Remember the April vote was for a NEW outdoor pool at Spellerberg.  The only poll we know about at this point are the city voters voting against replacing the pool with another outdoor pool. CS365 and Nielson did polls BEFORE the vote, but I have no clue who did an exit poll.
In the informational meeting video (FF: 7:20) Michelle actually states “They have been privy to a pollâ€. She says they have a public poll but we have never heard about it before this informational. Was this a top secret poll? Who conducted it? CS365? Another private entity? Or the city?
Informational Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Council Member Michelle Erpenbach responded that polling done illustrated 70% of the voters (who voted against an outdoor pool at Spellerberg Park) assumed they were voting for an indoor pool at this same location. She recommended listening to the citizens that support this location. Erpenbach noted that the indoor pool project has been a project for this City Council. She recommended allowing the two outgoing Council Members the right to vote on this item.
In a document handed out at the informational meeting (Spellerberg Scan 042814) there were no attributions as to who conducted the exit poll, not even a mention of this mysterious exit poll, just previous polling and election results. Is councilor Erpenbach just making up this mysterious exit poll? And even if she isn’t, why did voters ‘think’ they were voting on an indoor pool at Spellerberg when it was not on the ballot? And why is councilor Erpenbach bragging about how the city & CS365 used taxpayer and private money to mislead voters?
My bigger concern is that documents are being handed out at public meetings that are claiming a 70% approval of an indoor pool at Spellerberg, and have no attributions as to ‘who’ conducted the poll. Could care less if it was true or not, my bigger question is whether it was actually conducted, or construed and concocted with polling previous to the election?
Looks like something is being pulled from someone’s butt.
My NO vote was NOT a vote FOR an indoor pool, anywhere ! This publicly financed indoor pool indoor pool idea should be properly identified as “The Bottomless Pit”.
I suggest you email the councilors that your NO vote was not a YES vote for an indoor pool and should not be interpreted as such. Speak up before they begin the misinterpreted vote for the bottomless pit! Can someone supply the link for a list of email addresses for the councilors?
Public schools.
Public INDOOR pools!
Build it now.
The usual. Erpenbach misinformation becomes interpreted into what she & the mayor push.
Voters don’t want an indoor pool. Repair Spellerburg but no expansion. The city attorney phrased the vote forcing a 9 million expenditure when repairs would be say 100k. It’s a nice pool that serves that side of town well.
If it becomes an indoor pool. 22nd street should be widened to 4 lanes, extended through the country clubs to Louise (west suburbs), and another 2 acres taken from the feds for parking. See how this goes over Mike.
I see the real reason for deception. Infrastructure contractors will not succumb to bribes so the mayor must find separate projects where he decides contractors without a vote and competitive bid process.
I can see where some people would be confused by the wording of the choices on the ballot.