewer tax, considered unfair.
(76) Dislike high price of housing, out of proportion to quality and by comparison to other
areas, new areas too crowded
( 9) Too many unfinished houses.
( 2) Too much Air Force employment.
(11) Poor zoning of city, mixed up mess of business areas, seems too easily changed.
(34) Employment opportunities very poor.
( 1) Poor attitude of city officials against industry locating here.
(45) Poor quality of city government, should have Mayor elected by ballot.
( 3) Too quick to grant franchise agreement for Cable Television.
( 6) Decries bickering between city-county officials.
( 9) Chamber of Commerce needs to be more aggressive, is not effective,committees run
by clique.
( 7) City Commission dictatorial, unco-operative, led easily by favoritism.
( 9) Dislike lack of co-operation between City-County agencies.
( 1) Use of water sewage dep't trucks to tow personal cars.
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Question 3. - IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WHICH NEED TO BE DONE TO MAKE THIS A BETTER
COMMUNITY?
Comments in the area concerning City Government, Traffic, law enforcement etc. ,
follow. These are expressed in the words of at least one person making written
comment in reply to the question above and modified to express the further variations
applied by following questionnaires. The number in parentheses indicates the number
of people actually making written comment in regard to the statement following.
PART "A"
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A need to improve downtown traffic - all traffic controls - stronger law enforcement
for flagrant traffic violators - hotrodding on streets, etc.
Streets and lights, street lighting (other than stoplights) need improvement.
More one way streets.
Improve circulation plan (through streets to outlying areas, etc.).
Improve North Ohio Street.
Increase speed limit on open areas of Ohio Street.
Synchronize downtown traffic lights.
Caution or stop lights on "81" highway at Magnolia St. and Drive-in theatre.
Stop signs on Highland at Prescott.
Remove signs on Belmont Boulevard.
Naming of streets and lay- out to be more logical - renaming of some needed.
Take Sears median strip out.
More right turn on red after stop intersections. (stoplights)
Stricter enforcement of ordinance on weed growth on vacant lots.
A need to enforce cat and dog leash law.
Increase pay and number of policemen.
Better quality of law enforcement - both men and department.
Faster response to other than emergency calls.
Add foot patrolmen downtown.
Improvement of signs directing visitors and local people.
Better house number identification, visibility, street sign location particularly
for night driving.
Enact and enforce a reasonable Sunday closing law.
Take out metered parking on Santa Fe.
Better street repair and improvement.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 3. (CONT)
Begin on widening of Ninth and Crawford streets.
Bushes and Trees obstructing view at intersections traffic hazard.
Parallel parking downtown.
Overpass or improvement of Railroad tracks intersections with main thorough-
fares, particularly Santa Fe.
City Ordinance against pornographic material on newstands.
Sidewalks for more areas of town, not just new parts.
Need for economy in City government.
To have a realistic, active and aggressive Chamber of Commerce, re-evaluate
its goals frequently.
An aggressive attitude toward obtaining new industry and maintaining good relations
with those already here.
Improve communications with local business people and outside prospects for new
industry.
Combine City - County building.
Better City Hall and Courthouse.
Better support by public of community affairs.
Successful conclusion to Community Inn project.
Improve water supply and quality.
More competitive bidding on street improvements.
New library needed, many suggested combined with below.
New Civic Center - Auditorium - Municipal building needed. (25) - (16) - (15) - (50)
More publicity of City Commission proceedings.
More co-operation between City and County Officials.
Build the economy on something other than Schilling and Government spending.
Lower utility rates - very high by comparison to other area cities.
Improve water pressure during summer months.
More equitable property tax assessment.
Improve storm sewer drainage - Sewage service at less cost.
Cut out the blasted sewer tax, we paid for the sewers once!
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PART "A" QUESTION 3. (CONT)
( 25) Better effort in working with and encouraging trade from Salina's trade Territory.
(30) Better City Government - Better younger City Officials.
