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Appendix:SurveyResults <br />AvalancheConsultingispleasedtopresenttheresultsoftheForwardLaPorteEconomic <br />DevelopmentSurvey.ThesurveywasconductedbetweenDecember2008andJanuary2009 <br />togaininsightintolocalresidentsandĬǒƭźƓĻƭƭĻƭ͸opinionsabouteconomicdevelopment.A <br />totalof301surveyswerecompleted. <br />Acrosstheboard,surveyresponsesreflectedaconsistentthinkingamongLaPorteresidents. <br />Citybeautification,MainStreetrevitalization,andSylvanBeachrevitalizationtopped <br />ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷƭ͸economicdevelopmentpriorities.LatƚƩƷĻ͸ƭtopstrengthsareperceivedasbeing <br />(1)publicsafety,(2)costofliving,(3)accesstohighereducation,and(4)qualityofK12 <br />education.TheĭźƷǤ͸ƭperceivedweaknessesincludedretailshopping,downtown,artsand <br />culture,andtheĭźƷǤ͸ƭappearance.ManyresidentsencouragedtheCitytoconcentrateon <br />balancinggrowththroughcommunitydevelopmentversusindustrialrecruitment,revivingLa <br />tƚƩƷĻ͸ƭhistoriccore,andofferingfamiliesenhancedentertainmentandrecreational <br />opportunities. <br />Methodology <br />AvalancheConsultingkickedofftheprojectbydevelopinganonlinesurveyandthen <br />presentedthedraftquestionstotheForwardLaPorteSteeringCommitteeforreview.After <br />receivingtheirfeedback,AvalanchefinalizedthesurveyandlauncheditonDecember8, <br />2008.(AcopyofthesurveyisprovidedattheendofthisAppendix.) <br />Toencourageresidentstoparticipateinthesurvey,Avalancheinitiatedamultifaceted <br />promotionalcampaign: <br />AvalanchedevelopedtheonlinesurveyutilizingQuestionProsoftware.Anonline <br />formatwaschosentosavetimeandcost. <br />Avalanchedevelopedasurveywebpagewhichcontainedalinktothesurvey. <br />TheǞĻĬƭźƷĻ͸ƭURLwasprovidedtoSteeringCommitteemembersandothercivic <br />leaders,andtheyinturnshareditwiththeircontacts. <br />The BayshoreSun and HoustonChronicle wrotearticlesabouttheƭǒƩǝĻǤ͸ƭlaunch. <br />Avalancheandthe BayshoreSun createdanadvertisementtoremindresidentsto <br />takethesurvey.TheadswerepublishedintheJanuary18andJanuary21editions. <br />Thesurveywasviewedby497people.Avalanchereceived301completesurvey <br />questionnaires.Onaverage,ittookparticipants10minutestofinishthesurvey. <br />ThesurveywascompletedonJanuary23,2009. <br />SurveyDemographics <br />Ofthe301residentswhocompletedthesurvey,60percenthadlivedinLaPortefor11years <br />orlonger. <br />76percentofallrespondentswerecurrentlyemployed,withexactlyonehalfemployedbya <br />companylocatedinLaPorteandtheotheronehalfworkingoutsideofthecity.Alarge <br />majorityofsurveyparticipants(65.8percent)were45yearsoldorolder. <br />24 <br />| <br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment January 2009 <br /> <br />