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Survey finds high marks for parks, library and public safety; council eyes strategy, revenue stability and waterfront progress
Summary
City staff presented results from a community input survey and council and staff used a SWOT exercise to identify priorities including revenue stability, waterfront development and improved council-staff trust.
St. Helens staff presented the results of a community input survey during a Jan. 31 council workshop and used the responses as the basis for a strategy workshop that prioritized revenue stability, waterfront development and improving council-staff trust.
City communications staff said the survey was the third iteration (previous cycles in 2020 and 2021–22). They reported 256 responses to the recent survey, with distribution through the city newsletter, boosted social media posts and a city webpage link. The survey sample skewed toward longer-term residents and heavy users of parks and trails.
Survey results showed consistently high satisfaction with public safety services, parks and the…
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