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9 <br /> 1 6 items of why people might stay in the county. He said that might be information the county <br /> 2 would use for making marketing decisions. <br /> 3 Chair Bedford asked what the 11% meant next to "Local tax rate & cost of living" meant. <br /> 4 Ryan Murray said it meant that 11% of the respondents said it was one of the reasons <br /> 5 they chose to live in Orange County. <br /> 6 Commissioner Richards asked how the ETC Institute drew conclusions from the data, <br /> 7 such as an item being listed as a critical role, and then ETC Institute said it is an area where the <br /> 8 county could spend more. She said for instance, there were conclusions that said this is where <br /> 9 people want you to spend more money. She did not see a direct question about spending. She <br /> 10 referenced the tax rate question, where people said it was important to them and ETC Institute <br /> 11 turned it into a positive. <br /> 12 Ryan Murray said that there were two questions asked: What is a reason residents choose <br /> 13 to live in the county; and, and what is a reason they would stay. He said that 1 of 10 said that the <br /> 14 tax rate is a reason they moved here but 5/10 selected it as a reason they might stay. He said <br /> 15 that some of the findings are not in the presentation but are in the full report. He said that he was <br /> 16 trying to give an overall view of the findings, but that the report may answer some of the Board's <br /> 17 specific questions. <br /> 18 Commissioner Greene referred to slide#7, and the results from the question "Do you think <br /> 19 you will be living in the county 5 years from now." She said that the pie chart excluded people <br /> 20 who responded, "I don't know," and she thought that might be a significant amount of people. <br /> 21 Ryan Murray said the "I don't know" responses were 23.5% of the total. <br /> 22 Commissioner Greene said that the "I don't know" responses were higher than those that <br /> 23 said "no." She said she thought it was a legitimate category to consider. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Slide #9 <br /> Perceptions <br /> HOW RESPONDENTS PERCEIVE THE COUNTY IS PERFORMING <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />