Do you agree with the decision to put Columbia Public Schools students back in classrooms?

Asked by ABC 17 News

389 Votes

Do you agree with the decision to put Columbia Public Schools students back in classrooms?

46%

Yes. Other schools are doing it. Yes. Other schools are doing it.

54%

No. Case rates are still too high. No. Case rates are still too high.

46%

Yes. Other schools are doing it.

Most of Missouri's schools have been holding in-person classes for months, including most of the districts in Mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Schools is the only area district cur... Show More

Most of Missouri's schools have been holding in-person classes for months, including most of the districts in Mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Schools is the only area district currently educating online-only. Show Less

1 Comment

Will Mason

Putting Grandparents at risk due to increased daycare requirements, while protecting teachers is not an answer.

54%

No. Case rates are still too high.

Boone County is still seeing coronavirus infection rates that health experts say represent a high level of community transmission of the virus. Teachers and other school workers... Show More

Boone County is still seeing coronavirus infection rates that health experts say represent a high level of community transmission of the virus. Teachers and other school workers have not yet been vaccinated against the virus. Show Less

2 Comments

Melanie Cusick

We adopted a plan in July, based on expert health advice, with specific community case thresholds determining certain formats of attendance. We now have abandoned that plan. Our local count exceeds the threshold for a hybrid return for highschool by 1.5x. We lack staffing to cover certain illness

Becky

They admitted will not be able to maintain 6' distancing.

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

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84 Votes

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

46%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

54%

No

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

Asked by ABC 17 News

233 Votes

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

2 Comments

Max DeYoung

That's how blue cities work, tax, tax, tax, and tax some more.

Zaos Gonzolez

Tax to the MAX. Tax till you drop, and it still don't stop!

Zaos Gonzolez

I believe with all my heart that Columbia residents should donate their entire paychecks to the City. If the City had ALL of the money, it would solve ALL of the problems.

77%

No

5 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

This is what Columbia just voted in. Great job!!!!

Debbie Neate

They want to raise taxes because the “sales taxes are less than expected”. Could this be due to Columbia’s citizens not shopping downtown, etc. as they do not. Want to deal with addicts, vagrants and panhandlers. Lower revenues are due to administrators poor policies and other choices ie..plan fine

Susanna Johnson Kettlewell

Get rid of the unnecessary positions created the past 3 years! The answer is to reduce the size of government, NOT raise taxes! Columbia's sales tax rate is already too high. Continue letting crime and homelessness flourish, raise taxes, and people will leave the city,

Allan German

Why not cut the city official salaries by a few thousand dollars each to help make up some of the money that the city is looking for? But I doubt a single city official would be willing to do that even though most of them live better than the rest of the city.

Zaos Gonzolez

The recorder of deeds salary alone is over $96,000!!!!!!!!!!!! TRULY INSANE. Most of us can never even imagine that amount of money.

Will Mason

Not until after ALL avenues for budget cuts have been explored Taxes are too high already.

Zaos Gonzolez

If you are alive, there is no such thing as too many taxes. EVEN when you are unalive, you are taxed.

ABC 17 News

Do you agree with the decision to put Columbia Public Schools students back in classrooms?

46% Yes. Other schools are doing it. Yes. Other schools are doing it.

54% No. Case rates are still too high. No. Case rates are still too high.

46% Yes. Other schools are doing it.

54% No. Case rates are still too high.

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

46% Yes Yes

54% No No

46% Yes

54% No

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

46%

Yes. Other schools are doing it. Yes. Other schools are doing it.

54%

No. Case rates are still too high. No. Case rates are still too high.

46%

Yes. Other schools are doing it.

54%

No. Case rates are still too high.

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

46%

Yes

54%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No