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This question, unlike the one yesterday, asks about approval. Again, there is high support for the current site.

QUESTION:
Do you approve or disapprove of Eugene City Council decision to keep City Hall at its current site?

METHODOLOGY:
200 live telephone interviews of likely City of Eugene General Election voters conducted January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the median is plus or minus 7 percent.

This “approval” question was asked after the “support/oppose” question in the survey in order to minimize the bias in the latter.

This question postulates a vote on the issue. There is overwhelming support to keep City Hall at the current site.

QUESTION:
Do you support or oppose Keeping the Eugene City Hall at its current site?

METHODOLOGY:
200 live telephone interviews of likely City of Eugene General Election voters conducted January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the median is plus or minus 7 percent.

Strong support for the downtown public safety zone continues.

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 September 9-10, 2012 and January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

Favorability towards the plastic bag ban increased significantly after it was approved by the city council. Negatives remained constant.

QUESTION
Do you approve or disapprove of the City of the Eugene Plastic Bag Ban? (January 2013)
Do you support or oppose the proposed City of Eugene Plastic Bag Ban? (December 2011 and September 2012)

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted on December 5-6, 2011, September 9-10, 2012, and January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

At $50/$100,000 the measure would narrowly pass among Eugene General election voters. This is slightly better than than the $75/$100,000. These results imply voters are price sensitive.

These polling results Thursday were not as strong as Wednesday. This implies the brief flirtation with a pay raise for the county administrator hurt the proposal.

As a reminder, this is not meant to simulate a countywide May Special election. This result is probably as good as it would get at this time. Based on past elections, Eugeneans are more likely to vote yes and general election voters are more likely to vote yes than special election voters.

QUESTION:
If an election were held today, would you vote yes or no on a Lane County property tax increase of $150 for a $200,000 home per year dedicated to increase the number of jail beds?

METHODOLOGY:
200 live telephone interviews of likely City of Eugene General Election voters conducted January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the median is plus or minus 7 percent.

At $75/$100,000 the measure would just barely pass among Eugene General election voters. This result is probably as good as it would get. Based on past elections, Eugeneans are more likely to vote yes and general election voters are more likely to vote yes than special election voters.

There are two important notes regarding these results. First, this is NOT meant to simulate a countywide May Special election. Second, the polling results Thursday were more negative than on Wednesday. The pay raise issue appeared in the Thursday morning Register Guard.

QUESTION:
If an election were held today, would you vote yes or no on a Lane County property tax increase of $150 for a $200,000 home per year dedicated to increase the number of jail beds?

METHODOLOGY:
200 live telephone interviews of likely City of Eugene General Election voters conducted January 23-24, 2013. The margin of error at the median is plus or minus 7 percent.

Congratulations to our own Pat Farr on his election to the Lane County Board of Commissioners!

Pat has worked on projects for The Lindholm Company, LLC, since 2007.  We’re very happy for him.

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.