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Council reviews draft poll for possible 2025 capital bond covering rec center, civic center and service center
Summary
City staff and Magellan Strategies presented a draft statistically significant poll about potential 2025 capital bond revenue options and three candidate projects; council asked about survey length, Spanish-language and paper accessibility, demographic questions, and whether other ballot issues could affect support.
City staff and Magellan Strategies presented a draft community poll and engagement plan April 1 as part of Lafayette’s 2025 capital bond exploration. The proposed poll will measure voter support for potential revenue options and gauge preferences among three projects: renovation of the Kroger Recreation Center, construction of a new civic center, and renovation and expansion of the city service center.
Why it matters: council asked whether the city has reliable data on voter priorities and turnout, and whether a future bond placed on the ballot would be supported by likely voters. The poll is intended to provide statistically valid projections to inform council decisions about whether and how to bring a bond measure to voters.
Magellan Strategies’ Ryan Winger described the firm’s methodology and the draft survey. He said the survey will reach a sample drawn from roughly 12,000 Lafayette-area voters via text…
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