Polls Archive

Should Mayor Winnecke move forward to build any parks without City Council Approval

  • NO, circumventing the will of the City Council should not be done to build parks, besides we have plenty of parks already (86%, 128 Votes)
  • YES, we need more parks so he should find a way to build them with or without City Council approval (14%, 20 Votes)

Total Voters: 148

Start Date: 12/05/2012 @ 9:11 am
End Date: No Expiry

Should local government subsidize competitive businesses like hotels, restaurants, and retail in the downtown and not in other areas of the city?

  • No, preferential subsidies have no place in free markets like hotels, restaurants, and retail. (81%, 101 Votes)
  • Yes, it is the only way downtown has a chance. (19%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 125

Start Date: 11/29/2012 @ 12:52 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Would you take a vow to never litter again as an example to others and to pick up one piece of random litter per day for the rest of your life?

  • Yes (76%, 37 Votes)
  • No (24%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

Start Date: 11/28/2012 @ 2:17 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Why did 2 years go by with no CSO plan from the City of Evansville even with an EPA court order telling them too.

  • City Government is dumb and lazy. Their failure to plan is planning to fail and fail they did, AGAIN! (53%, 70 Votes)
  • Weinzapfel ignored the EPA order and Winnecke didn't have time to make up for it. (33%, 43 Votes)
  • Problem was too complex for Evansville to come up with a plan in 2 years. (14%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 132

Start Date: 11/18/2012 @ 12:27 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Letting the Bush Tax Cuts on the rich will only bring in $80 Billion per year when we need $1.2 Trillion to balance the federal budget. What should we do?

  • Cut spending by $1.2 Trillion asap by whatever means is necessary. (52%, 47 Votes)
  • Raise taxes on the rich and middle class and cut spending to balance the budget (26%, 23 Votes)
  • Go over the cliff and become Greece, America needs tough love to get over its addictions to deficit spending. (14%, 13 Votes)
  • Bite the bullet and raise taxes on the MIDDLE CLASS to solve the problem. (8%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 90

Start Date: 11/16/2012 @ 9:49 am
End Date: No Expiry