by design | Sep 16, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Likely voters were asked the question, “Knox County government has projected a surplus at the end of this fiscal year $24.2 million dollars. In your opinion how should the money be allocated?” Voters were given the choice of “Spend it on capital...
by design | Sep 9, 2012 | FOCUS Weekly Poll, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff Pam Trainor, South Knoxville’s member of the Knox County Board of Education appears to be in trouble as she approaches her reelection bid in 2014. Our survey this week asked South Knoxville residents, “During the recent Knox County budget process, South...
by design | Aug 19, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll queried likely voters, asking the question, “The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce is partially funded with tax dollars. Should the Chamber of Commerce be required to provide a complete accounting of its expenditures if it...
by design | Aug 12, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Voters were asked the question, “Knox County Commissioner Mike Hammond has proposed using county tax dollars to conduct an employee survey of Knox County school teachers. Do you think this is an appropriate use of county tax dollars?” A little over...
by design | Aug 5, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question whether voters prefer direct election of judges or the current “retain or replace” method of ratifying judges. Over 66% of likely voters favored direct election of judges, although several districts...
by design | Jul 29, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knox County voters elected Mayor Tim Burchett with 85% of the vote and looking at the results from this week’s Focus poll, the Mayor remains highly popular. Mayor Burchett was opposed to the tax increase demanded by School Superintendent James McIntyre...
