Neatly situated with Santa Rita Mountain views. Winter view from our neighborhood. Photo by Martha Peterson.
LANDSCAPE SURVEY RESULTS
We received 62 responses to the landscape survey, all of which were anonymous.
The following scale was used for Questions 1,2 and 3, but just a Yes/No for Question 4. Question 5 was open for comments so responses are categorized in a few groups.
1 to 4 = Poor/Dissatisifed 5 = Moderate/Somewhat Satisfied 6 to 10 = Good/Satisfied
Question 1 - Current level of satisfaction with landscape: Good/Satisfied - 25 responses Moderate/Somewhat Satisfied - 14 responses Poor/Dissatisfied - 23 responses
Question 2 - Level of satisfaction with weed control Good/Satisfied - 20 responses Moderate/Somewhat Satisfied - 11 responses Poor/Dissatisfied - 31 responses
Question 3 - Spillway Maintenance (many residents didn't know what should happen with spillways) Good/Satisfied - 25 responses Moderate/Somewhat Satisfied - 22 responses Poor/Dissatisfied - 15 responses
Question 4 - More Tree Pruning Yes - 35 responses No-18 responses No definite opinion - 9 responses
Question 5 - Other Improvements Many people reiterated comments about need for better weed control, removal of dead cactus/trees, etc. Lots of comments on trees, both eliminating for views or better pruning methods to keep them healthy Request for more native plants to be planted Need to hire a landscape company that knows what they are doing and has better supervision Adding benches and artwork to the common areas Eliminating wood retaining walls and replacing with brick A request to pay more attention to Pitahaya