Citizens Survey Report for Lake Worth

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On Tuesday's July 1 commission meeting, we will have the presentation of the Citizen Survey Report with the results.  As previously suggested, the top three concerns are 1) Slum & Blight, 2) Potholes, 3) Crime.  An excerpt from that report is as follows:

• 1. Code Enforcement: over 50 comments related to Code Enforcement. All negative.

• 2. Infrastructure: lighting, paved roads, potholes. Approximately 35 comments. All negative.

• 3. Public safety: 32 comments. No positive comments but many suggestions.
a. Attitude of officers.
b. Deputies being mean to the homeless.
c. Need more patrols. Need more patrols for Bryant Park and Cultural Plaza.
d. City needs to install cameras on the streets.
e. Use neighborhood watch teams.
f. Need more traffic control.
g. Problems with drunkenness, prostitution, drugs and loitering.
h. Concerns about the number of homeless.

• 4. City administration: Some positive, some negative, many suggestions (51 various comments).
a. Need more transparency.
b. Need more tolerance of other viewpoints.
c. Signage, letters, etc, should be in English and Spanish.
d. Need more ethnic diversity in those hired.
e. Need a map of businesses, etc, of Lake Worth (posted on the website).
f. Need better and more attractive signage for the entrances to Lake Worth.
g. Need signs, for example signs about littering, posted.
h. Encourage more help from residents to resolve the city’s problems.