Most residents who attended a recent town meeting believe they are well-informed about what's happening in their city and believe the issues being considered by the City Council are important and are being presented to the public in a fair manner.

Those are the results of a survey taken of residents who attended a town meeting May 19, at the JordanEll Reception Center.Thirty-eight 38 respondents said they knew before attending the meeting the council had recently completed a strategic plan to improve the city. Of those, 34 said they had reviewed it and agreed with the objectives defined in the plan.

Fifty-one said they believe the council should begin preparations to build a new civic center, while one disagreed. Some suggested the city set up a special committee to consider all possible choices and costs before beginning construction.

Forty-eight said they supported the construction if financing does not require an increase in taxes, while three opposed it. And 47 said they supported the use of capital project funds to build the center if the funds can be used "without jeopardizing the construction of any of the road proj-ects on the capital projects priority list."

Twenty-seven opposed the creation of City Council districts, and 23 supported it. And 31 opposed the addition of two seats to the council, while 18 supported it.

On the issue of the making Mayor Ken Miller's job a full-time position, 32 supported holding a special election to obtain voter input before making a decision on whether or not to fund it, while 19 opposed it. And 32 supported funding the mayor's position on a full-time basis, while 17 opposed it.

Most respondents also seemed to favor holding an election on the matter in November instead of June or July, when the council is expected to hire a new city manager.

Forty-three respondents said they feel the council should maintain the current property and utility franchise tax rates.

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Forty-four supported increasing the monthly residential solid waste fee from $3.30 to $4.60, and three opposed it. But 28 opposed the council adopting a mechanical collection system with large garbage containers on wheels, while 22 favored it.

However, 29 opposed the council considering the mechanical system if the cost of the service would raise the monthly fee from $5 to $5.59 a month.

The survey allowed those at the meeting to make recommendations to improve the city's strategic plan and make comments.

Respondents were also allowed to recommend changes in the budgets of capital projects, water, sewer, animal control, Western Stampede and fleet and equipment management.

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