A new poll paid for by supporters of Scottsdale’s proposed $319-million bond package indicates significant support throughout the city.
The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, was paid for by For the Best Scottsdale PAC, the political action committee organized to promote the passage of the bond in November.
Pollsters contacted 300 Scottsdale residents by telephone to gauge voter support for the three-question bond package.
Scottsdale has 170,534 active registered voters, according to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office.
The margin of error for the poll is 5.66 percent.
Question 1, which includes $112.6 million that would go towards parks and recreation and senior services-related projects, had the most support from respondents with 83 percent indicating they would vote yes versus 14 percent saying they would vote no.
Seventy-six percent of respondents said they would vote yes on Question 2, which includes $112.3 million for community spaces and infrastructure projects. On the other side, 23 percent said they would vote no.
Question 3 received support from 78 percent of respondents, while 20 percent said they would vote no on the question, which would provide $94.1 million for public safety and technology projects.
The poll did not include a question asking about support for the bond package as a whole.
According to a spokesman for the PAC, the 300 respondents to the poll came from throughout the city and the geography was based on the number of voters per region in Scottsdale with 37 percent from south, 35 percent from central, 17 percent from north and 11 percent from far north.
The sample was also 41 percent Republican, 28 percent Democrat and 27 percent independent.
According to the Recorder, active registered voters in Scottsdale are 42 percent Republican, 24 percent Democrat and 33 percent independent.
One percent of Scottsdale voters are registered members of the Green or Libertarian parties.
The poll also asked the sample group about their confidence in city council.
When the City Council first voted to put the bond on the ballot, some residents said support for the bond could suffer because of lack of trust in the Council.
According to the poll, 65 percent of the sample said they trust the mayor and council to make decisions in the best interests of Scottsdale. Twenty-eight percent said they do not trust either.
Additionally, 70 percent said they thought Scottsdale was headed in the right direction versus 22 percent who said it is on the “wrong track.”
Beyond the support indicated in the poll, the bond has secured several endorsements from local business and professional organizations in recent weeks.
The Police Officers of Scottsdale Association, Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors, Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association and Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce have all endorsed the bond measures.