For Immediate Release – June 27, 2022
Hermantown Releases Community Survey Results
Hermantown, Minn. – The City of Hermantown’s annual community survey was recently completed, with the City Council accepting the results and reaffirming a focus on the performance measures and resident feedback that has guided the first four years of the survey.
With incredible results in a wide variety of areas – none stronger than a 98% belief that Hermantown is a safe city – the survey again gives a clear indication of what has made Hermantown a growing community, both in terms of residents and business.
“There are so many things that make Hermantown one of Minnesota’s best hometowns,” said Joe Wicklund, Hermantown’s Communications Director. “This year’s survey results back that up again.”
With consistent annual measurement since 2018, city staff and elected officials have been able to utilize these survey results in mapping out the next steps and focus points for their efforts. This information helped bolster the City’s choice to create the Road Improvement Plan, which targeted the most in-need roads for reconstruction and other significant fixes across the community, as well as determining how best to pay for those updates. Additionally, a focus on parks, trails, and outdoor opportunities has become a clear community desire because of the annual survey results. This, in turn, has helped drive exploration into how to make those improvements in Hermantown – ranging from exploring local option sales tax in this upcoming election for creating new opportunities to where investments can be made to have the biggest impact on residents and the region.
“Even with our population surpassing the 10,000-resident mark, we still want to garner as much individual feedback as possible,” said Wicklund. “We will continue to focus on these key community areas in coming years and we expect continued success and improvement in these areas.”
Results from the 2021 Hermantown Community Survey can be found here.
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For more information, contact: Joe Wicklund, Communications Director, City of Hermantown at [email protected] or 218.729.3614.