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The approval rating for the EWEB board has rebounded and continues to be relatively good.

QUESTION:
How would you rate the job the Eugene Water and Electric Board of Directors is doing: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012.

Eugeneans view of their city council’s job performance improved significantly over the summer.

QUESTION:
How would you rate the job the Eugene City Council is doing: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted February 15-16, 2010, June 14-15, 2010, November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012.

There was an uptick in how Eugeneans see the Lane County Board of Commissioners’ performance. However, the disapproval rating is still far above the mid-2010 level.

QUESTION:
How would you rate the job the Lane County Board of Commissioners is doing: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted June 14-15, 2010, September 29-30, 2010, November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012.

Approval of selling water to Veneta remains high among Eugeneans.

QUESTION
Do you approve or disapprove of EWEB selling water to Veneta?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted a September 9 and 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

Approval of Eugene’s UGB expansion after the city council has expanded it has significantly spiked upward.

QUESTION:
SEPTEMBER 2012: Do you approve or disapprove of the City of Eugene expanding the urban growth boundary?

EARLIER: Do you support or oppose the City of Eugene expanding the urban growth boundary?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted June 14-15, 2010, November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012

Eugene population growth continues to be “just about right.”

QUESTION:
Do you believe that recent population growth in Eugene has been too fast, too slow, or just about right?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted February 15-16, 2010, June 14-15, 2010, September 29-30, 2010, November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012

The slow economy continues to show up in responses to this question. Economic growth in Eugene is seen overwhelmingly as “too slow.”

QUESTION:
Do you believe that recent Economic growth in Eugene has been too fast, too slow, or just about right?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted February 15-16, 2010, June 14-15, 2010, September 29-30, 2010, November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, and December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012

The improvement of the Lane Transit District’s Board rating parallels the increasing net support for the West 11th EmX project (http://lindholmcompanyblog.com/?p=8320).

QUESTION:
How would you rate the job the Lane Transit District Board of Directors is doing: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY:
All surveys consist of 200 telephone interviews of likely Eugene General Election voters. The margin of error at the overall sample median is plus or minus 7 percent.

The surveys were conducted November 29-30, 2010, January 24-25, 2011, May 25-26, 2011, September 26-27, 2011, December 5-6, 2011, May 23-24,2012, and September 9-10, 2012.

Having a Eugene Downtown Public Safety Zone is overwhelmingly supported. Eugeneans support improving downtown.

QUESTION
Do you support or oppose the City of Eugene having a Downtown Public Safety Zone?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were

conducted a September 9 and 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample

median for each survey is 7 percent.

Eugeneans support transporting coal by railroad.

QUESTION
Do you support or oppose transporting coal by railroad through Eugene on its way to Coos Bay for export?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted a September 9 and 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.