June 2012
Should Virginia American Water get a 15.9 percent rate increase, 12.2 percent increase for Alexandrians?
| Answer | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 69 | 90% | |
| Yes | 8 | 10% |
July 2012
How would you rate Dominion Virginia Power’s response to last week’s storm?
| Answer | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty good | 58 | 42% | |
| Excellent | 30 | 22% | |
| Average | 20 | 14% | |
| Not so great | 16 | 12% | |
| Horrible | 14 | 10% |
July 2012
Do you think the Alexandria City School Board should redraw the school attendance zone boundaries which were last revised in 1999?
| Answer | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 113 | 82% | |
| No | 24 | 18% |
August 2012
If the election to fill the vacant 45th District Virginia House of Delegates seat was held today, who would you vote for?
| Answer | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Rob Krupricka | 93 | 57% | |
| Libertarian Justin Malkin | 29 | 18% | |
| Republican Timothy McGhee | 27 | 16% | |
| None of the above | 15 | 9% |
Do you plan to vote in the June 12 Primary Election?
- Yes (84%, 70 Votes)
- No (16%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 83
Poll Close Date: May 31, 2012
Should City Council include a Cost of Living Adjustment for Alexandria City employess in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget?
- Yes (65%, 85 Votes)
- No (35%, 45 Votes)
Total Voters: 130
Poll Close Date: April 6, 2012
Should ACPS Superintendent Morton Sherman resign as a result of the recent capital project audit?
- Yes (86%, 184 Votes)
- No (14%, 29 Votes)
Total Voters: 213
Poll Close Date: March 22, 2012
Do you believe that the debate over the waterfront planning process has remained civil?
- No (80%, 74 Votes)
- Yes (20%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 92
Poll Close Date: March 15, 2012
Should City Council approve the City Manager’s proposed $585 million operating budget?
- Yes (50%, 23 Votes)
- No (50%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
Poll Close Date: February 24, 2012
Should Virginia pass a law requiring women to view an ultrasound of their fetus before having an abortion?
- No (84%, 95 Votes)
- Yes (16%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 113
Poll Close Date: February 12, 2012
Should the Virginia General Assembly fund a study on selling marijuana in ABC stores?
- No (57%, 44 Votes)
- Yes (43%, 33 Votes)
Total Voters: 77
Poll Close Date: February 1, 2012
Should local school divisions control their start date for classes in the Fall?
- Yes (75%, 47 Votes)
- No (25%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Poll Close Date: January 24, 2012
Do you agree with the city-approved re-development of the Arlandria Shopping Center?
- Yes (65%, 39 Votes)
- No (35%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
Poll Close Date: December 27, 2011
Should ACPS continue to offer Adult Education/GED courses?
- Yes (86%, 44 Votes)
- No (14%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 51
Poll Close Date: December 21, 2011
Which Waterfront Small Area Plan do you prefer?
- The Alexandria City Proposal (51%, 26 Votes)
- Neither (27%, 14 Votes)
- CAAWP Proposal (22%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 51
Poll Close Date: December 12, 2011
Should the City give the School System an additional $18 million for next year?
- No (67%, 44 Votes)
- Yes (33%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Poll Close Date: November 16, 2011
Should lights be installed on the upper athletic field at Francis C. Hammond Middle School?
- Yes (70%, 52 Votes)
- No (30%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 74
Poll Close Date: October 26, 2011
Should texting while driving be a primary traffic offense in Virginia?
- Yes (90%, 57 Votes)
- No (10%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Poll Close Date: October 13, 2011
Has No Child Left Behind improved public education?
- No (76%, 37 Votes)
- Yes (24%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 49
Poll Close Date: October 3, 2011
Is the U.S. better prepared to prevent or respond to a terrorist act today vs ten years ago?
- Yes (67%, 31 Votes)
- No (33%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
Poll Close Date: September 20, 2011
Where were you during the August 1963 March on Washington?
