The Jan. 7, 2010 online poll on the performance of the City Council in 2009 was split, with slightly more people saying they were displeased with the council than those saying they were pleased.

Half of those responding to a Petaluma Argus-Courier online poll Dec. 31, 2009 say that the city should give ratepayers a 10 percent break in five years if it extends North Bay Corp.’s garbage contract.

More than half of respondents to the Argus-Courier’s online poll Dec. 24, 2009 say that city of Petaluma employees should agree to modify their pension benefits in order to help the city balance its budget.

We asked readers to vote online for what they thought were the top stories of 2009.

People who responded to the Dec. 17, 2009’s online survey were closely divided on the question of whether the city should approve the East Washington Place shopping center as proposed.

The Butter & Egg Days parade is important to about three-fourths of those who responded to the Dec. 10, 2009 Argus-Courier online poll.

More than 1,600 people weighed in on the Dec. 3, 2009 Argus-Courier online poll about Dutra Materials’ revised plans for an asphalt plant just south of Petaluma, across the river from Shollenberger Park.

Slightly more than half (54.3 percent) of respondents to the Nov. 26, 2009 Argus-Courier online poll say that health benefits and in-lieu payments to City Council members are inappropriate.

Almost 60 percent of people responding to the Argus-Courier’s online poll Nov. 19, 2009 think public meetings are becoming less civil.

Proposals to find new sources of revenue for the city of Petaluma received mixed reviews in the Nov. 12, 2009 Argus-Courier online survey.