Evansville Observer Poll Results as of 9-19-2006

(Ed. note. These polls are ongoing and your vote can still count. Each person can vote only once. Refresh your browser on the Observer site to get a new poll. )

Would you support increasing athletic fees at Evansville Schools by $10 per sport as opposed to eliminating sports such as soccer, track or cross country or limiting football participation?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes, Increase $10/sport 41 75%
2. No 14 25%

Total Votes: 55


Would you support raising taxes to support adding 4 Year Old Kindergarten in Evansville Schools?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes 2 3%
2. No 65 97%

Total Votes: 67


The "Block schedule" or the "Four Period Day" has been in Evansville High School for almost 10 years. Do you support changing back to the 7 one hour format because the block schedule has not achieved its objectives?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes, change back to 7 periods 33 92%
2. No, Keep the block 3 8%

Total Votes: 36


The Evansville Planning Commission for the past 15 years has had the City engineer as a sitting and voting member of the Planning Commission. Should the ordinance be changed to prohibit city employees from being voting members?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes, Accept his advice but no vote 29 88%
2. No --Leave as it. 4 12%

Total Votes: 33


Should Evansille follow the example of Madison and Janesville and adopt a "low mow" policy of limited grass mowing to conserve energy and cost?

Answers Votes Percent
1. YES 17 59%
2. NO 12 41%

Total Votes: 29


Should the City of Evanville as well as Evansville Schools utilize "Community Service" labor consisting of citizens who substitute service for fines for non-violent offenses. This would be an alternative to jail for those unable to pay.

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes, Community Service is ok 19 95%
2. No 1 5%

Total Votes: 20


The Evansville-Union Joint Planning Committee will consist of six(6) citizens. Three from Union. With respect to the three citizens who will represnt Evansville, from which of the following should they come:

Answers Votes Percent
1. New Jersey 3 14%
2. Illinois 0 0%
3. Union 0 0%
4. Only Evansville 15 71%
5. Evansville or Union 3 14%
6. Anywhere if they are special 0 0%

Total Votes: 21


Should the City of Evansville initiate a routine process of polling in order to discover public opinion in matters of public interest?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes 13 93%
2. No 1 7%

Total Votes: 14


Should the City of Evansville and the Evansville School District record their public meetings in digital audio and make these recordings available on their public web sites?

Answers Votes Percent
1. Yes 10 91%
2. No 1 9%

Total Votes: 11