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➢ A majority of voters are aware of the boat harbor; however, it is among the <br />relatively least used features of the Shoreline Recreation Area by voter <br />households. <br />• Approximately 87 percent of voters are aware that the Marina has a boat <br />harbor, and 59 percent are aware of the need to dredge the boat harbor <br />and a two-mile channel leading to the central bay. <br />■ Although voters widely know about the boat harbor, only 12 percent of <br />voter households have used the harbor within the past 12 months and <br />only 7 percent have used the boat launch ramp. <br />• The features with the relatively highest use by voter households are the <br />restaurants (74%); Shoreline trails, walking paths, and parcourse (71 %); <br />and the play areas and picnic facilities (54%). <br />• Given the use of the existing restaurants, and the foot traffic that is <br />provided by the walking paths, additional restaurants and retail locations <br />may be successful if developed in the Shoreline Recreation Area. <br />Pp, 10 <br />➢ Overall, keeping the boat harbor open and maintained is a relatively low <br />priority for San Leandro voters: <br />■ The small town community (27%) and central location (24%) topped the <br />list of most liked features of San Leandro, whereas just 4 percent of the <br />voters surveyed mentioned the Marina or Shoreline Recreation Area. <br />• When asked to name the most important issue facing San Leandro, the <br />voters surveyed most frequently mentioned public schools and education <br />(21 %), growth and development (15%), and public safety (14%). In <br />contrast, the boat harbor was mentioned by just 2 percent. <br />• When read a list of 10 issues, voters rated reducing crime, improving the <br />quality of public education, and maintaining streets and roads as the <br />relatively most important. In contrast, the boat harbor was rated as the <br />relatively least important. <br />• To the extent that voter priorities reflect potential voter support for a <br />revenue measure, the funding of these top -scoring issues would be more <br />successful in an election than a measure to fund the boat harbor. <br />Pepe 1, <br />D,c 2007 <br />7 <br />