Should Columbia continue curbside recycling even though it's going to the landfill?

Asked by ABC 17 News

270 Votes

Should Columbia continue curbside recycling even though it's going to the landfill?

61%

Yes Yes

39%

No No

61%

Yes

3 Comments

Keith H

If they charge us, pick it up. We paid the bill for 10 months with no service.

Max DeYoung

Absolutely. Recycling is good, even if it's being thrown away. Decisions like this, is what has made Columbia what it is today.

Zaos Gonzolez

Recycling shouldn't have to exist. Products should be made to last for entire lifetimes, not single uses.

Joey Martin

Because it’s not my fault y’all aren’t prepared lmao

39%

No

3 Comments

Zaos Gonzolez

A local municipality should not hold a monopoly over its citizens. Imagine how many new businesses would start up if trash services were privatized?

Kimberley Brewer

Waste of time & truck fuel to send 2 different trucks every couple weeks when it’s all going to the same place! Just pick up all of it every week with 1 truck. Also, residents want to know exactly which types of our previously recycled materials actually were going into the landfill anyway?

Steve Baumann

Just stick a fork in it and move on.

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

Asked by ABC 17 News

179 Votes

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

26%

Yes Yes

74%

No No

26%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

74%

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

342 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

Should Columbia continue curbside recycling even though it's going to the landfill?

61% Yes Yes

39% No No

61% Yes

39% No

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

26% Yes Yes

74% No No

26% Yes

74% No

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

38% Yes Yes

62% No No

38% Yes

62% No

61%

Yes Yes

39%

No No

61%

Yes

39%

No

26%

Yes Yes

74%

No No

26%

Yes

74%

No

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

62%

No