3) An aggressive City Manager.
6) Need to curb singular power of economic titans in Salina area.
(16) Twice weekly refuse pick-up.
4) Do away with personal property tax.
8) Build another fire station.
(16) Greater participation in City Government and politics in general by more people.
2) Creation of a family court and better facilities for handling juvenile cases.
(1) Change policy of not publishing juvenile offenders names.
(56) Taxes are at an unreasonable level.
( 22) Less Welfare - Periodic investigation of welfare program and services.
AND THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS CONCERNING IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNITY LIFE.
(53) Improve and clean up approaches to city - Clean up junk yards at and outside city limits.
(53) Expand park system. More and better parks.
(18) Complete proposed park.
(8) Why does city carry out improvement of park after defeat of bond issue.
(14) Need vacant playground lots scattered over city for children's use.
(74) More and better quality adult entertainment.
(38) Better restaurant facilities and supper clubs, not private clubs.
(31) Better recreational facilities.
( 23) Better transportation in and out of city, particularly North and South.
( 25) Better bus service in city.
(8) Legalize liquor by the drink.
(12) Less cliques, better welcome to newcomers.
(72) Stronger effort to hold and renew present business downtown and fill vacant buildings.
(4) Less shopping centers.
( 20) Too Many chain and discount stores.
(25) Stores need better stocks - better merchandising.
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PART "A" QUESTION 3. (CaNT)
More good quality stores (particularly department operations mentioned)
More courteous sales people.
Better stores in North part of town.
Encourage location of grocery stores downtown.
Public golf course without membership needed.
Clean up North end of town - Less baby kissing, more real attention to area needs.
Better hospital facilities - mental health and guidance programs.
Higher quality music on A. M. stations.
Second swimming pool needed.
A good factual unbiased newspaper - better city newspaper - Saturday edition.
Build downtown shopping mall on Santa Fe.
Need a good local TV station.
Need cultural improvement.
Better air service.
Better health department attention to North End of town.
Renewal of poor housing in North part of town.
Better care for the aged. Better attention to aged problems.
Re-Iocate Bus depot.
An end to racial prejudice.
More schools in North part of town.
Flouridation
Downtown parking free on certain days of week.
Clean up slum areas.
Better business bureau.
Get more people into our churches.
Need more parental attention to children. Correction begins at home.
More frequent spraying for insects and spraying of trees for disease.
Close a few beer joints and liquor stores.
Keep entrances and windows of empty buildings downtown clean.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 3. (CONT)
(17) Better restaurants downtown.
(7) Fill dry creek bed in N. W. and S. W. parts of town.
2) Season tickets for swimming facilities as are available in other area communities.
(17) Need citizens who assume the responsibility that is theirs, not expecting someone
else to do everything.
4) Build a drag strip for sports enthusiasts.
COMMENTS PERTAINING TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ETC.
( 65) Better wage rates for Salina area, wages generally poor.
(56) Better employment opportunities.
5) Reduced Doctor and hospital fees.
(1) More reasonable Grocery and clothing prices in Salina. High by comparison to other
cities.
2) Encourage people to make living on farms rather than force them into unemployed force
in city areas.
(2) Promote housing facilities for senior citizens at reasonable cost or provide tax relief
for people with fixed low incomes.
(13) Better unions.
2) Increase job opportunities for heads of households and women who need to work.
(5) Less service men employed in preferance to non-service or local labor.
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON HOUSING, ZONING, ETC.
(39) More reasonably priced yet good quality rentals - homes and apartments.
(10) A need to encourage improvement of condition of Indian Village property.
( 26) Better housing by competent builders. Salina builders give too little for money.
Cost of homes higher than most areas.
( 28) Revise zoning plans to reduce commercial interference in residential and near
shopping centers.
(31) Use better judgement in zoning residential areas so that they will not be changed
at a later date. Stiffer resistance by planning and zoning commission against
pressure tactics or political pressures.
