Poll: City Split on FP-BJC Deal
According to a new Arch City Chronicle poll to be published tomorrow in its June 13 edition, St. Louis City is evenly divided by the controversial plan to lease part of Forest Park to BJC Hospital. 39% support the plan, 39% oppose it, and 22% are undecided.
The poll also showed that support for the plan eroded as voters learned more about the plan. After hearing arguments in favor and opposed to the deal, 34% were supportive, 47% opposed and 19% undecided. This trend was evident across all demographic and geographic sub-groups.
Opposition to the plan is greatest among those living near the park. But not overwhelmingly so. 44% of surveyed residents in wards 17, 24, and 28 were against the plan, six points higher than the result from all the other wards.
The poll was conducted on June 7, 2006 by the Chilenski Strategy Group for Arch City Chronicle. The sample size was 1,750, and weighed to reflect the city’s overall voter population. It has a margin of error of +/- 2.3%.
Regardless of which side of the issue we each fall on, we must all give hats-off to ACC for conducting such a thorough and deep poll.
Posted by travis reems on Mon., Jun 12, 2006 at 4:17 PMA poll on this issue when voters will not decide the outcome is news because???
Posted by CK on Tue., Jun 13, 2006 at 9:20 AMTo me the news is that the proposal has that much support. Earlier musings had stated that, outside the principals of the deal and politicians loyal to those proposing it, it was hard to find anybody in favor of it.
Posted by St Louis Oracle on Tue., Jun 13, 2006 at 8:59 PM
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