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About 63 percent of Riverside residents say the city needs more money to pay for an adequate level of public services, and 64 percent say they would support a one-cent sales tax to provide that extra funding, according to a statement released this week regarding a recent survey.
The survey found that Riverside residents’ top priorities for such funding would be maintaining 911 emergency response times, requiring that all of the funding remain in Riverside, ensuring public disclosure regarding how the extra funds are spent and maintaining vehicles for first responders.
Riverside officials conducted the survey because the Riverside City Council is considering putting a one-cent sales tax on the Nov. 8 ballot. Results of the survey are scheduled to be discussed at the July 26 council meeting.
The survey conducted was conducted last month by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates in Los Angeles. The firm polled 600 likely Riverside voters on several issues, including their perception of their own neighborhood, the city of Riverside and Riverside County, according to the statement.
