[RP TownTalk] The mayor's proposal for a community center as part of the redevelopment of Dumm's Corner

[Lou King]

Interesting information. The significance of surveys results is hard to 
evaluate because respondents are a self selecting group; _No_ is a 
stronger emotion and more apt to evoke action.  Saying "yes" to some 
vague public good is less likely to result in a survey response.

To supplement the survey it would be interesting to also see the level 
of participation in public funded activities related to population.  For 
example, how many school aged children use the Boys and Girls Club / 
number of children in town based on 2000 census. All public actives, 
clubs, egg hunts, etc. should have the information.  As noted by others, 
the census information is 6 years old, but it is all we have to work with.

Lou King

Gerard Kiernan wrote:
> 
> We printed the survey results in the February 2000 issue of the Crier. That
> article can be read at:
> http://www.ci.riverdale-park.md.us/News/CrierIssues/i0002/commCtrRes.html
> 
> Links to the entire report, and a raw version of the data, can be found at:
> 
> http://www.ci.riverdale-park.md.us/AboutRiverdalePark/TownGroups/CommCtrStud
> yComm.html
> 
> Gerry Kiernan 
> 
>