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Advisory Council - Needs Assessment


Problems (and possible causes) I see in our community are…

City Infrastructure & Services

Traffic (31 Responses)
Collaboration (26 Responses)
Growth (24 Responses)
Public Transportation (19 Responses)
Housing (14 Responses)
City Services (10 Responses)

Facilities

Recreation (27 Responses)
Facilities (16 Responses)

K-12 Schools

Facilities (25 Responses)
Culture (22 Responses)
Education (18 Responses)
Discipline (11 Responses)
Extra Curricular (7 Responses)
Finances (6 Responses)
Transportation (6 Responses)
Communication and Involvement (4 Responses)
Lunch (4 Responses)
District Boundaries (3 Responses)

See also School Leadership (under Leadership)

Local Economy & Finances

Growth (25 Responses)
Finance and Budget (19 Responses)

Leadership

Accountability (12 Responses)
Collaboration (10 Responses)
School Leadership (9 Responses)

Family & Parenting

Family Life (29 Responses)
Community Culture (14 Responses)

Early Childhood

Early Childhood (3 Responses)

School Age Children

Community Culture (19 Responses)
Family Life (14 Responses)
Services (4 Responses)

Teens

Activities (15 Responses)
Facilities (7 Responses)
Troubled Teens (5 Responses)
Community Culture (4 Responses)
Support (4 Responses)

Senior Adults

Facilities (9 Responses)
Activities and Engagement (5 Responses)
Aging Population (6 Responses)
Transportation (2 Responses)

Alcohol, Drugs & Crime

Schools and Teens (29 Responses)
Crime and Safety (16 Responses)
Substance Abuse (15 Responses)
Community Denial (6 Responses)

Programs, Services & Entertainment

Activities for Teens (22 Responses)
Community Activities (15 Responses)
Growth (7 Responses)
Programs and Services (7 Responses)
Communications and Engagement (6 Responses)
Collaboration (3 Responses)
Young Adults (3 Responses)

Communication Within Community and With Broader Community

Information (22 Responses)
Collaboration and Involvement (17 Responses)
Relationship Building (17 Responses)

Community Culture & Diversity

Community Culture (47 Responses)
Diversity (34 Responses)
Building Relationships (27 Responses)
Stereotypes and Reputation (23 Responses)
Divisions (22 Responses)
Values (13 Responses)
Responsibility and Involvement (12 Responses)
Work and Life Balance (8 Responses)

Special Groups

People with Low Income (14 Responses)
People with Health Challenges, Disabilities and Special Needs (9 Responses)
People From Other Nations (11 Responses)

New Residents

New Residents (5 Responses)

Miscellaneous

Health (2 Responses)


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