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Significant <br /> Water Quality&Related numbers of <br /> �.. those <br /> High Property Taxes <br /> _ answering this <br /> Other/Unclear/Multiple Responses question about <br /> challenges, <br /> Overdevelopment <br /> however, were <br /> Lack of Jobs&Economic Growth at odds: Forty- <br /> three Property Concerns <br /> respondents <br /> ondents <br /> Age&Retirement point to the <br /> Don't Know/No Opinion ohellenge of <br /> over- <br /> Burdensome Rules&Regulations development in <br /> their second <br /> Infrastructure Cost &Capacity se <br /> home county, <br /> 0 50 100 150 200 while 29 <br /> respondents <br /> Figure 25:challenges for second home communities by number of respondents and view the lack of <br /> organized by category(n=474) jobs and <br /> economic <br /> growth as a concern. Some respondents sought to bridge the gap here, wondering if jobs might be <br /> created without losing the peacefulness of second home community life. <br /> Other identified challenges include getting personal properties repaired or remodeled and struggling <br /> with the aging process and retirement. Several respondents cited difficult government rules and <br /> regulations as the biggest long-term issue. Among other government-related challenges were <br /> concerns expressed about infrastructure funding, costs and adequacy, government spending and <br /> financial management, roads and traffic, and crime and public safety. <br /> Views on Development:Opportunities for the Future <br /> Paralleling the theme already established in the previous open-ended questions, when asked an <br /> unrestricted question about the single greatest opportunity for their second-home community <br /> during the next 20 years, respondents prioritized protecting natural resources, growing the local <br /> economy, and limiting or guiding growth. Less than two-thirds of survey respondents answered this <br /> question, however, participating at a rate less than both the improvements and challenges questions <br /> cited above.This may indicate less interest in the question or perhaps suggest that survey <br /> participants find the issue complex or the question confusing. <br /> mew.IN Second Homeowners of Central and West Central MN 21 <br />