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4 Wednesday, June 10, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Committee presents survey results By diane goble Correspondent At the May 21 meeting of the Community Assets Committee, Chair Bill Hall presented the final results of the public survey con- cerning five potential com- munity asset projects to the committee. A total of 206 completed surveys were received by the deadline. Approximately 60% of the respondents were female and 40% male, and were approximately evenly split between those in the city and those outside the city but within the school district. The committee mem- bers arranged outreach to the public through articles an d an n o u n cemen ts in The Nugget; KZSO radio announcements; School Loop; local Facebook groups; local clubs, organiza- tions and networks; and with a Town Hall event. Among the survey respondents, those 50 and over were over- represented and those under 50 were under-represented with respect to their rela- tive populations as estimated by the city’s 2010 census results. Among all respondents, the Combination Project (Convention Center, Winter Sports Park, Art/Science/ History Center) received the highest percentage of the “best project” votes; the Field House came in a close sec- ond. This order of preference remained the same when the percentage of the combined “best project” and “okay project” votes were tallied, and also when the totals of the “no” votes were consid- ered (i.e., the Combination Project” and “Field House” had the lowest numbers of “no” votes). The project preferences differed by age bracket. For those 50 and over, the Combination Project gar- nered the highest percent- age of “best project” votes and least percentage of “no” votes. But for those under 50, the Field House accu- mulated the highest percent- age of “best project” and lowest percentage of “no” votes. If the “best project” totals were pro-rated to account for the actual populations of the two age groups, the totals for the Combination Project and Field House would be essen- tially a tie. It was noted that, due to the lower number of surveys received from the group aged 49 and younger, those results cannot be ascribed the same level of statistical confidence as the results from those aged 50 and over. To achieve equal levels of confidence in the results, more surveys would need to be received from the former group. Over half of all respon- dents felt that someone in their household would ben- efit from implementation of the Combination Project and just under 50 percent felt that way regarding the Field House. The belief that someone in their household would ben- efit from the implementation of a project varied by age of the respondent. Over half of those 50 and over expected their household would ben- efit from the Combination Project while, for those under 50, over half felt that way regarding the Winter Sports Park, Field House, and Combination Project. No project received a majority of support for financing through a bond measure. One project, the Art/Science/History Center, had a majority express- ing opposition to a bond measure. Summarizing the respon- dents’ expectations of proj- ect performance against goals, the leader was the Combination Project, fol- lowed by the Field House. The Art/Science/History Center was last. The respondents felt that the analysis presented for each project was fair, accu- rate, thorough, and com- plete by at least a 3 to 1 margin over those who felt otherwise. The Community Assets Committee will meet on June 4 to fine-tune its presenta- tion, which will be offered to City Council at an 8 a.m. workshop at City Hall on June 18. The public is invited to attend both meetings. 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(Near fairgrounds) YourCareMedical.com SPRD planning summer luau “The buzz has already started for the Sisters Park & Recreation District Luau,” said Shannon Rackowski, adult programs coordina- tor for SPRD. “On June 1 I started getting questions about the luau, when, what time, can we buy tickets yet, and a lot of individuals letting me know that they did not make it last year and they want to make sure they do not miss it this year.” The luau will be held at Village Green Park on Thursday, August 13, at 6:30 p.m. Sisters first luau brought over 300 people to Village Green Park last August, and staff is wondering if num- bers will exceed last year’s attendance. “In anticipation for an even larger turnout I am gearing up already,” said Rackowski. “Last year hands went up for wanting Lomi Lomi Salmon on the menu, so I will make it! Others asked why Bill Keale was not singing. I was not sure that people would come out for the luau, but he will be there this year!” SPRD wants to continue to create family and com- munity dinners that help pro- mote unity throughout Sisters Country and help raise funds for continual support for the programs we provide to youth and adults. Advance tickets are now on sale at SPRD. Call 541- 549-2091, stop by Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or visit www.sisters recreation.com and purchase your tickets. There will be a cut-off number for advance tickets; only a limited amount of tickets will be sold at the door, so get your tickets early.