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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Quality of Life survey results to be presented at July 19 City
Council meeting
Edina, Minn., July 7, 2011 – Residents are proud to call Edina “home.” That’s the verdict from
the latest quality of life survey of Edina residents by an independent research company.
In the survey conducted this spring by Decision Resources, Ltd., 98 percent of respondents rated
the quality of life in Edina as “excellent” or “good.” Other highlights include:
Ninety-two percent of residents polled believe things in Edina are “generally headed in the
right track.”
Ninety-two percent of residents polled rated the ease of getting from place to place in Edina
as “excellent” or “good.”
The job of City staff was rated “excellent” or “good” by 91 percent of respondents.
With the second-highest rating in the metropolitan area, 79 percent of residents polled
believe that if they wanted to, they could have a say about the way things are run in the
community.
More than 30 percent couldn’t identify a serious issue facing Edina today. Other issues
identified by about 1 in 10 people were taxes and lack of redevelopment.
Decision Resources completed the random survey of about 400 Edina residents from around the
community in April and May. The results are accurate to +/- 5 percent and will aid City decision
makers going forward.
Bill Morris of Decision Resources will present the findings of the survey at the July 19 City Council
meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St. For more information, call
952-927-8861.
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