12/11/13 - The city of Brighton recently conducted a survey to find out how its citizens feel about their local government, its services and the general quality of life the city of Brighton offers its residents. The city performs the questionnaire every two years and in the past actually mailed the detailed survey to each individual address. But in order to save money this year, postcards were sent out directing recipients to the city's website where they could fill out the survey online. Paper surveys were also available for pickup at city hall. Officials say while the city saved several thousand dollars by not mailing the survey out, only 7% of residents responded this year. Despite that, City Manager Dana Foster tells WHMI the small percentage is statistically valid, and the majority of those who responded say they are satisfied with city services. The survey indicates 74% of respondents think that, overall, city services are either "very good" or "good,â with essentially the same ranking for water and sewer services. Only about 4% regard them as "poor." A combined 81% rated police and public safety services as either "excellent" or "very good," with just 2% saying they were âpoor.â When asked to rate the word or phrase that most describes Brighton, the highest numbers went to "a place I enjoy living in," followed by a "safe" community and then "a place I would recommend to other people to live." The complete results are available through the link or document posted below. (TT/JK)
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