New Report: How Pennsylvanians View Their Local Governments
Posted by on December 19, 2010
Temple University’s Institute for Public Affairs Releases Report on Municipal Governance
The Temple University Municipal Governance Survey finds that despite a recession that has depressed state and local revenues, Pennsylvanians are generally satisfied with their municipal governments but may underestimate the challenges local officials will face in maintaining the quality of public services in the future.
Ninety-one percent of Pennsylvanians feel local services have remained about the same or gotten better rather than worse in the last few years, and 81 percent expect services to remain the same or get better in the next few years. These expectations are probably unrealistic, given the fiscal challenges facing the new governor, new legislature, and municipal officials.
http://www.temple.edu/ipa/news/documents/TempleMunicipalGovernanceSurveyfinalreport.pdf
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