Campaign Issues Straw Poll
 
 

Some candidates are claiming that the current Mayor and Town Council are not as approachable as previous Councils. What is your opinion?
    The current Mayor and Council are MORE approachable than previous Councils.
 64% 
80 %
    The current Mayor and Council are LESS approachable than previous Councils.
 24% 
30 %
    The current Mayor and Council are EQUALLY as approachable as previous Councils.
 12% 
15 %



Some candidates are claiming that the current Mayor and Council do not actively seek your opinion on issues.
    The current Mayor and Council WANT my opinion and recommendations on issues.
72%
88 %
    The current Mayor and Council DO NOT WANT my opinion and recommendations on issues.
 28%
34 %


Some candidates are claiming that a small group of political activists and special interest groups have too much influence over the Towns elected officials. What is your opinion on the current elected officials?
    The current elected officials HAVE NOT been influenced.
 67% 
81 %
    The current elected officials HAVE been influenced.
 33%
40 %


What is your opinion on the previous elected officials?
    The previous elected officials WERE NOT influenced.
 24% 
29 %
    The previous elected officials WERE influenced.
 76% 
90 %


Some candidates are claiming that the current Mayor and Town Council are responsible for causing the Towns reputation to suffer throughout the country. Do you agree?
    No, the policies of the current Mayor and Town Council HAVE NOT caused the Towns reputation to suffer.
 68% 
84 %
    Yes, the policies of the current Mayor and Town Council HAVE caused the Towns reputation to suffer.
 32%
41 %


Some candidates are claiming that the policies of the current Mayor and Town Council are responsible for some Town residents not being treated properly and fairly. Do you agree?
    No.
 71% 
85 %
    Yes.
 29% 
34 %


Some candidates are claiming that the efforts of the current Mayor and Town Council to deal with the negative impact of illegal aliens on our community is simply a distraction and other important work is not being done. Do you agree?
    No.
 70% 
87 %
    Yes.
 30% 
38 %


Some candidates are claiming that they can vote on the issues of downtown development in the best interest of the community even though they or their family owns property in the downtown. What is your opinion?
    If a member of the Council owns or his/her family owns property in the downtown he will probably vote in the best interest of the community.
 26% 
32 %
    If a member of the Council owns or his/her family owns property in the downtown he must recuse himself from any discussion or vote on downtown development.
 74%
90 %


Some candidates are claiming that they should be elected because they have special skills in finance, development or the commercial real estate business. What is your opinion?
    These special skills should be provided by the Town Staff and consultants with municipal expertise.
 73%
85 %
    If a member of Council has these special skills they should be used to direct staff actions and avoid consultants.
 27% 
32 %


Some candidates claim that they will spend as much money as is necessary to get elected to Town Council. What is a reasonable amount of money for a candidate to spend?
    less than $2,000
 7% 
8 %
    $2,000 - $4,000
 60% 
62 %
    $4,000 - $6,000
14% 
15 %
    more than $6,000
 19% 
20 %


What do you think about a candidate who spends an excessive amount of money to run for elected office in Herndon?
    I would not vote for that candidate.
 66% 
76 %
    It does not matter how much money a candidate spends.
 34% 
39 %


What steps should the Town Council take to improve volunteerism?
    Apply Town resources to help volunteer organizations recruit new members.
 19% 
24 %
    Publicly recognize volunteer organizations and volunteers for their positive contribution to the Herndon community.
 62% 
76 %
    Do nothing, improving volunteerism is not a responsibility of Herndon government.
 19% 
23 %


Do you believe that the Towns efforts to eliminate overcrowded homes and illegal boarding houses has contributed significantly to the number of foreclosures and empty residences in Herndon?
    No.
 41% 
50 %
    Yes, overcrowding is a health and safety issue and eliminating overcrowding is necessary.
 43% 
53 %
    Yes, the Town should not have been so aggressive in eliminating overcrowding.
 16%
20 %


Should the Mayor and Town Council elected on May 6th 2008 continue the policy requiring the police to enforce federal immigration law under the Towns 287(g) program?
    Yes.
 76%
92 %
    No.
 24%
30 %


Should the Mayor and Town Council elected on May 6th 2008 re-open the day worker hiring site at the old police station?
    No.
 69%
85 %
    Yes.
 31% 
38 %



Should the Mayor and Town Council elected on May 6th 2008 continue the effort to eliminate overcrowded homes and illegal boarding houses?
    No.
 21%
27 %
    Yes.
 79%
100 %


Should the Mayor and Town Council elected on May 6th 2008 establish an ordinance requiring an inspection and a permit to rent bedrooms in single family homes?
    No.
 32% 
40 %
    Yes.
 68% 
82 %