By Sara StrongAll city residents this week received a survey asking their opinion on saving money and law enforcement.Councilman David Hauge supports the idea of this survey, even though it is unscientific and might hit a nerve with county people."It’s a philosophical gauge," he said of the surveys.He said he won’t hold the results as a determining factor in how the city does business, but said it will be interesting to see what response it gets."I just want to get beyond the bad blood and bitterness. I don’t want to break up the department," Hauge said.City Administrator Greg LaFond wrote the survey, and got approval from council members to send it to residents. LaFond said, "A number of council members were emphatic that we should take the survey."He said informal surveys are generally good ways to get public opinion, and the city received 50 responses as of noon Wednesday."I think it’s helpful to seek citizen input," LaFond said.Luverne resident Karen Roberts said, "I’ll participate in the survey, but I don’t agree with the survey itself."She said she hopes people doing the survey will consider the "leading questions" it asks.The survey contains statements from the city, such as, "City residents accounted for only 32 percent of the total inmate jail days in 2002 and 2003. However, City of Luverne taxpayers funded 60 percent of the total jail costs in 2002 and 2003."Then it asks the question, "Do you support the City Council’s efforts to eliminate the ‘premium tax’ of $500,000 levied against City taxpayers for funding the annual operating costs for the Law Enforcement/Sheriff’s Department Services? Yes or No."The survey went to 1,750 households at a cost of $1,210.02 for printing and mailing.