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What is your opinion on the local economy? What types of retail and service opportunities do you want to see in Sammamish?

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144 registered responses


What are Sammamish’s economic strengths? (select all that apply)

Response Percent Response Count
Location 51.1% 72
People / talent 73.0% 103
Infrastructure 7.8% 11
Other 14.2% 20

Would you like to see Sammamish grow as an employment center?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 28.0% 40
No 33.6% 48
Maybe 38.5% 55

What type of employment opportunities would you like to see in Sammamish?

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Do you think the City should encourage new businesses to locate in Sammamish?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 66.7% 94
No 17.0% 24
Unsure 16.3% 23

If so, what kind of businesses do you think would want to locate in Sammamish?

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How much of your retail shopping is done locally in Sammamish?

Response Percent Response Count
Nearly all of my shopping is done in Sammamish 2.1% 3
Most of my shopping is done in Sammamish (more than half) 16.0% 23
Some of my shopping is done in Sammamish (less than half) 54.9% 79
Very little to none of my shopping is done in Sammamish 27.1% 39

Entertainment (movies, music, etc.)

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Restaurants

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142
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Groceries

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144
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Non-grocery retail (department stores, specialty stores, etc.)

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141
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3

Personal financial services

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120
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24

Medical services (non-emergency)

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141
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What is the item or service you most often leave Sammamish to buy?

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How often do you leave Sammamish to buy this item or service?

Response Percent Response Count
Every day 4.3% 6
4-6 times per week 14.9% 21
1-3 times per week 56.0% 79
Less than 1 time per week 24.8% 35

What type of retail would you most like to see come to Sammamish?

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What are the greatest CHALLENGES you see for Sammamish’s local economy/business community?

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What are the greatest OPPORTUNITIES you see for Sammamish’s local economy/business community?

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April 29, 2017, 12:37 PM
  • What are Sammamish’s economic strengths? (select all that apply)
    • Location
    • People / talent
  • Would you like to see Sammamish grow as an employment center?
    • Maybe
  • What type of employment opportunities would you like to see in Sammamish?

    Professional and knowledge worker occupations

  • Do you think the City should encourage new businesses to locate in Sammamish?
    • Yes
  • If so, what kind of businesses do you think would want to locate in Sammamish?

    Professional services: medical, legal, etc.

  • How much of your retail shopping is done locally in Sammamish?
    • Some of my shopping is done in Sammamish (less than half)
  • Entertainment (movies, music, etc.)
    Redmond
  • Restaurants
    Redmond
  • Groceries
    Sammamish
  • Non-grocery retail (department stores, specialty stores, etc.)
    Bellevue
  • Personal financial services
    Sammamish
  • Medical services (non-emergency)
    Bellevue
  • What is the item or service you most often leave Sammamish to buy?
    Clothing
  • How often do you leave Sammamish to buy this item or service?
    • Less than 1 time per week
  • What type of retail would you most like to see come to Sammamish?

    1. Hardware (Bring back Ace!)
    2. Books and music
    3. Every day clothing
    4. Pubs
    5. Better quality eateries ( not fast food)

  • What are the greatest CHALLENGES you see for Sammamish’s local economy/business community?

    Totally inadequate roads and transportation infrastructure for a city of this size.

  • What are the greatest OPPORTUNITIES you see for Sammamish’s local economy/business community?

    Large underserved pool of potential customers.

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