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prevented by the lack of participation by seven neiRhborhoods. The response percentages together with the number of responses received from each participating neighborhood are enclosed as Appendix "C". According to best available records there are presently twenty-two organized neighborhoods within the city limits of San Marcos and seven organized neighborhoods within the San Marcos E.T.J. Responses were received from fifteen of the neighborhoods within the city limits. No questionaires were distributed to neighborhoods outside city limits. This latter decision was based on the rationale that neighborhood residents outside city limits were not able to vote in city elections. An examination of the questionaire reveals that citizen preception of parking, street signs, street conditions and street lighting were sought in item 1-4. The services rendered by the San Marcos Library were e~amined in items 5-8. The Parks and Recreation program of the city was addressed in items 9-12 and item 35. The public safety function was the subject of items 13-20. The solid waste (sanitation) function of the city was the focus of items 21-24, while the water system was the focus of items 25-28. Animal control services were evaluated in items 29-30. Items 31 and 32 dealt with drainage problems in individual neighborhoods while items 33-34 examined enforcement of zoning regulations. Item 38 was designed to give a reading on the general attitude citizens held towards the betterment of San Marcos, and item 39 was aimed at determining the level of political efficacy the respondent possessed vis a vis those in policy-making positons in the city of San Marcos. Finally, the questionaire sought to elicit from respondents their perception of the city service area which they felt was most in need of -page 2-