Milwaukee County Sixth District 2009 Constituent Survey
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1. Milwaukee County Six District Constituent Survey

 

1. How should Milwaukee County’s growing structural deficit (the difference between expected revenues and expenditures) be managed?

2. Please rate the following county government functions on a scale of 1 to 4 for performance, with 4 meaning the county does an excellent good job of providing that service, and 1 meaning the county does a poor job.

 Excellent32Poor
Parks
Zoo
Highway Plowing and Maintenance
Human/Social Service Programs
Courts System
Mass Transit
Airport
Jail and House of Correction

3. Do you support creating an independent governing body to manage all park operations and levy taxes?

4. Do you support the proposal to establish a long-term lease of the operations of General Mitchell International Airport with a private entity, the receipts from which (estimated to be as much as $1 billion) to provide a revenue stream to support other Milwaukee County programs?

5. What do you think are the two biggest issues facing your community? (Check two)

6. Based on what you have heard, do you think Milwaukee County government needs major restructuring, minor restructuring or do you think county government operates pretty well the way it is?

7. For each of the following statements, please indicate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree or are you not sure.

 Strongly AgreeSomewhat AgreeSomewhat DisagreeStrongly DisagreeDon't Know
There are too many layers of local government in Milwaukee County.
It makes no difference which level of government provides critical services such as fire, police, transportation, and social services as long as those services are available and efficient.
I would be willing to consider higher taxes if I knew county and municipal services were efficiently administered.

8. Government job performance and trust in government concern many people. Rate the following where 1 means Excellent and 4 means Poor.

 Excellent32Poor
The job my State government has done is:
The job the County Executive has done is:
The job the County Board has done is:
The job my local municipality has done is:

9. Whom do you trust more to make sound decisions in spending taxpayer money?

10. How much confidence do you have in the ability of Milwaukee County government to manage its finances and avoid major service disruptions?