2025 community survey presentation

Saturday, December 20, 2025

2025 Shoreview Community Survey results presentation

Analysis of community livability facets

Resident satisfaction with government services and transparency

Discussion on local economic trends and affordability

Feedback on garbage collection system models

Public engagement and barriers to participation

Review of overnight parking regulations

Areas of Interest (4)

  • Shoreview residents report high satisfaction with quality of life but express growing concerns regarding affordability, specifically housing and healthcare.
  • Community survey reveals consistent support for current city leadership, yet identifies 'lack of time' as the primary barrier to civic participation.
  • Controversial debate over garbage collection: Residents split on moving from private haulers to an organized municipal system.
  • City staff to conduct deeper analysis of declining satisfaction in affordability-related sectors during upcoming January workshop.

Notable Quotes (2)

Most communities we work with use these data to track trends over time, monitoring that resident opinion and informing budgeting decisions.

— Grace Arnison
Strategic PlanningExplaining the utility of community survey results.

Of the 121 survey items for which residents provided evaluative weight ratings, 88 were higher than the national benchmark.

— Grace Arnison
Performance MetricsBenchmarking Shoreview's performance against national averages.

People (3)

Grace ArnisonSenior Project Manager

Senior project manager at Polco presenting the 2025 community survey results.

1 quote

“Shore View is certainly an engaged community.”

Comment on the 19% response rate to the survey.

Renee EisenbAssistant City Manager

Introduced the survey presenter and served as primary city contact for Polco.

Cindy MaizeProject Manager

Colleague of Grace Arnison at Polco; managed the Shoreview project.

Places Mentioned

Shoreview

Events & Meetings (2)

  • August 28, 2024: Start of survey mailing process
  • January 20, 2025: Scheduled City Workshop for further discussion
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2025 community survey presentation - Arden Hills Recorder