Mini Poll Results

Neighbors and Other Fauna

How long have you lived in your current neighborhood?
  • 2%
    Less than a year
  • 23%
    A few years
  • 34%
    A decade or so
  • 38%
    Several decades
  • 4%
    My whole life
How well do you know your next door neighbors?
  • 6%
    I know them as well as my own family
  • 45%
    I know a lot about them, but not everything
  • 39%
    I know something about them
  • 6%
    I just know their names
  • 2%
    I don't know anything about them
  • 0%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
How much do you like your next door neighbors?
  • 12%
    I love them like family
  • 70%
    I like them well enough
  • 17%
    My feelings are neutral
  • 1%
    I dislike them
  • 1%
    I despise them
  • 0%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
Do you know as much about your next door neighbors as they know about you?
  • 83%
    Yes
  • 16%
    No
  • 1%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
Does your neighborhood have block parties?
  • 8%
    Yes, all the time
  • 54%
    Yes, once in a while
  • 37%
    No
  • 1%
    I don't know
Is there another neighborhood to which you would like to move?
  • 32%
    Yes
  • 68%
    No
Which of the following would you most like to have as a neighbor?
  • 1%
    A sports venue, like Busch Stadium
  • 20%
    A good coffee shop
  • 4%
    A police station
  • 10%
    A Metrolink stop
  • 17%
    A high-achieving public school
  • 7%
    A bicycle trail
  • 1%
    A firehouse
  • 38%
    A city park
Which of the following people would you most like to have as a next door neighbor?
  • 20%
    President Barack Obama
  • 19%
    Police Chief Sam Dotson
  • 10%
    Pi pizza guy Chris Sommers
  • 37%
    Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan
  • 14%
    Principal SLSO harpist Allegra Lilly
Is it OK to use your neighbor's Wi-Fi?
  • 12%
    Yes, if they wanted it private they would put a good password on it
  • 39%
    Yes, as long as they know about it
  • 48%
    No, that's stealing/wrong
  • 1%
    What is Wi-Fi?
Do you belong to a neighborhood LISTSERV, bulletin board, or Facebook page?
  • 52%
    Yes
  • 48%
    No
Would you report your neighbors to the Citizens Service Bureau for not mowing their yard?
  • 41%
    Yes, if it ever got really bad
  • 12%
    Yes, and I have
  • 31%
    No
  • 16%
    No, I would mow it myself
Do you believe in your heart that the parking spot on the public street in front of your home "belongs" to you?
  • 41%
    Yes, it does
  • 59%
    No
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Judy Murphy – Treasurer
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