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Executive Summary
Policy support varies.
The 2015 Sangamon County Citizen Survey
includes several policy questions on a variety of
issues. Some of the key findings are listed
below.
Citizens are more likely to support an initiative
if it uses the term “combine” rather than
“consolidate.”
Support
consolidation
Support
combining
Local waste
Local
management government
services
services
33%
45%
43%
51%
Three-fourths of Sangamon County residents
support the possibility of creating a citizen
advisory board (an independent board of users
and citizen/owners) who can focus on the
challenges facing City, Water, Light, and Power
(CWLP).
Most residents would not support a tax
increase (neither property nor sales) to support
local infrastructure or alternative
transportation in Sangamon County. However,
attitudes are mixed towards supporting local
schools. When asked if residents would
support an increase in property taxes, increase
in local sales taxes, or not support any tax
increase to support local schools, 22 percent
support an increase in property taxes, 39
percent support an increase in local sales taxes,
and 39 percent do not support any tax
increases. This is consistent with 28 percent
who report that the biggest change they would
like