(3) Less sub-sidization of realtors in certain areas of town.
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PART "A" QUESTION 3. (CONT)
THESE ON EDUCATION, ETC.
(17) Better planning in locating new schools. Direct traffic (Through) on school district lines.
( 21) Enlarge high school and provide junior college.
(32) Need for vocational school and more adult education.
(2) Music department of schools should have same level of support as athletic department.
3) Fewer and more efficient administrators in school system.
(16) School lunch program - including grade schools.
YOUTH PROGRAMS, ETC.
(89) Better support for more wholesome, supervised youth recreation p'rograms.
(6) Enforce curfew for teenagers.
(10) More jobs for teenagers.
(2) Enforce restricted driving age group laws.
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PART "A"
Question 4. - IN YOUR OPINION, WOULD IT BE A GOOD THING IF NEW
INDUSTRIES WERE TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY?
Of those answering question. . . . .
yes.... .661 No.... .16
WHAT ARE THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS NEEDED TO BE DONE TO
ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY LOCATING IN SALINA?
(190) A favorable tax structure, sensible, reasonable, fair, for a certain period of time
(tax forgiveness).
(173) Competitive utility rates, utility concessions, lower rents, etc.
(156) Concessions as to sites, rents for first year, desirable sites, reduced purchasing price.
(16) Education of general public of possibilities of community.
(30) Lower real estate prices, Equitable to industry.
(53) More vigorous reaction from City Commission and established local business toward
new industry interested in locating here.
(187) Adequate water supply with competitive rates.
( 1) Is it one man, or a small group keeping industry out? It it the City or County
Commission keeping industry out?
Why do other cities such as McPherson, Great Bend, Hutchinson acquire industry
but Salina does not?
(18) Better community leadership. Particularly encourage those interested to serve
on industrial committee.
( 1) Attitude or general feeling of community leaders has not discouraged industry
seeking to locate here, heither has it actively encouraged it. Self satisfaction
with own interests seems to prevail without much concern for future needs.
(14) Admit the value of industries presence on the local scene.
(21) A labor survey and acceptable labor conditions for prospective new companies would be
a help.
( 1) A two party system in state government would be a help.
1) Recognize them for their potential value, even if small now. Encourage but don't
force participation in civic activities. Provide a financial boost to help them get
started. Co-operate with other county and area cities in promoting new plants.
It is good for any community to gain new industry but it is probably better to
promote those already here. No town or city has to be big to be good.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 4.(CONT)
Provide better transportation in and out of Salina, particularly North and South.
Provide sites that are protected by zoning, interest by zoning board.
Publicize the rail center and highway facilities.
Advertise the fact of good housing conditions in Salina.
Display the fact that Salina has appreciable labor force in area.
Provide reasonable money, grants and loans.
Publicize the potential of Salina locale, sell Salina, more encouragement.
Better business management, good City Government.
Aggressive industrial developement organization, active campaign by Chamber of
Commerce.
Good Schools.
City Fathers object too much.
Attract smaller firms rather than large ones.
Training facilities, industrial school, vocational training for a skilled labor supply.
Eliminate one man or small group control.
Good labor relations.
Provide no gifts for industry.
City owned power facilities.
Stronger financial institutions.
A professional staff to attract industry.
Abolish right to work laws in Kansas.
Sincere indication that the town wants more industry.
Abandonment of selfish personal interests which conflict with progress of Salina,
persuade those objecting.
Lose fear of decent union wages and the effect of such on present industry.
Change City Commission.
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PART "A"
QUESTION 4. (CaNT)
Stronger effort by Chamber of Commerce.
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Eliminate Sales tax on equipment brought in from other states.
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Establish industrial park with paved streets east of municipal airport or other
suitable location.
Let municipal improvements wait until an increasing population and more income makes
a better program possible.
6)
Make full use of state laws to attract industry.
4)
Better air service.
