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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />April 3, 2009 <br />9 a.m. <br /> <br />Public responds quickly to ‘Priority Outcomes’ survey <br /> <br />Contact: <br />Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> <br />In a week since an online survey of the City of South Bend’s 2010 budget priorities <br />became available, more than 400 people have voiced their opinions on the City’s web <br />site: www.SouthBendIN.gov <br /> <br />Mayor Stephen J. Luecke announced today that a Spanish language version of the survey <br />is also available on the site. Public responses will continue to be received through <br />Monday, April 13. <br /> <br />“The deadline for surveys is approaching. We want to hear the Priority Outcomes <br />identified by our residents to help shape how the City spends their tax dollars,” Luecke <br />said. “We’re working to build a community consensus regarding our priorities. I <br />encourage our residents to make sure their voices are heard in this process.” <br /> <br />City officials will share the results of the scientific telephone survey and the online <br />feedback during two Town Hall meetings planned for mid-May at Indiana University <br />South Bend and Washington High School. Details regarding the Town Hall meetings will <br />be announced as they are confirmed. <br /> <br />The surveys are one aspect of a multifaceted Priority Outcomes initiative announced <br />March 25 by Luecke. The City of South Bend is working to reduce its 2010 budget by 27 <br />percent because it will face revenue shortfalls exceeding $18 million resulting from state- <br />mandated property tax caps. As part of that process, the Mayor on March 25 announced <br />three parallel efforts to help City leadership respond to the unprecedented revenue loss <br />and the impact on City services. <br /> <br />- 30 - <br />