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1 . .. _ . _ ..._ _ _ <br />asked: <br />Althou gt no foreal proposals have <br />been adea if the city were to con- <br />struct stor se«ers, it would require <br />he passage of a bond referendu s s <br />Hor+ uch ore +ould you be r+i 11 ing to <br />pay in roperty ta es a support con- <br />struc ion of storiw se r+ers2 Let's say, <br />uld yau be r+i 11 ing to pay ____ per <br />year? <br />A strong thirty-seven percent refused to pay anythinge <br />NOTHING .............................. <br />e.... <br />37% <br />25 ..................o.............. . <br />11% <br />50...........a ........................... <br />15% <br />I 75 ........................................ <br />5% <br />100.......... ' <br />6% <br />125o,e .................. <br />e................. <br />2°1. <br />150a .....................o...ae........... <br />2% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSEDo°ooa...m...........<.. <br />23% <br />The high percentage of respondents who indicated a total lack of <br />iwillingness to see their property taxes increased to fund the <br />f project effectively dooms the proposal. Perhaps with a gr ater <br />I <br />educational effort, and more severe storms, a reversal in <br />opinions could occur. But, failing these prospects, any effort <br />i to pass a referendum appears lost from the outseto <br />Summary and Conclusions: <br />There is a uniformly goad evaluation of city services. Most <br />peaple are pleased with the types of services that Mounds View <br />has been providingo They also see no need for an expansion, <br />particularly if a tax increase were required. Poli e patrolling, <br />sCreet maintenance, and storm water management were all deemed <br />effective enough to require no further enhancement. <br />City cades, however, were felt by one-third of the populace <br />nct to be strictly enough enforcede The two major concerns were <br />f <br />messy yards and junk cars, with loose animals and d'alapidated <br />47