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Accountability Reports - Prince William County Parks & Open Space
The Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) report is a key part of the accountability component of
the Prince William County System. This report is intended to provide the community with information how money is spent on government services as well as how well those services are performed. Click here to read the 2005 Prince William County SEA Report.
According to the County's 2005 Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report for Parks:
- Citizen satisfaction with open space protection was at 57.4% in FY 2000 compared to
45.1% in FY 2005, a statistically significant difference of 21% over the six year period.
The two geographic areas with the lowest levels of satisfaction were Brentsville
(31.9%), and Dale City (36.2%).
Prince William County Citizen Satisfaction Surveys 1999 through 2006
Responses to the Question: How satisfied are you with the County's efforts to preserve open space? |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
% Satisfied |
63.3% |
57.4% |
54.7% |
Not
Included |
58.3% |
Not
Included |
45.1% |
Not
Included |
- Developed park acreage per
thousand residents decreased by
15 and 27 percent respectively
from 2000 to 2005. During the
same period undeveloped
acreage per 1,000 residents
increased 27 percent. (p. 114) Some of the land that is not developed is not developable. It is in small parcels or
locations that are not practical to develop. (p. 129)
- Prince
William had less total park acreage per 1,000 residents than the comparison jurisdictions. (p. 114)
- Compared to Other Jurisdictions: Prince William had the lowest operating and total expenditures per visit of the comparison jurisdictions, except Loudoun had the same operating expenditure per
visit. (p. 142)
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