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City of Louisville Policy Survey <br /> August 2009 <br /> Table 4: Ratings of Current Tax Rates <br /> Please circle the number that best Percent <br /> represents your feelings about the current About A little Much reporting "about <br /> tax rates in Louisville. right too high too high Total right" <br /> Property tax rate 63% 26% 11% 100% 63% <br /> Sales tax rate 64%° 29% 7% 100% 64% <br /> Table 5: Preference for Service Reduction or Tax Increase <br /> If the gap between the City's costs and revenues widens,would you rather see <br /> service levels reduced or should the City increase revenue by asking voters to Percent of <br /> approve a tax increase? respondents <br /> Reduce service 54% <br /> Raise taxes 46% <br /> Total 100% <br /> Table 6: Support for or Opposition to Service Reductions <br /> If the City had to reduce <br /> services to cut costs,to what <br /> extent would you support or <br /> oppose the City reducing the <br /> level of each of the following Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Percent <br /> services? support support oppose oppose Total "support" <br /> Community events (i.e., <br /> eliminating or reducing <br /> activities at the Fourth of July & <br /> Labor Day celebrations and <br /> Clean Up Day) 24% 41% 22% 14% 100% 65% <br /> Open space (i.e., reducing <br /> maintenance & acquisition) 23% 35% 22% 19% 100% 59% <br /> Parks (i.e., reducing mowing & <br /> playground maintenance, <br /> maintenance of paths & trails) 9% 40% 30% 21% 100% 49% <br /> Recreation (i.e., reducing hours <br /> & services/programs, senior <br /> services) 11% 38% 29% 22% 100% 49% <br /> Library(i.e., reducing hours & <br /> (.; <br /> services/programs) 11% 36% 27% 26% 100% 47% <br /> Transportation (i.e., reducing <br /> street maintenance, snow <br /> plowing) 8% 25% 32% 35% 100% 33% <br /> Police & municipal courts 9% 20% 34% 37% 100% 29% <br /> 0 <br /> 0 <br /> Z <br /> N <br /> N <br /> O <br /> Report of Results <br /> 5 <br />