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RIVER ROAD RESIDENTS VIEWS OF ANNEXATION <br />Impact Of Pro-Annexation Themes <br />Four themes were pretested for potential impact in bolstering support .for <br />annexation. Results reflect the voting climate based on acceptance or <br />believability of these themes which include improved police protection, <br />deferred property taxes, discount in sewer fees and the fact that sewers are <br />mandated regardless of annexation. <br />First, let's look at the shift in voting behavior based on the premise that <br />significant improvements in police protection would accrue through <br />annexation. The first (left-hand column) repeats the "straight" vote as <br />explained earlier in the report. The second column shows the incremental <br />support based on believability of better police protection. <br />Vofe With Better Police Protection (Read Down) <br />Straight Vote Under Premise <br />Vote of Better Police Protection <br />Strongly for annexation <br />Somewhat for <br />12% 25% <br />13 18 <br />.Somewhat against annexation <br />Strongly against <br />Undecided <br />13 15 <br />52 32 <br />9 10 <br />(Results may not total to 100% due to rounding) <br />The promise of improved police protection produced an 18% increment in <br />support of annexation, but more important, reduced the "strong_ly against" <br />vote by 20 points. <br />The next theme tested the potential impact of property tax deferments on <br />annexation attitudes. Voters were asked how they would vote under the <br />premise that property taxes would not increase for five, seven and ten years. <br />PAGE 9 <br />