Employment, rapid growth, water quality and supply, and the cost of living all topped a list of concerns for San Luis Obispo County residents surveyed as part of a report released Tuesday.
The 348-page tome, “Vital Signs — Understanding San Luis Obispo County,” is intended to provide an in-depth look at the quality of life in San Luis Obispo County and help guide the work of many local nonprofit organizations, according to a news release from the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation.
“It’s not surprising that water is a huge concern,” said Janice Fong Wolf, the foundation’s director of grants and programs.
The report notes that six out of 19 communities in 2012 signaled their water demand exceeded supply or their water delivery system had reached its capacity.
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Added Fong Wolf, “We find this to be an invaluable report because it tracks trend data over time and lets us know areas that we’re getting better in and where we need to have improvement to guide our work.”
More than 1,100 county residents were surveyed by phone about their views on basic needs, health, the economy, public safety, education and other issues. Several hundred Spanish-speakers and homeless individuals were also surveyed in face-to-face interviews.
The report — the sixth completed since 1999 — was spearheaded by Action for Healthy Communities, a collaborative of public agencies and private organizations.
Among the highlights:
The report can be downloaded at www.actionslo.org or http://www.cfsloco.org/community_needs.php.
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