This weeks news poll is shaping up to be an interesting one. The question is whether Monroe needs a west-side fire station.
Those who support a new station perhaps have been more vocal to this point than have those who dont. But the poll results thus far are overwhelmingly against the need for a facility on the west side.
As I write this blog, 81 people have answered no and 43 have answered yes.
A bit of a surprise. Ill be watching to see what the end result is.
Speaking of polls on city government, last weeks results on the city leadership question also were intriguing. We asked online readers how Monroes city government should be lead. The options were by an administrator; by a full-time mayor; by a part-time mayor.
What was most interesting is that the way City Hall is currently operated, by a part-time mayor, received the fewest votes. Only 30 people (16 percent) chose that option.
The most votes 90, or 47 percent, not a majority were cast for having a full-time administrator. Keep in mind that the citys administrator position has been vacant for nine months and may be left unfilled through 2009.
Not far behind, however, was the 38 percent (72 votes) that were registered for having a full-time mayor which is what Monroe Mayor Ron Marsh supports in a letter he gave last month to aldermen.
Its also interesting to note that just a couple of weeks after the previous administrator, Mark Vahlsing, left City Hall, online poll results were heavily against the need for an administrator in Monroe. When asked if Monroe needs a city administrator, 136 people said no, and 53 people said yes.
Does this suggest that the months without an administrator have helped make the case for filling the position?
What do you think?
Those who support a new station perhaps have been more vocal to this point than have those who dont. But the poll results thus far are overwhelmingly against the need for a facility on the west side.
As I write this blog, 81 people have answered no and 43 have answered yes.
A bit of a surprise. Ill be watching to see what the end result is.
Speaking of polls on city government, last weeks results on the city leadership question also were intriguing. We asked online readers how Monroes city government should be lead. The options were by an administrator; by a full-time mayor; by a part-time mayor.
What was most interesting is that the way City Hall is currently operated, by a part-time mayor, received the fewest votes. Only 30 people (16 percent) chose that option.
The most votes 90, or 47 percent, not a majority were cast for having a full-time administrator. Keep in mind that the citys administrator position has been vacant for nine months and may be left unfilled through 2009.
Not far behind, however, was the 38 percent (72 votes) that were registered for having a full-time mayor which is what Monroe Mayor Ron Marsh supports in a letter he gave last month to aldermen.
Its also interesting to note that just a couple of weeks after the previous administrator, Mark Vahlsing, left City Hall, online poll results were heavily against the need for an administrator in Monroe. When asked if Monroe needs a city administrator, 136 people said no, and 53 people said yes.
Does this suggest that the months without an administrator have helped make the case for filling the position?
What do you think?
