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To farther investigate pofential support for the revenue measure,-the voters were given' a fistpf annual properly <br />tax increases„ and then<they were asked it'they would vote yes or no on the' measure: As showrtiii the chart <br />below, 5Q percerif of the voters surveyed stated that they would vote yes on,ftie measure if theia propert tax <br />was increased by 852 a year. Support-fai~the measure increasedasthe-tax amounts ested decreased, .and <br />peakedof 6B percent with a property tax increase of.~28 a year: Rltiiough approximately two-thirds. Of t#te <br />voters reported that they would support thelowest tax rate tested; this level of suppvrt,is inflated 6y the fact <br />thaE-tftey previotisty heard";four higheraax amounts. In ah elecbon;_where voters hear only one taz'amourit, we <br />estimate that. support fora $28 parcel fax would 6e closer to 58 percent. If is a[sa important to-note that a large <br />percentege of the "Probably Yes' voters would likely defect wifhout en ezfremety well'tunded and e;<a_cuted <br />campaign. No significasit differences between keydemographic 5ut)graups were observed in the responses to <br />this,question <br />__ <br />^ _. <br />r <br />~„ <br />orme. tom <br />To better understand voter', pnonties~ fhe respondents were read a Crst of tf1 issues facing residents of San <br />Leandroand thep were asked to rate ttte importance of each issue:lo them personalty.; Keeping the boat harbor <br />open end maihtained scored the relatively lowest in importance,_with 27 percent of the voters rating it as "Very <br />Importank'45 perr~ntas "Somewhatlmportant,`-and 28 percenf as'Not Important' Similart0ffie results cf <br />the earlier question on important rssues, this finding-indicates that there-are more pressing issues to San <br />Leandro' voters. <br />^ ~ ^ ^ <br />vsy. tt <br />o.ceme.r zror <br />6 <br />