County-Wide Survey Results

Detailed results and citizen comments

• On Revitalizing Our Urban Core

Discussion

The plight of the City of Kalamazoo was a concern among over a quarter of the respondents. Some feel a connection with the city best described by a small town resident who said "We often criticize the city of Kalamazoo, and perhaps don't feel a part of it, but we don't often think about the amount of services that we get from the city of Kalamazoo either that are basically not supported by anybody's taxes but their own. For example, the hospitals are located in their districts, Western Michigan University is located in their district."

Greater Kalamazoo Community Convention Outcomes:

[About the Convention]

Statements agreed upon by 100% of participants:

• We stand for revitalizing the urban core of our community

Strategies for achieving what "we stand for," overwhelmingly supported by participants:

• We need things downtown that focus on our diverse population: seniors, single parents, students.