Are you taking steps to save on utilities during the heat wave?

Asked by ABC 17 News

171 Votes

Are you taking steps to save on utilities during the heat wave?

74%

Yes Yes

26%

No No

74%

Yes

5 Comments

Robin Simmons Wilcox

I try to minimize any changes in my electric bills. So I close shades and curtains to block out the sun and keep my thermostat at 77* in the summer. I run the dishwasher in the late evening and do laundry in the mornings.

Bonnie Sandker

I'm 86 years old and need the a/c on. Have it set so it is 78 in my apartment. Can't get out in the heat.

Jennifer M

I keep the blinds/drapes pulled. Turn up the AC a few notches during the day while at work. Small steps to help the utility bill.

Lisa Gore

Everyone should look up operation Popeye that has to do with the weather.

Jack L

Don`t pick on Popeye, I watched him on TV every Saturday morning when I was a kid

Adam

And the point is???

Jennifer M

Thank you for a little history lesson this morning.

Jack L

I try to watch the AC usage to keep the electric bill as low as possible

26%

No

1 Comments

Max DeYoung

No, because I have always been careful not to waste our natural resources.

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

Asked by ABC 17 News

209 Votes

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

73%

No

4 Comments

Fred

Almost as bad an idea as replacing income taxes with higher sales taxes!

Max

You finally got one right. Did you have help?

Harry D

A new tax is not the answer to the city's budget problems. City leaders need to live within your means, like everyone else. Vote NO on the new taxes.

Steve Baumann

We already pay enough in taxes. The City needs to check it's priorities and pull funding from programs that truly are not conductive to the day to day lives of the general tax paying citizen. Focus on the core competencies, not liberal dream programs.

Zaos Gonzolez

Your own safety is your own responsibility.

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

Asked by ABC 17 News

344 Votes

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

1 Comment

Harry D

Most people already drive 75 MPH, at least. Trust the people.

62%

No

2 Comments

Bob Reynolds

A lot of people drive faster than the posted speed limit - 75 to 80 instead of 70. Increasing the speed limit will just push the actual travel rates higher - 80 to 85 instead of 75. With all of the heavy trucks on the road (some that drive slow), higher speeds are just dangerous.

Shelley Vansell

Drivers are already driving 5 to 10 miles over the current limits so if it's increased I'm pretty sure they'll exceed the new limits.

ABC 17 News

Are you taking steps to save on utilities during the heat wave?

74% Yes Yes

26% No No

74% Yes

26% No

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

27% Yes Yes

73% No No

27% Yes

73% No

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

38% Yes Yes

62% No No

38% Yes

62% No

74%

Yes Yes

26%

No No

74%

Yes

26%

No

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

73%

No

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

62%

No