The MXB Wire FYE2024 Budget Straw Poll Results

Eighteen members of the community responded to the second version of the poll on the FYE2024 budget within 20 hours of its release. [1] The second version of the poll was released on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 12:15 AM. Unfortunately, the first version of the survey campaign, e-mail message, that was sent by a marketing service, included a broken link and none of the respondents who received that particular e-mail message responded though many attempted to do so many times. However, a few individuals who received the follow up e-mail message from the MXB Wire Contact management service regarding the survey did respond to the Straw Poll. [2] The Straw Poll is now closed.

Of the 18 respondents, fourteen (77.8%) answered that they wanted to see the drainage ditch work to be "paused". Three respondents (16.7%) reported being not sure and needed more information. One respondent (5.6%) answered Yes, move ahead with the budget. Of the 18 respondents 5 (27.8%) were in favor of keeping the assessment as is and diverting the funds that were to be spent on drainage ditch work to the capital reserve, while 11 respondents (61.1%) were in favor of not collecting the funds for the drainage ditch work for future potential work. One respondent (5.6%) stated that he/she intends to vote in favor of the budget as is. One respondent (5.6%) reported being not sure. Of the 18 respondents 6 (33.3%) said that they attended the virtual town hall meeting whereas 12 (66.6%) said that they did not. Of the 18 respondents only 2 (11.1%) want the board to revert to the FYE2023 budget should the FYE2024 budget be voted down. Ten respondents (55.4%) want the board to start the process over.

If you responded to the straw poll survey, released on Monday, April 10, 2023, please resubmit your answers on the revised survey, so that we have a fresh dataset. Other than a correction to the preamble, the survey has not changed from the original.

Click here for more information on the contentious line item, drainage ditch work, appearing on the FYE2024 budget, that is projected to cost 120,000.00 or thereabouts (or 500.00 or thereabouts per residential property owner) as presented at the virtual town hall meeting held on Thursday, March 16, 2023. [3]

Click here for more information on the most reecent board meeting held on held on Thursday, March 23, 2023. [4]

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