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RIVER ROAD RESIDENTS' VIEWS OF ANNEXATION <br />River Road Residents Are Against <br />Annexation At This Time <br />Nearly two out of every three voters (65%) oppose annexation, with over half <br />(52%) strongly opposed. Furthermore, attitudes toward annexation are fairly well <br />crystallized, with only one in ten persons (9%) undecided. <br />There is a pervasive pattern of opposition, with all demographic groups <br />preferring status quo. Opposition peaks among senior citizens and long-range <br />residents. <br />However, anti-annexation attitudes are susceptible to change when specific <br />premises are posed or "promises" made. <br />For example: <br />• Deferment of property tax payments for ten years <br />lifts the level of support above the majority mark, <br />• Improved police protection has the potential to <br />significantly increase support for annexation,. and <br />• A $750 reduction in sewer fee assessmenf also improves <br />:the picture, but the sewer "mandate" does little to <br />muster support for annexation. <br />Present voting patterns are illustrated on the following page, after which the <br />potential persuasive power of pro-annexation arguments is charted. <br />ES 1 <br />,_ <br />