Mini Poll: Should the City Join the County?
Current Totals:
Have you read or heard anything about Mayor Francis Slay's Inaugural Speech on Tuesday?
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Considering the following regional issues, would you consider their solution to be generally simple or generally difficult?
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Green space
simple:
74%
difficult:
26%
Poverty
simple:
4%
difficult:
96%
Transportation
simple:
30%
difficult:
70%
Jobs creation
simple:
13%
difficult:
87%
Race relations
simple:
14%
difficult:
86%
Smoke-free laws
simple:
70%
difficult:
30%
Shared municipal services
simple:
43%
difficult:
57%
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In general, what do you think about the current size of St. Louis City's government?
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It's too big:
50%
It's about the right size:
44%
It's too small:
6%
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On which course of development should the St. Louis region spend the greatest amount of effort?
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Reviving the industries that have created jobs here in the past:
4%
Protecting the industries that currently provide jobs here:
13%
Identifying and attracting new industries that might create jobs here in the future:
83%
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Do you generally favor or oppose a proposal to combine the governance of all the major airports in the region?
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Do you generally favor or oppose a proposal to combine some municipal services currently provided by the City and the county or the City and other local municipalities -- like fire departments, recycling program, and parks maintenance – if it saves money?
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Which of the following statements more closely mirrors your own view:
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I am willing to pay taxes to support more layers of local government because smaller is generally better and more responsive.:
20%
I am willing to combine some layers of local government because larger is generally more efficient and less expensive.:
80%
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Do you generally favor or oppose a proposal to begin laying the groundwork for St. Louis City to re-enter St. Louis County?
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Do you generally favor or oppose returning control of its police department to the City of St. Louis from the State of Missouri?
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To which of the following agencies do you give the lowest grade for its work in the St. Louis region?
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Missouri Department of Transportation:
20%
Metropolitan Sewer District:
10%
Missouri General Assembly:
41%
Metro:
28%
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Which of the following challenges do you think poses the more urgent threat to the City's financial stability?
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Funding the public employees pension system:
32%
Fixing the aging sewer system:
68%
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Which of the following websites would you most like to finish the sentence "Hey, the new St. Louis City website reminds me a lot of _____________"
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Facebook:
10%
Amazon:
7%
eBay:
2%
Craigslist:
4%
Google:
19%
YouTube:
2%
Twitter:
1%
Stltoday.com:
53%
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Mayor Francis Slay called for a ceasefire in all the old "St. Louis fights." Are you willing to call a truce?
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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