Better Rail transportation.
Attract agricultural type industries.
1)
Industry not allowed to pick own sites.
2)
Leave choice areas for industries close to railroads and highways.
Same kind of action as taken with "JATO" and Community Inn.
Adequate natural gas supply.
6)
Provide good parks, churches, schools and police and publicize them.
9)
Stronger effort by City Commission.
Study other cities programs to find out why they are successful.
Provide location for industries to build.
Support the growth of labor unions.
3)
Put more emphasis on new industry, less on Community Inn.
7)
Close co-operation of city with industries.
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Free fire protection to industries located outside city limits that employ local help.
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Encourage local businesses to publiCize the desirability of the community to their
customers.
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Show a local demand for the companies products wherever possible.
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Investigate industrial needs and correct inadequate conditions.
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PART "B"
I Be low Don't
Excellent Good Average Avg. Poor Know
I 1. Welcome to newcomers 16% 34% 27% 3% 4% 13%
2. Friendly and neighborly people. 21 38 26 6 4 3
3. Community spirit . 9 29 36 9 5 8
I 4. Cooperation among civic clubs and
associations . 10 30 26 4 3 26
5. Public interest in local politics. 2 15 36 13 13 19
I 6. Long range planning. 4 19 27 14 12 21
7. Street lighting 5 33 32 9 14 5
8. Water pressure. 6 32 25 11 14 3
I 9. Water quality. 4 20 27 13 32 4
10. Water supply. 5 35 25 9 12 9
11. Sewage disposal 5 33 29 8 10 10
I 12. Storm water drainage. 4 20 26 16 24 6
13. Garbage collection 11 38 26 8 10 5
14. Gas pressure (cooking and heating) . 12 49 21 3 2 8
I 15. Electricity. 19 46 20 5 5 3
16. Telephone service 31 47 16 1 1 3
17. Postal service . 22 44 19 4 3 3
I 18. News coverage by newspaper. 11 31 30 11 9 4
19. Radio programs 8 30 33 11 7 10
20. Fire protection 19 41 21 3 2 13
I 21. Law enforcement and police protection 15 34 27 5 5 10
22. Court services . 4 24 23 3 3 38
23. Zoning ordinances 3 18 26 6 8 35
I 24. Legal services . 11 30 22 2 2 29
25. Medical services . 24 39 18 2 1 12
26. Dental services. 22 41 20 2 1 10
I 27. Hospital services. 19 38 21 4 1 14
28. Health department 8 24 25 7 2 29
29. Welfare services (aid to families with
I financial and marital problems, etc) 4 19 23 8 7 35
30. Public transportation to other communities 4 24 26 13 10 20
31. Public transportation inside the community 3 19 29 15 14 15
I 32. Parking in business district 18 37 22 6 8 6
33. Street layout . 6 29 31 9 12 8
34. Traffic signals and signs 5 34 34 9 10 4
I 35. Maintenance and cleaning of streets 5 32 36 9 10 5
36. Sidewalks 4 23 34 15 13 9
37. Responsiveness of public officials to
I people's needs and wishes. 3 17 33 12 11 20
38. Service in local stores and shops. 8 33 33 9 6 7
39. Stocks in local stores. . 9 36 30 7 5 10
I 40. Wage rates in local industry. 1 8 26 22 22 10
41. Consideration for employees on part of
local employers 3 15 33 12 11 22
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PART "Bfl (CONT)
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Excellent Good Average ~ Poor Know
I 42. Ability to attract new industry to
the community. 1% 6% 13% 18% 40% 18%
43. Diversity of industry. 1 8 18 17 25 27
I 44. Civic and service organizations . 7 29 30 5 4 21
45. Auditorium or public meeting halls. 3 17 26 15 20 17
46. Hotels and motels 12 30 29 10 5 9
I 47. Eating places 5 26 33 14 9 8
48. Social Service agencies. 2 18 30 7 4 35
49. Appearance downtown 3 29 40 10 7 9
I 50. Attractive approaches to community 4 17 34 16 17 8
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR.....
