The overwhelming majority of Mountain View residents are “very” or “somewhat” satisfied with the programs and services offered in their city and the quality of life they enjoy there, according to a new survey that lists the scores as “one of the highest” for a city.
Godbe Research President Brian Godbe, whose Half Moon Bay-based company has conducted surveys for more than 15 years, said Mountain View received “one of the highest scores Godbe Research has seen for a city.”
The results show that Mountain View residents’ priorities for the city have shifted since 1995, when reducing crime topped the list. Today, increasing affordable housing is in the top spot at 27 percent, compared to only 9 percent in 1995. Improving local schools is also deemed more urgent today, with 17.2 percent citing it as a top issue. Reducing traffic is third at 10.7 percent.
Programs and services ranked on the lower end of the importance scale include building more parks and increasing recreation offerings.
Library and fire protection/paramedic services, meanwhile, scored the highest among the services residents are the most satisfied with. Traffic flow measures and land use regulation ranked lowest.
