Local Option Sales Tax for Parks

Do you a support a new Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) dedicated to improving Sandpoint's parks?

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265 registered responses

Would you support a new Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) to fund completion of the park site plans?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	57.7%	153
No	30.9%	82
I need more information to make a decision	11.3%	30

Rank our city park/property locations based upon which are most important to you/greatest priorities.

Average priorities over 265 responses

Describe the significance of this item

City Beach
Describe the significance of this item

Sand Creek Watershed Recreational Trails
Describe the significance of this item

Downtown Waterfront
Describe the significance of this item

Travers/Centennial/Great Northern Sports Complex
Lakeview Park
Describe the significance of this item

War Memorial Field

You've got 10 dots to 'spend'. How would you spend them on these improvements identified in the parks concept plans?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Marina Improvements/Expansion	4.6%	109
Realigned Boat Launch and Parking Area at City Beach	6.6%	158
Expanded/Improved Sport Courts (ie. pickleball, tennis, volleyball)	6.5%	155
Expanded Skatepark and Features	5.0%	119
Expanded BMX Facility and Pumptrack	2.9%	68
Expanded/Improved All-Accessible Playgrounds	3.1%	74
Kids Splash Pad	5.1%	122
Dog Parks	7.2%	171
Entertainment Pavillion at City Beach	4.2%	99
Improved/Expanded Pedestrian Pathways	8.9%	213
Sand Creek Public Boardwalk Extension	7.6%	180
Expanded Non-motorized Boat Launches and Connectivity	4.1%	98
Improved Sports Field Fields/Surfaces (Travers/Centennial/GN)	5.3%	127
Expanded/Improved Public Access to Waterfront/Water	7.9%	187
Purchase of Baldy Property from The Sewer Utility Fund	6.6%	156
Ice Skating at City Beach	11.1%	264

Initial cost estimates for the parks and recreation site concepts exceed the costs for the five-year War Memorial Field Project. Please indicate the length of time you would support for a Resort City Local Option Sales Tax.

	Response Percent	Response Count
5 Years	17.4%	46
7 Years	10.6%	28
10 Years	22.3%	59
15 Years	4.2%	11
20 Years	12.5%	33
None	33.2%	88

The Parks Master Plan recommends that Sandpoint needs to add 14 acres of developed park or open space to maintain current levels of service with population growth in the next decade. Would you support the use of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) revenues for the City to purchase property?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		62.3%	165
No		37.7%	100

If you support the use of of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) for property purchase, please rate your support for the following purchase opportunities (1=don't support, 5=strongly support)?

Public Waterfront/Water Access

	Response Count
1	21.9%	46
2	3.3%	7
3	11.0%	23
4	14.8%	31
5	46.2%	97

Trail Connectivity

	Response Count
1	20.0%	42
2	5.2%	11
3	11.4%	24
4	17.1%	36
5	44.8%	94

Baldy Property - home to the Baldfoot Disc Golf Course (owned by the Sewer Fund and therefore encumbered with restrictions that will not allow ongoing or permanent use as a park unless purchased by the City General Fund); valued between $1-2 million)

	Response Count
1	29.5%	62
2	9.0%	19
3	22.4%	47
4	9.0%	19
5	27.1%	57

How important is an indoor recreation facility? (1=not important, 5=very important)

	Response Percent	Response Count
1 - Not Important	24.9%	66
2 - Somewhat Important	18.9%	50
3 - Important	16.6%	44
4 - Very Important	16.6%	44
5 - Extremely Important	23.0%	61

Are you a registered voter in Sandpoint City limits?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		58.1%	154
No		41.9%	111

Using the numbered areas in the map below, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in the Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.

	Response Count
Area 1	0.8%	2
Area 2	3.4%	9
Area 3	4.2%	11
Area 4	5.7%	15
Area 5	10.2%	27
Area 6	3.8%	10
Area 7	8.7%	23
Area 8	9.8%	26
Area 9	13.2%	35
Ponderay	1.5%	4
Kootenai	3.8%	10
Sagle	12.5%	33
Dover	5.7%	15
Other Bonner County	15.5%	41
None of the Above	1.5%	4

Do you have additional thoughts you would like to share?

