CHAPTER SEVEN • COMMUNITY SURVEY NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT INDOOR RECREATION SPACE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR A NEW INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY
Respondents rated their willingness to pay for a potential future multi-purpose activity center by indicating if they would be willing to pay additional property taxes ranging from $60 per household to $85 per household per year if a bond referendum were voted on by residents in the future (Table 3) . A description of the three facility types, funding scenarios, and answer options are detailed below.
Table 3: Willingness to Pay Funding Scenarios and Answer Options
Almost half (48%) of respondents indicated they are willing to pay $85 per year more in property taxes for a multi-purpose activity center with an indoor pool. Support was significantly lower for both a multi-purpose activity center without an indoor pool (32%) and a multi-purpose activity center with synthetic turf (25%). Similarly, opposition to paying for a multi-purpose center with an indoor pool was lowest at 28%. Moreover, opposition to paying for a multi-purpose activity center without a pool was highest (47%), followed closely by opposition to paying for a multi-purpose activity center with synthetic turf (45%). A moderate percentage of respondents were undecided, with about a quarter unsure if they are willing to pay for both a multi-purpose activity center with and without a pool, and just under a third unsure if they are willing to pay for multi-purpose activity center with synthetic turf (Figure 12) .
Figure 12: Willingness to Pay for a New Indoor Recreation Facility
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