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aC <br />PtIIInaIIIPIII'dt'y" <br />P <br />3l UV'dt' ° ° ° °° C mmunty <br />C,IIIPV :VIII aa'C<'i .IIIP <br />Between January 10, 2014 and February 21, 2014, Global to Local Community Health Promoters (CHPs) <br />and Community Connectors6 representing the Latino, Somali, Eritrean, Burmese and Arabic - Speaking <br />communities conducted a total of 194 surveys of residents from these populations to gather community <br />feedback regarding housing, business, food access and service needs along the Tukwila International <br />Blvd Corridor. The survey was also made available online. <br />On March 6th and March 8th, 2014, the city of Tukwila held Community Conversation open houses to <br />gather community feedback regarding housing, business, food access, and service needs along the <br />Tukwila International Blvd Corridor. The March 6th Conversation was held at Showalter Middle School; the <br />March 8th Conversation was held at the Tukwila Community Center. <br />Common Themes and Variations Across Communities <br />The following section summarizes and compares the results of <br />the surveys collected one on one by the Community Connectors <br />outreach effort and at the open houses called Community <br />Conversations that occurred on March 6th and March 8th 2014. <br />The survey was also available to the community via the City of <br />Tukwila web -site. The tabulated survey responses are in <br />Appendix B. <br />After reviewing the data collected, there were some clear <br />variances amongst different ethnic groups, and between those <br />surveyed and those attending the open houses. The survey <br />consisted of questions related to four categories: housing, <br />neighborhood, businesses and services. For the most part, <br />common themes surfaced. <br />Housing <br />Community Connectors Survey: The majority of the <br />immigrant/refugee population residing within the boundaries of <br />the Tukwila city limits live in apartment buildings with 1/3 of the Latino and Somali communities either <br />renting or owning a house. Most of the populations also indicated being unhappy with their living situation <br />indicated by the responses of over 60% of Somali and Burmese. However, despite complaints regarding <br />their living conditions, over 50% the Latino population indicated being pleased with their current <br />apartment or home. <br />When asked which things they would change if given the opportunity, the top two responses among all <br />populations was lower cost and an increase in number of bedrooms. <br />Three spaces that all survey respondents would use the most, other than the Burmese, were Playground, <br />Exercise Room and Indoor Sport Court, if it were made available either in their apartment complex or <br />home. However, over 78% of the Burmese population indicated a vegetable or garden space as their top <br />choice. <br />6 The seven Community Connectors are current residents of Tukwila, with some of them residing in the <br />city for over 10 years, and thus possessing first -hand information on where to best conduct outreach with <br />members of their population and ensure a balanced representation of residents including youth, families, <br />seniors as well as apartment residents and homeowners. <br />TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UI'I:' }A 1 1'.)cccmbor 10, 0 1 ',r go 20 <br />