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<br />South Bend Budget Priorities Survey <br />Questionnaire <br /> <br />(Also available on line at www.southbendIN.gov) <br /> <br /> <br />1. Generally speaking, do you feel that things in the country these days are going in the right <br />direction, or do you feel that things are pretty seriously off on the wrong track? <br />? ? <br /> <br /> Right direction Wrong track <br />12 <br />2. How about South Bend? Generally speaking, do you feel that things in South Bend these <br />days are going in the right direction, or do you feel that things are pretty seriously off on the <br />wrong track? <br />? ? <br /> <br /> Right direction Wrong track <br />12 <br />3. Do you think that in the last few years the overall appearance and condition of the <br />neighborhood where you live have become better, stayed about the same, or become <br />worse? <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> Become better Stayed about the same Become worse <br />123 <br />Mayor Luecke and the South Bend City Council are facing difficult budgeting decisions because <br />the property tax cap set by the state legislature will reduce the City's income for next year by about <br />eighteen million dollars. With its income so much lower, the City won’t be able to do everything it <br />does now and must establish priorities. <br />Listed below are the goals stated in South Bend's City Plan that was adopted by the Council in <br />2006. Knowing that City's income will be a lot lower next year and it won't be able to do everything <br />it does now, what priority do you think the Mayor and Council should give to addressing each goal: <br />High Priority, Medium Priority, or Low Priority? <br />4. Well-planned growth with compatible land uses <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> High priority Medium priority Low priority <br />123 <br />5. Diversified transportation systems that support bus, bike, and pedestrian mobility <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> High priority Medium priority Low priority <br />123 <br />6. Efficient public works such as roads, water and sewers <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> High priority Medium priority Low priority <br />123 <br />7. High quality public services such as police, fire, and ambulance <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> High priority Medium priority Low priority <br />123 <br />8. A thriving housing market in appealing neighborhoods <br />? ? ? <br /> <br /> High priority Medium priority Low priority <br />123 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />