Jamestown Parks & Recreation Survey Results

2007

Sample

• About 1250 surveys mailed to Jamestown households paying for water

• 409 surveys returned after 1 month

Overall Satisfaction

• Q4 – “On an overall basis how satisfied are you with the park and recreational facilities offered by Jamestown?”– Over three-quarters are “Extremely” or “Very” satisfied

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Not verysatisfied

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Incidence And Volume Of Usage Of Facilities

• Sidewalks are most used and volleyball courts are least

Facilities Needing Improvement

• Q8 “Based upon your usage and/or perceptions of each Jamestown park/recreational facility, please indicate which facilities you think need improvement.”– A majority of residents were able to comment about the sidewalks

– Considerably less than 50% were able to evaluate other facilities

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Volleyball courts

Baseball fields

Basketball courts

Soccer field concession stand

Soccer field restrooms

Tennis courts

Soccer fields

Playground/shelter restrooms

Playgrounds

Golf course club house/pro shop

Golf course grill/snack bar

Picnic shelters

Golf course restrooms

Golf course

Sidewalks

Need significant improvements Need some improvements

Do not need improvements DK/NA

Interest In New Facilities Or Services

• Greatest interest is in places to walk and least interest is in new tennis courts

Percent Extemely & Very Interested

17.5

33.7

32.8

40.2

42.9

45.8

51.1

61.0

65.1

66.9

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New tennis courts to replace the existingtennis courts

Dog park

Additional playground equipment

Smaller community park areas

Walkway to YMCA from center of town

Benches placed along sidewalk areas

Additional open park land or green space

Pedestrian bridge on East Fork Road

Deep River Greenway Trail

Greenway hiking trails

Percent Extremely, Very & Somewhat Interested

39.3

49.0

57.8

65.2

62.7

69.8

74.6

79.9

82.9

83.0

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New tennis courts to replace the existingtennis courts

Dog park

Additional playground equipment

Smaller community park areas

Walkway to YMCA from center of town

Benches placed along sidewalk areas

Additional open park land or green space

Pedestrian bridge on East Fork Road

Deep River Greenway Trail

Greenway hiking trails

Preference For New Facilities From Average Rankings

• Three new facilities are most preferred: Deep River greenway trail, East Fork Road pedestrian bridge, and greenway hiking trails

In-Depth Look At Tennis Court Evaluations

• Dissatisfaction and perceived need for improvement of tennis courts is strongly held by the 8.8% who used the courts in the past 12 months

– Availability of courts when they want them is not a problem– These residents may be satisfying their need for better courts by belonging to

private clubs

Respondents

Using Courts All

Q6 Facility Satisfaction In Past 12 Mos. Respondents

Not at all satisfied 17.9 9.9Not very satisfied 21.4 11.3Somewhat satisfied 25.0 31.0Very satisfied 32.1 39.4Extremely satisfied 3.6 8.5

Q8 Facility EvaluationNeed significant improvement 46.2 20.8Need some improvement 38.5 45.8Don't need improvement 15.4 33.3

Q11 Facility AvailabilityNot at all satisfied 0.0 2.5Not very satisfied 8.0 6.3Somewhat satisfied 28.0 35.4Very satisfied 40.0 40.5Extremely satisfied 24.0 15.2

Q16 Membership In Private ClubNo 74.2 90.3Yes 25.8 9.7

In-Depth Look At Golf Course Evaluations

• Perceptions of residents who have golfed at the local course in the past 12 months (38.6%) mirror all those who evaluated this facility– Satisfaction with Jamestown Golf Course is high

Respondents

Using Course All

Q6 Facility Satisfaction In Past 12 Mos. Respondents

Not at all satisfied 0.0 0.0Not very satisfied 0.7 0.5Somewhat satisfied 11.3 12.6Very satisfied 65.3 63.9Extremely satisfied 22.7 23.0

Q8 Facility EvaluationNeed significant improvement 4.9 5.6Need some improvement 46.3 43.8Don't need improvement 48.8 50.7

Q11 Facility AvailabilityNot at all satisfied 1.6 1.3Not very satisfied 2.4 2.5Somewhat satisfied 13.5 17.6Very satisfied 54.8 53.5Extremely satisfied 27.8 25.2

Q16 Membership In Private ClubNo 82.9 92.3Yes 17.1 7.7

Demographic Characteristics Of Respondents

Children Under 18 In Household

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5.6

14.5

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66.4

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Respondent's Education

4.3

21.6

42.9

23.9

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Doctorate/doctorial degree

Masters/graduate degree

College degree

Some college/associate degree

High school graduate

Some high school or less

Household Income Before Taxes

14.9

28.6

20.8

18.8

11.4

2.6

1.3

1.6

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More than $150,000

$100,000 - $150,000

$75,000 - $99,999

$50,000 - $74,999

$35,000 - $49,999

$25,000 - $34,999

$15,000 - $24,999

Less than $15,000