Build the Budget 2027 Resident Feedback

Build the Budget 2027 Resident Feedback

Thank you for taking our budget feedback survey! Your feedback is invaluable to the Mayor, Common Council, and City staff as they develop the 2027 Budget. This survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
Strategic Priorities

The City of South Bend has identified twenty strategic priorities for 2027. You have $100 to distribute among the following categories. Write a number or leave the box blank, and the bottom field will display how much you have currently distributed.
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1. Repair and resurface roadways
2. Improve sidewalks, streetlights, and neighborhood infrastructure
3. Strengthen police services
4. Maintain and improve water and wastewater utilities
5. Fund violence reduction outreach initiatives
6. Provide housing and support for people experiencing homelessness
7. Upgrade parks, trails, and green space
8. Invest in affordable housing
9. Strengthen fire and ambulance services
10. Strengthen programs for kids and teens (after-school programs, summer jobs, mentoring, etc.)
11. Help small businesses open, grow, and hire
12. Take action on climate and the environment
13. Attract businesses that create good local jobs
14. Offer income assistance to qualifying residents who need support paying bills (Utility Assistance Program)
15. Fund job training and skills programs
16. Expand code enforcement for unsafe and neglected housing
17. Expand free public wifi and affordable broadband programs
18. Welcome new residents
19. Invest in SBARC and animal welfare services
20. Improve the City's Customer Support Services (311)
Total (must add up to exactly 100 before moving onto the next question)

Strategic Priorities - Budget Spending Adjustment

Below are your choices for allocating $100 across catgeories. You now have to reduce overall spending by $5. Which of your priorities would you cut, and by how much? Ensure that you don't cut more than what you originally allocated
1. Repair and Resurface Roadways

${1Repair}
Cut
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2. Improve sidewalks, streetlights, and neighborhood infrastructure

${expandViolence36}
Cut
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3. Strengthen police services

${3Strengthen}
Cut
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4. Maintain and improve water and wastewater utilities

${improveNeighborhood61}
Cut
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5. Fund violence reduction outreach initiatives

${improveNeighborhood60}
Cut
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6. Provide housing and support for people experiencing homelessness

${improveNeighborhood59}
Cut
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7. Upgrade parks, trails, and green space

${improveNeighborhood58}
Cut
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8. Invest in affordable housing

${improveNeighborhood57}
Cut
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9. Strengthen fire and ambulance services

${improveNeighborhood56}
Cut
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10. Strengthen programs for kids and teens (after-school programs, summer jobs, mentoring, etc.)

${improveNeighborhood55}
Cut
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11. Help small businesses open, grow, and hire

${improveNeighborhood54}
Cut
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12. Take action on climate and the environment

${improveNeighborhood53}
Cut
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13. Attract businesses that create good local jobs

${improveNeighborhood52}
Cut
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14. Offer income assistance to qualifying residents who need support paying bills (Utility Assistance Program)

${improveNeighborhood51}
Cut
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15. Fund job training and skills programs

${improveNeighborhood49}
Cut
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16. Expand code enforcement for unsafe and neglected housing

${improveNeighborhood48}
Cut
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17. Expand free public wifi and affordable broadband programs

${improveNeighborhood47}
Cut
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18. Welcome new residents

${improveNeighborhood46}
Cut
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19. Invest in SBARC and animal welfare services

${improveNeighborhood45}
Cut
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20. Improve the City's Customer Support Services (311)

${20Improve}
Cut
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Total (must add up to exactly 5 before moving onto the next question)
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Build the Budget 2027 Resident Feedback

Strategic Priorities

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