Swimming Pool, Rodents: Survey Shines Light on Public Opinions
A citizen survey reveals Royal Oak residents' top priorities.
And the survey says: 95 percent of residents are satisfied or very satisfied with Royal Oak as a place to live. In a public opinion survey conducted in the late summer/early fall, residents say they are happy with the city and services provided by local government - but some would also like an indoor swimming pool and less rats. Spearheaded by the city manager’s office, a survey taking approximately six weeks to complete was conducted by Oakland University's Public Affairs Research Laboratory (PARL). Sent out to 800 randomly selected Royal Oak residences from voter registration rolls in mid-August, the results of the survey show Royal Oak residents are very pleased with the quality of life in the city and the services/amenities provided to…
John Davids
3:21 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The pools at the Middle School and High School are competition pools, which are a completely different animal than a "family" or "leisure" pool. One major difference is water temperature- those pools need to be kept relatively cool (typically 79 to 81 degrees). The water needs to be this cool to enable hard training and competitive swimming. Those temperatures turn young children and older adults… more ›