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Considering what’s important to you personally, what is the single most important problem or greatest
need facing the City of Chesapeake today? (Top 5 Responses Each Year)
2014
Traffic congestion/delays
18.0%
Issues with roads (maintenance/condition/need more/build faster)
13.0%
Too much growth/Better planning for growth
9.3%
Property taxes are too high
6.5%
“Other” school issues (safety/teacher pay/need more funding)*
5.9%
(n=323)
* aside from crowding
2008
Property taxes are too high
13.3%
Issues with roads (maintenance/condition/need more/build faster)
13.0%
Traffic congestion/delays
12.0%
Too much growth/Need better planning for growth
8.1%
School crowding/Need to build more schools
6.5%
(n=308)
2007
Traffic flow problems/congestion
19.3%
Property taxes are too high
13.3%
Too much growth/Problems planning for growth
12.3%
School crowding/Need more schools
8.3%
Issues with roads (condition/need more/finish projects sooner)
8.3%
(n=301)
2006
Traffic flow problems/congestion
17.9%
Too much growth/Problems planning for growth
15.6%
Property taxes are too high
11.0%
School crowding/Need more schools
9.6%
Issues with roads (condition/need more/finish sooner)
7.0%
(n=301)
