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http://www.siouxfalls.org/Mayor/citizen_survey.aspx
If you study it closely you will find that most answers got between a 60-70% rating (100% means excellent). the two lowest ratings were the economy downturn and street repair they both got a 30% poor response and overall under 40%. I still don’t think this survey means a damn thing. When you only survey 1,000 residents out of 170,000 I don’t think this is fair assessment of what is going on in a city. Not to mention, I would be curious to see a map of where these surveys went.
I also wonder about the demographics of the people who responded. Was it actually a cross-section of the city, or just 1000 of the 8% of people who actually voted in the last city election?
I bet it was mostly registered voters, because there was a question on the survey “Are you a registered voter?” and I think the answer was 88%
They should have sent it out with the water bill.
That would have made sense . . . beaucrats have trouble with common sense.
As a teacher type, anything below 70% is a Failing grade – does that help????
In the past election cycle they asked what grade you would give the Mayor. I wish they would have asked me that question: F-
Any mayor who breaks several ordinances doesn’t deserve to lead a city.
– Approval of cost overun to Phillips to the Falls with out the council’s vote
– Placing a plaque to the entrance of falls Park without approval
– Not reporting campaign donations
– Secret meeting with insurance man that secured a $400,000 interest free loan
– Hiring an inexperienced chief of staff at the top of the pay scale.
I could go on and on.
Would you, pleeeease????? I am so darn apathetic, beer and kraut-ic, and afraid of accountability that I can’t think straight for the citizens of this burg anymore – zzzzzaaaaaarrrrrgghhhhhhaaaacccckkkkkkk – – — -(can you tell I like comic book sound effects?)