- Not born (54%, 38 Votes)
- Too young to remember (23%, 16 Votes)
- Watching on television (20%, 14 Votes)
- At the March (3%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 70
Poll Close Date: September 2, 2011
If eligible, do you plan to vote in next week’s primaries?
- Yes (81%, 39 Votes)
- No (19%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 48
Poll Close Date: August 24, 2011
Are you concerned about the “Negative Outlook” Moody’s has forecast for Alexandria?
- Yes (59%, 23 Votes)
- No (41%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
Poll Close Date: August 12, 2011
Should the US Postal Service close the Potomac and Theological Seminary Post Offices in Alexandria to save money?
- Yes (64%, 56 Votes)
- No (36%, 31 Votes)
Total Voters: 87
Poll Close Date: August 3, 2011
Can residents of public housing and owners of million-dollar townhomes live in harmony in the same developments?
- Yes (60%, 56 Votes)
- No (40%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 94
Poll Close Date: July 26, 2011
If the Democratic primary election for the 30th District Senate Seat were held today, who would you vote for?
- Rob Krupicka (49%, 218 Votes)
- Adam Ebbin (42%, 187 Votes)
- Libby Garvey (5%, 22 Votes)
- None of the above (4%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 441
Poll Close Date: July 19, 2011
How do you rate Dr. Morton Sherman as Superintendent of Alexandria schools?
- Poor (62%, 67 Votes)
- Average (15%, 16 Votes)
- Good (14%, 15 Votes)
- Excellent (9%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 108
Poll Close Date: June 26, 2011
Should the Alexandria City Council defer a vote on the Waterfron Small Area Plan until this Fall?
- Yes (57%, 36 Votes)
- No (43%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Poll Close Date: June 20, 2011
Should the City permit the Alexandria Aces to operate a beer concession at home games at Fran Mann Field?
- Yes (77%, 55 Votes)
- No (23%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 71
Poll Close Date: June 7, 2011
Should oil drilling be allowed off Virginia’s coast?
- Yes (57%, 28 Votes)
- No (43%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 49
Poll Close Date: May 29, 2011
Do you support the City’s proposed Waterfront plan?
- Yes (56%, 37 Votes)
- No (44%, 29 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Poll Close Date: May 18, 2011
Should Alexandria file a law suit to delay the 9/15/2011 BRAC 133 opening?
- Yes (60%, 26 Votes)
- No (40%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 43
Poll Close Date: May 5, 2011
Should there be low-income and public housing in Alexandria?
- Yes (58%, 37 Votes)
- No (42%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 64
Poll Close Date: April 22, 2011
Should DoD spend $600K for public art at their new Mark Center facility?
- No (76%, 53 Votes)
- Yes (24%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 70
Poll Close Date: April 11, 2011
Should Alexandria renew its cable television agreement with Comcast?
- No (85%, 70 Votes)
- Yes (15%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Poll Close Date: April 3, 2011
Do you think Alicia Hughes can serve the voters of Alexandria effectively as a member of the City Council now that she has accepted a full-time job in Delaware?
- No (87%, 98 Votes)
- Yes (13%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 113
Poll Close Date: March 27, 2011
Should persons with a handicap placard/tag pay to park in Alexandria?
- Yes (74%, 57 Votes)
- No (26%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 77
Poll Close Date: March 17, 2011
Do you support a commercial real estate tax increase of 12.5 cents per $100 of assessed value to pay for Alexandria transportation projects?
- No (50%, 27 Votes)
- Yes (50%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
Poll Close Date: February 28, 2011
Should ACPS classes begin early this year, before Labor Day?
- No (61%, 77 Votes)
- Yes (39%, 49 Votes)
Total Voters: 126
Poll Close Date: February 21, 2011
Should the School Board add 30 minutes to teachers’ day this Fall?
- No (84%, 147 Votes)
- Yes (16%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 174
Poll Close Date: February 14, 2011
City Manager Jim Hartmann is leaving. How do you rate his performance?
- Fair (29%, 22 Votes)
- Excellent (28%, 21 Votes)
- Good (24%, 18 Votes)
- Poor (19%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 75
Poll Close Date: February 8, 2011
