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RIVER ROAD RESIDENTS' VIEWS OF ANNEXATION <br />Results are again compared with the "straight vote" to measure incremental <br />support of the property tax themes. <br />Vote With Tax Determents (Read Down) <br />Straight No Increase For 7 For 10 <br />Vote for 5 Years Years Years <br />For annexation 25% 44% 49% 54% <br />Against 65 49 44 38 <br />Undecided 9 7 7 8 <br />(Results may not total to 100% due to rounding) <br />It will be recalled that fear of higher property taxes was the number one <br />reason for opposing annexation. When this fear is neutralized by the promise <br />of static property taxes, support increases steadily, reaching the majority mark <br />for a moratorium period of 10 years. <br />The third theme posed the "promise" of a $750 reduction in sewer fees, then <br />asked for voting intentions under this premise. As observed below, this <br />produced a 16% increment in potential support for annexation. <br />Vote With Reduction In Sewer Fee (Read Down) <br />Straight If Sewer Fee <br />Vote Reduced $750 <br />For annexation 25% 41% <br />Against 65 49 <br />Undecided 9 10 <br />(Results may not total to 100% due to rounding) <br />PAGE 10 <br />__ _ <br />