The survey consists of ten questions regarding your school district and local political issues.
The Boone County Journal has tentatively agreed to publish the results the week after the fair. Only surveys completed at the tent will be counted.
The ten questions are shown below.
Questionnaire for the 2013 Boone County Fair
1. How well does your school district prepare students for college and the work place?
- A. Does both jobs very well
- B. Prepares students for college but not work place
- C. Prepares students well for the work place but not for college.
- D. Does not prepare students well for either college or work place
- E. Does an excellent job only in some area such as____________________
Please supply your public school district number. ____________________ (District 100--Belvidere; District 200-- North Boone; District 205--Rockford; Others-- please supply name or number)
2. If you were going to convince someone to move to Boone County, which of the following reasons would you use?
Please number the reasons in order of importance 1-9 using a “0” for reasons you would not use.
- A. ______________Good Quality School System
- B. ______________Rural Environment
- C. ______________Low Taxes
- D. ______________Proximity to Chicago and collar counties
- E. ______________Inexpensive Housing
- F. ______________Job prospects in Boone-Winnebago Counties
- G. ______________Recreational Opportunities
- H. ______________Friendly accepting neighborhoods
- I. _____________The County Fair and other local events
--CIRCLE YOUR ANSWER or Fill in Blank--
3. Do you think that the current county open burning ordinances are strict enough? Yes or No? Don’t have an opinion.
4. Does Boone County need a soup kitchen for the homeless? Yes or No? Don’t have an opinion.
If yes, in what community should it be located? __________________
5. There currently is a county wide Public Safety Sales Tax of ½ cent. It is schedule to stop in 2018. In the past several years this sales taxes paid not only for principle and interest on the Public Safety Building but for salaries and Jail expenses.
A. Do you favor a continuation of this tax after the building is paid off in 2018? Yes or No? No Opinion
B. Would you support a referendum authorizing continuing this tax after 2018? Yes or No? No Opinion
6. Under proper regulation would you be in favor of wind energy projects in Boone County? Yes or No? No Opinion.
7. The Federal and State government should subsidize low cost pre-school learning programs. Agree or Disagree? No opinion.
8. Ida Public Library is the only public library in the county. Most county residents outside of Belvidere must pay a fee to have a library card. Would you support a tax referendum to extend “feeless” library service to the rest of the county? Yes or No? No opinion. I am a City of Belvidere resident. Yes or No?
9. Most Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are provided a squad car to take home during their off time shift. Do you agree with this policy? Yes or No? If you believe the policy should be modified in some way, how?
10. What do you believe is the most important issue facing Boone County?
