Results: City hall
1.
1.
Do you attend & participate in your local city, village or town meetings on a regular basis? Yes all the time
5%
•
105 votes
No never have gone
72%
•
1454 votes
Sometimes, depends on the meeting
22%
•
444 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
15 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.20% | 4 | |
| na | 0.10% | 2 |
| n/a | 0.10% | 2 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a i don't live in a town. | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a, we don't have a city hall, that i know of. | 0.05% | 1 |
| used to go but nothing changes its a waste of time a few rule | 0.05% | 1 |
| live in the country so dont have meetings here | 0.05% | 1 |
| never went there | 0.05% | 1 |
| the only meetings of this nature that my city holds are city council meetings, and only very few of them are open to the public. | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
2.
When you attend meetings do you actively participate & voice your opinions? Yes
12%
•
252 votes
No
22%
•
441 votes
Undecided
9%
•
179 votes
Not Applicable
57%
•
1146 votes
3.
3.
What is a reason you decide not to attend and/or participate? Too much drama
12%
•
240 votes
Do not feel safe voicing my opinion
8%
•
158 votes
Feel as if it will not change anything
27%
•
549 votes
N/A
50%
•
1009 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
62 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| no time | 0.20% | 4 |
| 0.15% | 3 | |
| all of the above | 0.10% | 2 |
| dont care | 0.10% | 2 |
| not interested | 0.10% | 2 |
| nothing i've felt strongly about | 0.05% | 1 |
| i feel too disconected with my city to bother | 0.05% | 1 |
| probably move soon | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't want to | 0.05% | 1 |
| no time or energy for that | 0.05% | 1 |
| just havnt gone | 0.05% | 1 |
| no particular reason. | 0.05% | 1 |
| social anxiety | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't really have an opinion about local issues. | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of the above and more. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no time/not at convenient time for me | 0.05% | 1 |
| too busy | 0.05% | 1 |
| i never get involved with politics. | 0.05% | 1 |
| im not a lefty, have a job, no time. | 0.05% | 1 |
| takes too long. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not open to the public | 0.05% | 1 |
| my schedule and family life takes up almost all of my time. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not anywhere nearby. | 0.05% | 1 |
| they arent advertised so don't know when they are | 0.05% | 1 |
| na | 0.05% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know when they are | 0.05% | 1 |
| not in the city limits | 0.05% | 1 |
| too young to do anything anyways | 0.05% | 1 |
| too far to drive at night | 0.05% | 1 |
| never knew about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| not aware of any meetings | 0.05% | 1 |
| temporarily live in a town and don't really care what goes on in it. would potentially go to meetings in a town i cared about. | 0.05% | 1 |
| cannot get there | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't plan on living here in another year or so | 0.05% | 1 |
| because we do not have a city hall. | 0.05% | 1 |
| sometimes due to health reasons i have to remain at home. | 0.05% | 1 |
| have had nothing to add | 0.05% | 1 |
| i listen mostly | 0.05% | 1 |
| our city council members are all uneducated and its quite frustrating | 0.05% | 1 |
| because i don't want to. | 0.05% | 1 |
| never remember to go | 0.05% | 1 |
| i just don't feel like going. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no interest | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a citizen | 0.05% | 1 |
| other things i would rather do | 0.05% | 1 |
| not practicularly interested | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't attend due to children | 0.05% | 1 |
| i participate by voting, i have watched it on tv quite a bit. | 0.05% | 1 |
| way too busy with four kids and work, i prefer to volunteer at their schools | 0.05% | 1 |
| to long | 0.05% | 1 |
| only so much time in my life | 0.05% | 1 |
| acess and info ie date and time | 0.05% | 1 |
| i move around alot | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
Would you participate more often if there were other forums to voice your opinion such as online surveys and submittals? Yes
32%
•
636 votes
No
19%
•
385 votes
Undecided
20%
•
412 votes
Not Applicable
29%
•
585 votes
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