KC gets some satisfaction, but we’re also pissed

Late last week, City Auditor Gary White released his latest Citizen Satisfaction Survey. These documents say a lot about our city, and Mark Funkhouser has said the surveys will be one of the significant ways in which he judges his performance as mayor.

The new survey shows that, compared to how they felt in 2008, Kansas Citians are slightly happier in most areas: the overall quality of police, fire and ambulance services; the overall quality of park-and-rec facilities and programs; overall maintenance of city streets; overall codes enforcement; the quality of service from city employees.

Nonetheless, people are increasingly unhappy about some important things.