Dublin a good place to live, survey respondents say
DUBLIN — City officials received good news this week about how residents feel about living in the town of just over 44,000. A public opinion survey of 400 residents found that 86 percent of respondents rated the quality of life in the city as excellent or good, and that 79 percent thought city officials were doing an excellent or good job of providing services.
The rating came after the city passed a $91.1 million budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that represented nearly $3 million in cuts and used $1.1 million borrowed from the city’s rainy day reserve fund.
A firm called Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates conducted the survey Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. It asked respondents about everything from public safety to city services to the ongoing state budget crisis. The results were released during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Despite the favorable responses elicited from the survey, the council reminded the public that it plans to remain as transparent as possible during the ongoing state budget crisis.
“Residents don’t see us taking cuts internally,” council member Kasie Hildenbrand said, adding that the cutbacks may become much more apparent.
Last year, the city balanced its budget through a series of cuts in every department and with no salary increases for city workers.
Read the complete article by Robert Jordan, Contra Costa Times.
Click here to view the survey results released by the City of Dublin.
