March 28th, 2007 12:00am

Do you support making the school parcel taxes permanent?

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If it were left up to Petalumans responding to the Argus-Courier’s online survey on March 21, 2007, the Petaluma School District would have no trouble making its two temporary parcel taxes permanent. Respondents to last week’s online survey question by an 81 percent margin said they supported making the existing temporary tax of $75 for elementary schools permanent. Another 4 percent said they would probably support a permanent tax. … Read More »
March 21st, 2007 12:00am

Are your representatives doing enough to get a crosstown connector built at Rainier Avenue?

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Petalumans don’t believe their representatives are doing enough to get a crosstown connection built at Rainier Avenue and have doubts that it will ever be built, according to an Argus-Courier online poll March 14, 2007. Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of readers responding to last week’s Pulse of Petaluma survey said they do not believe Petaluma’s elected representatives are doing everything they can to build a connector at Rainier Avenue. Only … Read More »
March 14th, 2007 06:00pm

What should the city’s priorities be for public works projects?

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Readers responding to an Argus-Courier online survey March 7, 2007 said that streets and potholes, the Rainier connector and a new fire station should be top priorities for public works projects, but there was a wide diversity of opinions. Of those responding to the survey, 38 percent said streets and potholes should be the No. 1 priority. The Rainier connector was No. 1 on the list of 28 percent of the respondents, while a new fire station … Read More »
March 7th, 2007 01:00am

Do you support a tax for Petaluma’s parks?

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Local advocates of parks and playing fields responded in large numbers to the Argus-Courier’s Feb. 28, 2007 online survey, giving 71 percent support to a tax measure to pay for construction, maintenance or security of local parks. Two-thirds said they feel Petaluma should consider building new parks even if it has difficulty maintaining and protecting existing parks. Asked whether construction, maintenance or security should be a funding priority for city … Read More »