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Speaker 1: Somerville's latest twenty twenty five Happiness survey shows residents are

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Speaker 1: feeling pretty good about life in their city. Nearly fourteen

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Speaker 1: hundred people answered the survey this past spring. They got

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Speaker 1: to weigh in on everything from neighborhood safety to youth programs. Overall,

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Speaker 1: people say they feel safe, they like their parks and

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Speaker 1: public spaces, and are highly satisfied with the quality of

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Speaker 1: city services and Somerville's community events, voting, information, arts scene,

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Speaker 1: and the city's restaurants and shops all got high marks.

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Speaker 1: But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Residents say that

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Speaker 1: the city could step up street and sidewalk maintenance, they

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Speaker 1: could do more to tackle rats and mice, and make

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Speaker 1: housing more affordable. The survey first launched back in twenty eleven.

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Speaker 1: It's conducted every other year. The city says it considers

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Speaker 1: the answers in Somerville's policymaking. Sherry Small WBZ, Boston's news

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