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FlashVote survey: Arcadia residents rate city 'right direction' ~2.8:1; priorities include homelessness, safety and streets
Summary
City‑commissioned FlashVote polling presented Nov. 5 shows Arcadia residents overall view the city as heading in the right direction by about 2.8:1, but identify homelessness, safety and aging infrastructure among top concerns to address.
City staff and FlashVote co‑founder Kevin Lyons presented results of Arcadia’s first FlashVote community survey on Nov. 5. Lyons summarized the key findings: the city’s ratio of respondents saying Arcadia is on the right direction to wrong track was about 2.8 to 1, and top priorities identified by participants included homelessness impacts, enforcing codes, attracting local jobs, and aging infrastructure (pipes and roads). An importance‑versus‑satisfaction analysis highlighted physical safety, housing affordability and sidewalks/streets as areas with higher importance but lower satisfaction — potential focus areas for future surveys and policy work.
Nut graf: The FlashVote panel (about 305 responses for the first survey) gave city managers a snapshot of resident priorities and suggested subject areas for more targeted follow‑up polling, with staff and the FlashVote representative encouraging future targeted surveys on physical safety, housing and pedestrian infrastructure.
Kevin Lyons noted the survey can be filtered by verified local addresses, neighborhoods and demographic groups for more granular insights, and cautioned about small‑sample noise in subgroups while recommending safety as a top topic for follow‑up. City Manager Merritt Perry said the panel will be used to drill into priorities with subsequent surveys and to inform outreach and budget focus.
Ending: Council expressed support for continued use of FlashVote and encouraged more residents to sign up; staff said future panels will drill into the highest priorities identified tonight.
