Yesterday I posted my own Greensboro Performing Arts Center Survey in response to the push poll written by GPAC2012. Here's the results so far:
1. Can Greensboro afford a performing arts center?
Yes 50%
No 50%
2. Should Greensboro build a performing arts center?
Yes 50%
No 50%
3. A Greensboro performing arts center should be
privately owned. 50%
publicly owned. 50%
4. Should a performing arts center be incentivized by the City of Greensboro?
Yes 25%
No 75%
5. Should Greensboro invest taxpayers' dollars in ways that will directly increase profits for businesses?
Yes 50%
No 50%
6. Greensboro's performing arts center should be located
Downtown. 50%
Northeast Greensboro. 25%
Greensboro Coliseum Complex. 0.0%
in another concentrated poverty neighborhood other than Northeast Greensboro. 25%
7. The Greensboro performing arts center should be managed by
Matt Brown. 0.0%
Greensboro Parks and Recreation. 0.0%
a public/private partnership like the Durham Performing Arts Center. 100%
8. Should the Greensboro City Council resort to "certificates of participation" to build a performing arts center without the consent of Greensboro voters?
Yes 0%
No 100%
9. Will you vote come November to support a Greensboro performing arts center?
Yes 25%
No 75%
10. This is the final question: Do you think this survey was written fairly so that the choices you were given accurately reflect your feelings?
Yes 100%
No 0.0%
If you'd like to take my survey you may do so by clicking here.
Info on the GPAC2012 "official" survey may be found by clicking here.
The numbers remain quite low so I can't make claims as to how my survey represents Greensboro as a whole but I will continue to present survey results on an ongoing basis.
Update: Comments so far:
Queston 7. The Greensboro performing arts center should be managed by
Comment: "Other: Management selected by the private owners.
Queston 8. Should the Greensboro City Council resort to "certificates of participation" to build a performing arts center without the consent of Greensboro voters?
Comment: "If the taxpayers would have to foot the bill for "certificates of participation", then taxpayers should be allowed to vote on the item."
Queston 10. This is the final question: Do you think this survey was written fairly so that the choices you were given accurately reflect your feelings?
Comment: "I don't think that citizens have been given a choice as to whether they would be willing to support a taxpayer funded performing arts center. The people who are pushing this have skipped that step in decision-making."
