County-Wide Survey Results

Detailed results and citizen comments

• On Coordinating Service Provision

Discussion

Many people throughout the county think that the provision of public safety services could be much more efficient if local jurisdictions worked together. People also discussed the possibilities of coordinating other services, such as schools. While the issue of a countywide wastewater authority was not strongly supported, the survey indicated that almost half of our citizens agreed that the future of our County depended upon the formation of such an authority.

Greater Kalamazoo Community Convention Outcomes:

[About the Convention]

Statements agreed upon by 100% of participants:

• We stand for governments cooperating on providing services.

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

• Regionalize police and fire services.
• City income tax or county tax for all services.
• Public transportation to make all these things accessible.