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Page 7 <br /> F�age 54 <br /> 32. Now that you've heard what different people are saying about the Redwood City utility users tax, if <br /> there were an election today would you vote yes for or no against the following question: <br /> Shall an ordinance be adopted that continues and ratifies the existing five percent utility users tax on <br /> telecommunications and video services, requires voter approval of rate increases, modernizes <br /> telecommunication and video service definitions so that taxpayers are treated the same regardless of <br /> the technology they use, and which tax is used to fund capital improvements such as building, <br /> replacing, renovating and maintaining community facilities, with all expenditures subject to an annual <br /> audit? <br /> % n <br /> Yes .......................................................................................................56.35 ............. 225 <br /> No.........................................................................................................35.92 .............144 <br /> Don't know/not sure ..............................................................................7.73 ............... 31 <br /> If response to Question 32 is Don't know/not sure, ask question 32A. <br /> If response to question 32 is Yes, skip to question 34. <br /> If response to question 32 is NO, skip to question 33. <br /> 32A. Which way are you leaning, yes for the ordinance or no against the ordinance? (n=31) <br /> % n <br /> Yes .......................................................................................................19.99 ................. 6 <br /> No .........................................................................................................12.85 ................. 4 <br /> Don know/not sure ............................................................................67.15 ............... 21 <br /> 33. If there were an election today would you vote yes for or no against the following question: <br /> Shall an ordinance be adopted to reduce the rate of the utility users tax on telecommunications and <br /> video services from five percent to four percent, requires voter approval of rate increases, modernizes <br /> telecommunication and video service definitions so that taxpayers are treated the same regardless of <br /> the technology they use, and which tax is used to fund capital improvements such as building, <br /> replacing, renovating and maintaining community facilities, with all expenditures subject to an annual <br /> audit? (n=175) <br /> % n <br /> Yes.......................................................................................................38.03 ............... 66 <br /> No .........................................................................................................47.93 ............... 84 <br /> Don't know/not sure ............................................................................14.04 ............... 25 <br /> If response to Question 33 is Don't know/not sure, ask question 33A. <br /> 33A. Which way are you leaning, yes for the ordinance or no against the ordinance? (n=25) <br /> % n <br /> Yes.........................................................................................................5.76 ................. 1 <br /> No .........................................................................................................21.64 ................. 5 <br /> Don't know/not sure ............................................................................72.61 ............... 18 <br />