I 51. Chi ldren 13 33 24 6 7 14
52. Teenagers. 4 21 25 15 14 18
I 53. Adults 3 20 33 16 13 13
54. Older people. 3 11 23 13 14 32
55. Public meeting places for teenagers'
I social activities 1 11 23 16 20 26
56. Swimming facilities 6 30 29 12 7 12
57. Golfing facilities. . 7 27 20 9 11 22
I 58. Playgrounds for children 12 40 24 8 4 12
59. Fields for baseball and other outdoor
sports . . 15 42 23 4 2 11
I 60. Parks and picnic areas . 24 38 22 6 2 7
61. Public meeting place for large groups 4 17 24 16 16 20
62. Cultural opportunities 5 20 26 14 9 24
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.....
I 63. Staff . 18 33 15 2 1 29
64. Educational program 19 35 14 2 .2 27
I 65. Buildings and equipment . 15 35 17 4 1 24
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.....
I 66. Staff . 15 29 12 .2 .2 40
67. Educational program . 15 30 12 . 3 .2 40
I 68. Buildings and equipment 15 31 13 2 1 36
I SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. . . . .
69. Staff . . . . 16 29 10 . 2 .1 41
I 70. Educational program 19 30 9 1 .1 39
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I SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (CONT) Below Don't
Excellent Good A verag;e ~ Poor Know
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I 71. Buildings and equipment 21% 33% 8% 1% .2% 33%
Library. 19
72. . 8 26 7 4 33
I 73. Shopping facilities . . 7 30 24 5 6 26
74. Service and repair facilities. 5 22 30 7 6 25
75. Pub lie rest rooms in business district 4 17 23 11 15 26
I JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS.....
I 76. Under 18 . . . . .2 4 21 13 25 32
77. 18 - 39 . . .2 9 28 15 16 28
78. 40 - 64 .3 6 23 12 20 37
I 79. 65 and over. . . 1 6 17 10 22 41
80. Community planning and development
program 1 10 23 10 14 39
I 81. General appearance and attractiveness of
community . . 4 25 32 8 4 24
I PART "C"
No Minor Serious Don't
Prob lem Problem Problem Know
I 1. Racial prejudices and tensions. 38% 41% 5% 14%
2. Too high local taxes. 11 34 36 16
I 3. Slum areas . 7 45 24 20
4. Wasteful government practices. 13 25 18 40
5. Incompetent public officials 23 23 14 39
I 6. Corruption among public officials. 26 17 8 45
7. Inequitable tax essessments . 15 25 17 40
8. Control of municipal government by clique
I or by political machine 25 18 11 45
9. Lack of vocational training 15 25 24 34
10. Too many pupils per teacher. 14 33 20 31
I 11. Lack of higher education facilities 46 20 8 24
12. Lack of needed adult education service 21 29 15 31
13. Too much unemployment 9 29 27 33
I 14. Unprogressive management in local business
and industry . . . 14 25 20 37
15. Local workers not willing to give fair
I day's labor for fair day's pay 24 27 10 35
16. Indifference of local industry toward
community . . 23 21 12 39
I 17. Attempts of community to take advantage
(treat unfairly) local industry 25 19 10 44
18. Clergy withdrawn from community affairs. 40 13 6 40
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I 1. Number of years lived in this community?
1. Under 1 year 8%
I 2. 1 - 3 years 17%
I 3. 4 - 7 years 15%
4. 8 - 15 years 17%
I 5. Over 15 years 43%
I 2. Highest grade completed?
I 1. 8th grade or less 5%
2. Some high school 12%
I 3. High school graduate 33%
I 4. Some college 28%
5. College graduate 22%
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3. Person interviewed?
I 1. Mother 30%
I 2. Father 29%
3. Mother and Father 32%
I 4. Other head of household 9%
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