Survey Results

DISTRICT EIGHT CITY OF GREEN BAY

2011 Postcard Survey Results:

1) Should the recycling carts be mandatory? YES 61% no 39%

2) Should we automate garbage pickup? YES 50% NO 50%

3) Should the half percent sales tax end? YES 72% no 28%

IF 'continue', for what purpose?

Education , general budget, homeless, transit, downtown, Bullfrogs, parks, human services, museum, library, Arena, Garbage Pickup

4) If the Bullfrogs move, where should they locate?

Along Fox River on Brodway 77% Near Lambeau Fieldf 23%

'IF' there are public amenities, should the city financially assist?

YES 58% no 42%

5) Top issues the city needs to address:

Low taxes, downtown, crime, slum rentals, road conditions, homeless, Jobs, Education, transit, Sidewalks, illegals, loud motorcycles, speeding, snow removal, leaf pickup, drugs, fall cleanup, excessive employee benefits, fire/police, Military Ave, roundabouts, parks, development, drunk drivers, running red lights school zones, environment, Somali’s in GB, replace trees, fill open DPW jobs, water cost, larger street signs, safer ped crossings by apt’s, brighter street lights, cab stand at Lambeau, No prayer at council meetings

6) What does the city spend too much time/money on?

Downtown, Pleasing Packers, roundabouts, labor costs, lawsuits,council bickering, helping illegals, Zippin Pippin, urban renewal , road construction, NO domestic partner benes, bike paths, Bay Beach

7) Top issues in your neighborhood?

Speeding, rentals, sidewalks, ‘party’houses, property upkeep, dog issues, shovel/cut grass, road repair, crime , snow plowing, Biomass plant, replace missing trees, late parties, drug houses, cleaner streets/parks, police in parks, loud mufflers, fireworks, Vandalism, Develop Military, trim trees - lights, remove bad trees, Meacham St condition, more street lights, lawn parking, loud music, sumps onto walks, open park bathrooms earlier, plantings along road, traffic blocks Shadow/Oneida

8) Should Coach McCarthy have something named after him?

YES 52% no 48%

If 'YES', what?

Street, building, park, potts ave, ridge rd, Lombardi Access, Holmgren Way, a downtown street, a homeless shelter

9) Have you ever watched a council meeting on cable channel 4?

Yes 40% NO 60%

10) Grade the city council:

A 1% B 37% C 52% D 10% F 0%

11) Grade the mayor:

A 12% B 40% C 28% D 12% F 8%

12) Grade Alderman Chris Wery:

A 34% B 37% C 22% D 3% F 4%

Summer 2007 Postcard Survey Results:

Thank you to the nearly 300 people who returned the survey!

1) Do you approve of City council's efforts to limit the number of Sex Offenders placed in Green Bay? YES--93% NO--7%

2) Do you approve of City council's efforts to require any license holder to NOT hire illegal immigrants? YES--92% NO--8%

3) I realistically expect my tax bill to: DECREASE--11% STAY THE SAME--34% INCREASE 1-3% 54% INCREASE 4+% 1%

4) I am willing to lose services in order to lower or maintain a zero percent tax increase? YES--29% NO--71%

5) Do you approve of a state-wide smoking ban in all workplaces, including taverns & restaurants? YES--55% NO--45%

6) If the city was a business, how do you rate the level of customer service? EXCELLENT--6% GOOD--44% AVERAGE--35% FAIR 11% POOR--4%

7) Should the city spend time/or money on improving its level of customer service? YES--61% NO--39%

8) Focus Development efforts on: Velp--13% Military--46% Lombardi--6% Downtown--29% 3rd Business Park--6%

CITY COUNCIL: A--6% B--47% C--35% D--10% F--2%

MAYOR SCHMITT: A--11% B--44% C--27% D--14% F--4%

ALDERMAN CHRIS WERY: A--50% B--37% C--10% D--2% F--1%

**I am very appreciative of the high grades you gave me for the job I am doing. I take pride in my work and enjoy helping the residents of our district and the entire city. We have much more to do!!!!