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Public Safety 8: Should the volunteer Louisville Fire Protection District become a <br />full-time, paid fire department? <br />Number Percent <br />Yes 229 64.5% <br />No 126 35.5% <br />Nearly 2/3 of the respondents feel that Louisville needs a full-time, paid, fire department. <br />Public Safety 9: Overall performance of the Louisville Police Department. <br />Number Percent <br />Very Poor 5 1.2% <br />Poor 10 2.4% <br />Fair 38 9.1% <br />Good 199 47.8% <br />Very Good 144 34.6% <br />No Opinion 20 4.8% <br />The Police Department received very strong rankings by over 82% of the respondents. <br />1994 Score = 6.9 1999 Score = 7.5 <br />PLANNING/ZONING/BUILDING <br />Planning/Zoning/Building 1: The public input process on planning issues. <br />Number Percent <br />Very Poor 14 3.5% <br />Poor 36 8.9% <br />Fair 83 20.5% <br />Good 120 29.5% <br />Very Good 25 6.2% <br />No Opinion 127 31.4% <br />The closest match to this question in 1994 received a 5.0 ranking. The average in 1999 is 6.0, not <br />as strong as the averages found in many of these results, but still an improvement over 1994. <br />Page -12- <br />