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<br />~~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Aware,... of ProGrams and Service. <br />More than 75% of respondents are aware of each of the folbwing: <br />Parks (97%) <br />County Fair (91% <br />libfary services (90%) <br />Arena and Events Center (86%) <br />Recyc~ng centers (81%) <br />Recreation leagues and classes (76%) <br />less than half of respondents are aware of each of the following. <br />Dial-A-Ride (49%) <br />Emai! newsletter (48%) <br />Conservation easements (47%) <br />Housing rehabilitation (44%) <br />Camp Spencer ('3%) <br />library on-line card catalog (41%) <br /> <br />MarketWISe <br /> <br />~~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Llbrarv Servlc.. <br />Respondents are 'w'ery satisfed with the library services in Cabarrus County <br />79% of responderws report there is a branch in a convenient location for them 10 use, but <br />only 55% ha\le used the library in the past year <br />Among respondents who do not have a conveniently located branch, 72% would be <br />somewhat or much more likely 10 use the library if there were a more convenient <br />location. <br /> <br />New School Construction Revenue Source. <br />60% of respondents strongly support Impact Fees, and 52% strongly support the <br />Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance <br />Only 23"10 strongly support a land transfer tax, and only 15% strongly support a sales tax <br />lrlCrease <br /> <br />MarketWIse <br /> <br />~~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Source. of Information <br />More people rely on the newspaper (advertising or articles) than any other source for <br />irlormation about Cabarrus County programs and services. Almost half (48%) rely most <br />on the Independent T n"bune <br />More people rely onWSOC than any other station (40%) <br />Only 55% of respondents are aware of the Government Channel {Channel 22). <br />Board of Commissioner's Meeting and Historical Moments are the most watched <br />programs on the channel: 31% and 29% respectively <br />Programs with the highest ratings on usefulness are the Board of Commissioner's <br />Meeting, Historical Moments, Extension Today. and Conserving au( Land. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />MarketWIse <br /> <br />\-\ ~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~~~ <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Satisfaction with Proarams Jlnd Services <br />At least half of respondents are very satisfied with each of the following: <br />Library Services (64%) <br />Senior Center (60%) <br />Parks (54%) <br />Library Online Card Catalog (53%) <br />County Fair (50%) <br />Arena & Events Center (50%) <br />-75% or more are at least somewhat satisfied with each of these areas <br /> <br />Areas of lowest satisfaction are the following <br />Conservation Easements (24%, very satisfied) <br />Housing Rehabilitation (20%, very satisfied) <br />Tax Relief Exemptions (16%, very satisfied) <br /> <br />MarketWIse <br /> <br />~~ <br />~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Gov.r........nt Involvement <br />Only 10% of respondents are very informed about Cabarrus County Government issues. <br />43% report being somewhat informed. <br />More respondents are aware of public meetings than any other opportunity to be involved <br />in decision making (75%) Only 28% are aware of opportunities to serve on advisory <br />committees <br /> <br />Y..2ti!!g <br /> <br />70% of respondents indicated they voted in the last election Among those respondents, <br />only 13% voted early. <br /> <br />60% of respondents indicated they definitely or probably woukj vole early if it were <br />availat>>e at more convenient bcations <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />MarketWI'" <br /> <br />~~ <br />ecmarr'iis-~ ~ <br />""~"'.... <br />-'"' <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />!nlImIlJ!u <br />79% of respondents have internet access <br />- Among those, only 15% would be somewhat or very likely to watch Channel 22 via <br />streaming video on the internet <br />54% of respondents are aware of the County's website <br />44% of respondents have visited the County's website <br /> <br />Horn. Owner's AlIsoelation MHtlnos <br />30% of responderts Mve in a community with a Home Owner's Association <br />Among those, 36% rated attendance of HOA meetings by a government offICial <br />extremely helpful, and 16% rated attendance somewhat helpful. <br />- Among those who rated attendance at least somewhat helpful, 46% indicated <br />once a ~ar would be enough <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />MarketWIse <br /> <br />2 <br />