CITY OF BEAVERTON RELEASES RESULTS OF COMMUNITY SURVEY (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: July 28th, 2014 11:44 AM
As part of the City of Beaverton's effort to update to the community vision plan, Beaverton conducted a public opinion poll. The results are in and give the city high marks for providing services.
Seventy five percent of residents said Beaverton is headed in the right direction on the telephone survey. According to DHM Research, the firm that conducted the survey, "This was on the very high-end of what we typically see in community surveys, with cities tending to receive right direction ratings in the 50-60 percent range. In fact, this was the highest such rating provided for a local city or county in the past two years."
Beaverton also received high marks on service delivery.
* 94 percent are satisfied with police services.
* 92 percent are satisfied with library services.
* 87 percent are satisfied with the city's maintenance of streets and roads.
* 85 percent are satisfied with how Beaverton supports neighborhoods.
* 84 percent are satisfied with how Beaverton communicates with the public.
* 84 percent are satisfied with public involvement opportunities in Beaverton.
When asked "how likely would you be to recommend your neighborhood to someone looking to move," 95 percent of respondents said they were likely to do so.
"We're laser-focused on bringing our community vision to life," said Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle. "I find this input from our citizens invaluable. The strong connection between the city's actions and citizen priorities are evident when you see survey results this good."
The results for both the telephone and online surveys are available at the city's web site beavertonoregon.gov. The information collected through the survey will be used to help inform the five-year update to the city's community vision plan. The telephone survey of 400 Beaverton residents is considered statistically valid while the online survey of 1,042 people is considered informative.
For more information about the survey, please contact Holly Thompson at 503-526-2658 or hthompson@BeavertonOregon.gov.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Seventy five percent of residents said Beaverton is headed in the right direction on the telephone survey. According to DHM Research, the firm that conducted the survey, "This was on the very high-end of what we typically see in community surveys, with cities tending to receive right direction ratings in the 50-60 percent range. In fact, this was the highest such rating provided for a local city or county in the past two years."
Beaverton also received high marks on service delivery.
* 94 percent are satisfied with police services.
* 92 percent are satisfied with library services.
* 87 percent are satisfied with the city's maintenance of streets and roads.
* 85 percent are satisfied with how Beaverton supports neighborhoods.
* 84 percent are satisfied with how Beaverton communicates with the public.
* 84 percent are satisfied with public involvement opportunities in Beaverton.
When asked "how likely would you be to recommend your neighborhood to someone looking to move," 95 percent of respondents said they were likely to do so.
"We're laser-focused on bringing our community vision to life," said Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle. "I find this input from our citizens invaluable. The strong connection between the city's actions and citizen priorities are evident when you see survey results this good."
The results for both the telephone and online surveys are available at the city's web site beavertonoregon.gov. The information collected through the survey will be used to help inform the five-year update to the city's community vision plan. The telephone survey of 400 Beaverton residents is considered statistically valid while the online survey of 1,042 people is considered informative.
For more information about the survey, please contact Holly Thompson at 503-526-2658 or hthompson@BeavertonOregon.gov.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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