Dallas City Hall needs a turnaround season | Opinion
The two biggest indicators that citizens are unsatisfied with the city’s direction are the perceived value they receive for their tax dollars and the current direction of the city. In both categories citizens did not hold back in assigning failing grades.
To go from every other citizen being satisfied to about half that number is a tragic fall, and a huge hole to dig out from.“They don’t look very satisfied,” City Council member Cara Mendelsohn remarked. “The results are pretty shocking and should be a wake-up call.”I know throwing out wonkish City Hall statistics is as enjoyable as being stuck on an elevator with a talkative CrossFitter, but in this case the story is the numbers.
, on average. Half of the survey respondents have lived in Dallas longer than 30 years. And 60% are owners of a home.Citizens are clamoring for improvements in three primary areas: homelessness, police and crime, and streets. There is also a deterioration in satisfaction for police service. In 2014, crime was only perceived as a major problem by 39% of citizens. Now that number is 61%. The 2014 study reported that 55% of respondents were satisfied with police response times. It has now fallen to 24%. Crime prevention has fallen from 50% to 23% satisfied.Homelessness is identified by 75% of respondents as a major problem, compared with only 40% in 2014.
Other areas have seen a dramatic downturn since the 2014 survey. A reduction of 20 or more points occurred in several important areas:The perception of Dallas as a place to retireAccess to affordable, quality child careThe city’s favorability as a place to raise children has fallen by 15%, as well.
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