Here is an interesting survey that says something about what biggest issues Lake Oswego is facing. As confirmed by other local surveys the top issues are 1) government spending and 2) infrastructure repairs. The least important issue was downtown revitalization (1%).
DHM Research |Lake Owego‐Tigard Water Partnership Survey, February 2010
Table 1
Biggest Issue Facing City
Biggest Issue Facing City
|
Response Category
|
Total
N=600
|
LO Serv. Area
N=300
|
Tigard Serv.
Area N=300
|
|
Infrastructure repairs- roads/sidewalks/street lights
|
13%
|
9%
|
16%
|
|
Traffic congestion
|
10%
|
2%
|
16%
|
|
Government spending
|
7%
|
11%
|
4%
|
|
High taxes
|
7%
|
7%
|
7%
|
|
Education- general
|
5%
|
7%
|
4%
|
|
Education funding
|
5%
|
6%
|
4%
|
|
Parks and recreation
|
5%
|
2%
|
7%
|
|
Do something with West End building
|
3%
|
7%
|
0%
|
|
Development/construction in areas
|
3%
|
2%
|
4%
|
|
Fixing I-99
|
3%
|
0%
|
5%
|
|
Public transit- light rail/buses
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Protecting the environment
|
3%
|
4%
|
2%
|
|
Business development
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Job creation
|
2%
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
Land zoning/planning
|
2%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Listening to citizens
|
2%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Downtown revitalization
|
2%
|
1%
|
3%
|
|
Fixing sewer system
|
2%
|
4%
|
0%
|
|
Balancing budget
|
2%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Building community center
|
2%
|
2%
|
1%
|
|
All other responses
|
1% or less
|
1% or less
|
1% or less
|
|
Nothing/none/refused
|
9%
|
10%
|
8%
|
|
Don’t know
|
10%
|
8%
|
12%
|
Source: Davis, Hibbitts, & Midghall, Inc. (DHM), February 2010
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