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City of Louisville Policy Survey <br /> August 2009 <br /> Table 7: Preferred Service Areas for Reducing Service Levels <br /> If the City had to reduce service levels,which 2 services would you choose for Percent of <br /> reduction? (Please check only TWO service areas.) respondents* <br /> Community events (i.e., eliminating or reducing activities at the Fourth of July & <br /> Labor Day celebrations and Clean Up Day) 51% <br /> Open space (i.e., reducing maintenance & acquisition) 48% <br /> Library(i.e., reducing hours & services/programs) 26% <br /> Recreation (i.e., reducing hours & services/programs, senior services) 23% <br /> Police & municipal courts 20% <br /> Transportation (i.e., reducing street maintenance, snow plowing) 15% <br /> Parks (i.e., reducing mowing & playground maintenance, maintenance of paths & <br /> trails) 15% <br /> *Nearly all respondents selected two responses so the total is approximately 200%. <br /> Table 8: Support for or Opposition to New Taxes or Tax Increases <br /> If the City asked voters to <br /> approve a tax increase to cover <br /> rising costs and the amount of <br /> revenue raised from each tax or <br /> fee was equal,to what extent <br /> would you support or oppose <br /> the following tax increases, new Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Percent <br /> taxes or fees? support support oppose oppose Total "support" <br /> A new residential building use <br /> tax 28% 34% 19% 19% 100% 62% <br /> A new transportation fee 13% 35% 27% 25% 100% 48% <br /> A new consumer use tax 15% 32% 28% 26% 100% 46% <br /> A sales tax increase 8% 34% 30% 28% 100% 42% <br /> A property tax increase 11% 26% 23% 40% 100% 37% <br /> Table 9: Preferred New Taxes or Tax Increases <br /> If the City asked voters to approve tax increases, new taxes or fees to increase <br /> revenues to meet rising costs,and the amount of revenue raised from each tax or <br /> fee was equal,which 2 options would you most prefer. (Please check only TWO Percent of <br /> taxes or fees.) respondents* <br /> A new residential building use tax 60% <br /> A new transportation fee 38% <br /> A new consumer use tax 38% u <br /> s <br /> A sales tax increase 33% <br /> A property tax increase 28% <br /> *Nearly all respondents selected two responses so the total is approximately 200%. <br /> 0 <br /> Z <br /> N <br /> N <br /> O <br /> Report of Results <br /> 6 <br />