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Survey shows majority support for Gonzales fire department parcel tax before cost details
Summary
A Magellan Strategies poll presented to the Gonzales City Council found broad approval of the fire department’s performance and preliminary support for a potential parcel tax; support softens once specific costs are presented but rises after voters read explanatory information.
David Flaherty, head of Magellan Strategies, presented results of a June–July poll measuring local voters’ appetite for a potential parcel tax to fund Gonzales fire and emergency services. Lede: A local survey presented Aug. 18 found 64% of registered voters in Gonzales would approve a proposed parcel tax to support the city’s fire and emergency services in an initial, uninformed ballot test; support rose after respondents read explanatory information about staffing and service impacts. Nut graf: The presentation to the Gonzales City Council was an informational briefing — not a proposal vote — summarizing a 133-voter survey Magellan conducted June 18–July…
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