Answered: 157
Skipped: 108

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Would you support a new Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) to fund completion of the park site plans?
- Yes
Rank our city park/property locations based upon which are most important to you/greatest priorities.
1. Describe the significance of this item
  
  Sand Creek Watershed Recreational Trails
2. Describe the significance of this item
  
  City Beach
3. Describe the significance of this item
  
  Downtown Waterfront
4. Lakeview Park
5. Describe the significance of this item
  
  Travers/Centennial/Great Northern Sports Complex
You've got 10 dots to 'spend'. How would you spend them on these improvements identified in the parks concept plans?
- Expanded Skatepark and Features (1)
- Expanded BMX Facility and Pumptrack (1)
- Improved/Expanded Pedestrian Pathways (2)
- Expanded Non-motorized Boat Launches and Connectivity (1)
- Expanded/Improved Public Access to Waterfront/Water (1)
- Purchase of Baldy Property from The Sewer Utility Fund (2)
- Ice Skating at City Beach (2)
Initial cost estimates for the parks and recreation site concepts exceed the costs for the five-year War Memorial Field Project. Please indicate the length of time you would support for a Resort City Local Option Sales Tax.
- 15 Years
The Parks Master Plan recommends that Sandpoint needs to add 14 acres of developed park or open space to maintain current levels of service with population growth in the next decade. Would you support the use of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) revenues for the City to purchase property?
- Yes
If you support the use of of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) for property purchase, please rate your support for the following purchase opportunities (1=don't support, 5=strongly support)?
- Public Waterfront/Water Access - 3
- Trail Connectivity - 5
- Baldy Property - home to the Baldfoot Disc Golf Course (owned by the Sewer Fund and therefore encumbered with restrictions that will not allow ongoing or permanent use as a park unless purchased by the City General Fund); valued between $1-2 million) - 5
How important is an indoor recreation facility? (1=not important, 5=very important)
- 3 - Important
Are you a registered voter in Sandpoint City limits?
- No
Using the numbered areas in the map below, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in the Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.
- Dover
Do you have additional thoughts you would like to share?
Sandpoint is an outdoor town, anything you can help to create to foster this ethos will go far in the health and well-being of its citizens. People love getting outside on trails and pathways all winter too. Work to keep connectivity in all four seasons and to add to our ability to get outside in winter (ie. Skating/hockey rink, covered skate park?, nordic ski access). And think about expansion of recreational opportunities in the summer and shoulder seasons that capture the use of our main asset - the lake!

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Would you support a new Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) to fund completion of the park site plans?

Yes

I need more information to make a decision

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Rank our city park/property locations based upon which are most important to you/greatest priorities.

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You've got 10 dots to 'spend'. How would you spend them on these improvements identified in the parks concept plans?

Marina Improvements/Expansion

Realigned Boat Launch and Parking Area at City Beach

Expanded/Improved Sport Courts (ie. pickleball, tennis, volleyball)

Expanded Skatepark and Features

Expanded BMX Facility and Pumptrack

Expanded/Improved All-Accessible Playgrounds

Kids Splash Pad

Dog Parks

Entertainment Pavillion at City Beach

Improved/Expanded Pedestrian Pathways

Sand Creek Public Boardwalk Extension

Expanded Non-motorized Boat Launches and Connectivity

Improved Sports Field Fields/Surfaces (Travers/Centennial/GN)

Expanded/Improved Public Access to Waterfront/Water

Purchase of Baldy Property from The Sewer Utility Fund

Ice Skating at City Beach

Initial cost estimates for the parks and recreation site concepts exceed the costs for the five-year War Memorial Field Project. Please indicate the length of time you would support for a Resort City Local Option Sales Tax.

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The Parks Master Plan recommends that Sandpoint needs to add 14 acres of developed park or open space to maintain current levels of service with population growth in the next decade. Would you support the use of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) revenues for the City to purchase property?

Yes

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If you support the use of of Resort City Local Option Sales Tax (1%) for property purchase, please rate your support for the following purchase opportunities (1=don't support, 5=strongly support)?

	1	2	3	4	5
Public Waterfront/Water Access
Trail Connectivity
Baldy Property - home to the Baldfoot Disc Golf Course (owned by the Sewer Fund and therefore encumbered with restrictions that will not allow ongoing or permanent use as a park unless purchased by the City General Fund); valued between $1-2 million)

How important is an indoor recreation facility? (1=not important, 5=very important)

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Are you a registered voter in Sandpoint City limits?

Yes

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Using the numbered areas in the map below, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in the Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.

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Do you have additional thoughts you would like to share?

What is a disruptive statement?

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containing personal attacks, profanity, commercial advertising or content which is entirely off-topic, and/or
from a user who has falsified their registration information with the intent to post multiple statements in one topic or to misrepresent their city of residence.

Why does Open Town Hall monitor for disruptive statements?

OpenGov is a non-partisan company dedicated to building public trust in government and broadening civic engagement. Many people will not participate if the forum has disruptive statements.

Does Open Town Hall find many disruptive statements?

No. Disruptive statements are quite rare - less than one in a thousand statements are disruptive.

What does Open Town Hall do if they find a disruptive statement?

Open Town Hall

moves the statement to a different web page,
describes the problem in an email to the author, and
invites the author to change the statement.

Does Open Town Hall ever edit or delete statements?

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If I disagree with someone, can I post my opinion?

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How do I know if my statement is a 'disagreement' or a 'personal attack'?

Personal Attack	Not A Personal Attack
He lied.	He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.	I don't trust her.
He is greedy.	He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.	She will announce her candidacy soon.

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