| SURVEY RESULTS | 2007, 2008, 2009 | | |
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Items listed in light yellow rank between High Priority & Imperative, blue: Medium to High Priority, etc. | |
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Items listed as per ranking | | Score | Rank | |
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Referendum to recall director Weatherford from the city board | 88.2576 | 1 | |
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Reducing violent crime in Hot Springs Metropolitan area | 87.5912 | 2 | |
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Eliminate meetings of directors that violate state / federal laws | 83.5185 | 3 | | up2
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Eliminate all city contracts with city directors | | 83.4559 | 4 | | dn1
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Removing city manager Myers | | 83.3984 | 5 | | dn1
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Removing downtown bottleneck. Change 2-lanes back 4-lanes | 83.0935 | 6 | |
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Reducing drug use in Hot Springs Metropolitan area | 82.1691 | 7 | |
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Referendum to recall Mayor Bush from the city board | 81.8702 | 8 | | up1
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Implement a "Public Comment Section" for all public meetings | 81.6547 | 9 | | up1
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Referendum to recall director Smith from the city board | 81.6406 | 10 | | dn2
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Cease funding international travel for city directors | 81.3406 | 11 | |
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Reducing property crime in Hot Springs Metropolitan area | 80.9259 | 12 | |
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Referendum to recall director Daniel from the city board | 78.5433 | 13 | |
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Eliminate taxpayer funding for "Sister City Coordinator" | 77.5180 | 14 | |
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Improve city operations and efficiency of government | 77.4254 | 15 | |
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Build a new jail and impose stronger penalties for felonies | 75.3597 | 16 | |
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Empanel grand jury to investigate government, political dealings | 74.7826 | 17 | |
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Improve funding for police and fire equipment (communications) | 74.0876 | 18 | |
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Eliminate Sister City program unless city is located in the U.S. | 73.1884 | 19 | |
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Removing 4-way stops & other unwarranted acts by directors | 70.5224 | 20 | |
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Restore direct street (Bath St.) to downtown parking garage | 68.9781 | 21 | |
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Remove or reduce the 3% A&P tax on food at restaurants | 68.5606 | 22 | |
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Referendum to recall director Jones from the city board | 66.9291 | 23 | |
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Removing plans imposing planning & zoning outside city limits | 66.6045 | 24 | |
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Bring more entertainment shows or concerts to Hot Springs | 64.5221 | 25 | |
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Improve airline service to Hot Springs Metropolitan area | 62.0438 | 26 | |
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Replacing city manager form of government | | 50.8065 | 27 | |
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Referendum to recall director Edwards from the city board | 41.5984 | 28 | |
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Referendum to recall director Maruthur from the city board | 32.6000 | 29 | |
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Build a New City Hall for the City of Hot Springs | | 27.5735 | 30 | |
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