Residents surveyed in Palm Beach Gardens—excellent results for city

Tony Doris at The Palm Beach Post has an article today about a survey of residents in Palm Beach Gardens. One of the results will surprise most people who have been following the Briger Tract story, more on that later. From the article:

     Palm Beach Gardens’ first report card in a decade is in its parents’ mailbox and no time-outs are likely for city staff.
     A survey of 400 residents found that, while the most common concerns were growth, crime and taxes, an equal number said they had no concerns and city departments and services got high marks.
     The home phone and cellphone survey was conducted by Kerr & Downs Research from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15 at a cost of $15,000 and its results were presented to the city council Thursday night. The results were generally more favorable than in 2006, when the same company conducted a survey with similar questions.

The city government in Palm Beach Gardens and their city manager, Ron Ferris, are very pleased as they should be. Congratulations to the city of Palm Beach Gardens.

Now for the surprising result from the survey. You would think after months and months of protests in Palm Beach Gardens by our good friends here in Lake Worth, EarthFirst! and their affininty groups, that public support for development of the Briger Tract would be negatively affected. If you thought yes, you would be very wrong. Here is the survey result as reported by Tony Doris:

65 percent favor “more Bio science project development to support the Scripps (Research Institute) initiative, up from 57 percent in 2006.