2010 Parks & Recreation Plan Survey
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1. Cities offer recreation facilities and programs to their residents for a variety of reasons and purposes. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs to its residents for each of the following purposes.

	Strongly Agree	Somewhat Agree	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly Disagree
a. To maintain and improve the physical health and mental well-being of the general population of the community	*Cities offer recreation facilities and programs to their residents for a variety of reasons and purposes. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs to its residents for each of the following purposes. a. To maintain and improve the physical health and mental well-being of the general population of the community Strongly Agree	a. To maintain and improve the physical health and mental well-being of the general population of the community Somewhat Agree	a. To maintain and improve the physical health and mental well-being of the general population of the community Somewhat Disagree	a. To maintain and improve the physical health and mental well-being of the general population of the community Strongly Disagree
b. To provide opportunities to make social connections; to strengthen the "social fabric" of the community	b. To provide opportunities to make social connections; to strengthen the "social fabric" of the community Strongly Agree	b. To provide opportunities to make social connections; to strengthen the "social fabric" of the community Somewhat Agree	b. To provide opportunities to make social connections; to strengthen the "social fabric" of the community Somewhat Disagree	b. To provide opportunities to make social connections; to strengthen the "social fabric" of the community Strongly Disagree
c. To enhance the economic vitality of the community by offering special events that draw visitors from inside and outside the community	c. To enhance the economic vitality of the community by offering special events that draw visitors from inside and outside the community Strongly Agree	c. To enhance the economic vitality of the community by offering special events that draw visitors from inside and outside the community Somewhat Agree	c. To enhance the economic vitality of the community by offering special events that draw visitors from inside and outside the community Somewhat Disagree	c. To enhance the economic vitality of the community by offering special events that draw visitors from inside and outside the community Strongly Disagree
d. To provide recreational opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to participate in recreational activities (e.g., people with disabilities or people with low incomes)	d. To provide recreational opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to participate in recreational activities (e.g., people with disabilities or people with low incomes) Strongly Agree	d. To provide recreational opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to participate in recreational activities (e.g., people with disabilities or people with low incomes) Somewhat Agree	d. To provide recreational opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to participate in recreational activities (e.g., people with disabilities or people with low incomes) Somewhat Disagree	d. To provide recreational opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to participate in recreational activities (e.g., people with disabilities or people with low incomes) Strongly Disagree
e. To provide positive activities for children and teens (age 19 and younger)	e. To provide positive activities for children and teens (age 19 and younger) Strongly Agree	e. To provide positive activities for children and teens (age 19 and younger) Somewhat Agree	e. To provide positive activities for children and teens (age 19 and younger) Somewhat Disagree	e. To provide positive activities for children and teens (age 19 and younger) Strongly Disagree
f. To provide recreational opportunities for adults (20 to 59 years old)	f. To provide recreational opportunities for adults (20 to 59 years old) Strongly Agree	f. To provide recreational opportunities for adults (20 to 59 years old) Somewhat Agree	f. To provide recreational opportunities for adults (20 to 59 years old) Somewhat Disagree	f. To provide recreational opportunities for adults (20 to 59 years old) Strongly Disagree
g. To provide recreational opportunities for senior adults (age 60 and older)	g. To provide recreational opportunities for senior adults (age 60 and older) Strongly Agree	g. To provide recreational opportunities for senior adults (age 60 and older) Somewhat Agree	g. To provide recreational opportunities for senior adults (age 60 and older) Somewhat Disagree	g. To provide recreational opportunities for senior adults (age 60 and older) Strongly Disagree

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2. Which of the above items do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT reason the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs. Please select a letter a through g.

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Reference above items	Which of the above items do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT reason the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs. Please select a letter a through g. Reference above items Corresponding letter

The City of Rapid City is determining important guiding principles for future parks and recreation programming. Recognizing that all the statements may reflect values that are important to you...

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3. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City. Consider parks and recreation a human service that contributes to the physical, emotional and social welfare of the whole community, and therefore offers limited services funded primarily through tax dollars.

Consider parks and recreation a business which should attract and serve as many people as possible who can afford to pay for the services provided, and therefore offers more services funded primarily through user fees.

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4. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City. Parks and recreation program offerings should be at many different skill levels, i.e. beginner through very advanced.

Parks and recreation program offerings should focus primarily on introductory classes at beginning and intermediate levels.

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5. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City. Parks and recreation facilities should be mostly programmed with leagues and other pre-planned activities or events, with some drop-in use, likely earning greater revenues.

Parks and recreation facilities should mostly be available for public drop-in use, with some active programming, likely earning less revenues.

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6. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City. Parks and recreation program offerings should focus mostly on popular sports and fitness (e.g., aerobics, yoga, softball, soccer, basketball, ect.) because those serve the highest number of people.

Parks and recreation program offerings should offer some popular sports and fitness activities, but also include diverse opportunities like arts and crafts and classes (e.g., cooking, tai chi, etc.).

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7. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City. The Parks and Recreation Department should provide facilities and programs that complement others in the community and not replicate them.

The Parks and Recreation Department should provide facilities and programs identified by residents regardless of whether they are provided by other agencies in or near Rapid City.

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2010 Parks & Recreation Plan SurveyExit this survey

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*1. Cities offer recreation facilities and programs to their residents for a variety of reasons and purposes. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs to its residents for each of the following purposes.

*2. Which of the above items do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT reason the City of Rapid City should offer recreation facilities and programs. Please select a letter a through g.

*3. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

*4. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

*5. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

*6. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.

*7. Please indicate which ONE of the two statements you believe is more important for Rapid City.