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Wottld yoit_�at'vr nr opposc� tlae C.'itt� placii2� rrtilitt' lines• undF�f•groaend u r•eyirir•eyrier2t c�f�criiti• fretiti' ugf�ee- rnent? Do you.feel strongli- that tircry? By a seventy-iwo percent to fifteen percent margin, respondents favored the underground placement of the utility lines: STRONGLY FAVOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 32% FAVOR.......................................... 40% OPPOSE ............ .. ...,............. ...... 10% STRONGLY OPPC�SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% DONT KNOW/REFUSFD . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1�% Intense supporters outnumbered intense opponents by just over six-to-one. Support was higher among renters; it was lower among owners of homes valucd at under $1Q0,000.00 and Precincts Four, Five, Six and Seven residcnts. Next, respondents were asked about their wiilingness to bear the costs of the relocation of che utility iines: The cost of placing utility lines underground tivould be reflected in un increase in your manthlv utility hill. How much would you be willing to see your utility fiill increase to fund placing utility lines underground. Let's say, would you be willing to pay un additional $ per »3anth? How ubout ,� per monlh? The �ypical Roseville resident would be willing to see their utility bill increased by $2.14 per month: NOTI�ING ....................... ......... ... 28% $2.00 ........................................... 27% $4.00 ........................................... 1S% $6.OQ ............................................ $% $8.00 ............................................ 4% �10.00 .......................................... . 2% $12.00 ............................................ 2% DON'T KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13% REFUSED ..................... ................... 1% However, twenty-eight percent, or almost twice as many as had opposed the relocation in concept, were unwilling to pay any amount for this purpose. "Noth:ng" was offered by city residents for aver twenty years, empiy nesters, forty-five to sixty- four year olds and men., "$2.00" was mentioned by households containing seniors, over sixty- five year olds and renters. "$4.00" was cited by city residents f'or six to twenty years, houscholds containing children and eighteen to forty-four year olds. "$6.00" was selected by college 60