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50. When you consider the property EXCELLENT..............140 taxes you pay and the quality of GOOD...................710 city services you receive, would ONLY FAIR..............130 you rate the general value of city POOR....................1% services as excellent, good, only DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 20 fair, or poor? For each of the following long-term infrastructure projects, please tell me if you strongly support the City continuing to invest in it, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose. (ROTATE) STS SMS SMO STO DKR 51. Water and sewer pipes? 420 440 11% 20 to 52. City buildings? 290 480 160 50 30 53. Pedestrian pathways? 330 470 160 30 to 54. Bikeways? 310 440 210 30 to 55. City roads? 450 490 40 1% 20 In Minnesota, cities and counties are permitted to ask the Legislature for permission to hold a public vote on an increase to the local sales tax to pay for improvements that are regionally significant. The sales tax is assessed in the same way as the state sales tax, meaning that items such as clothes and groceries are exempt from the tax. During the 2023 Legislative session, the City of Roseville was given permission to hold a sales tax referendum this November for the construction of a Public Works and Parks and Recreation maintenance facility and a new license and passport center. 56. Prior to this survey, were you YES....................560 aware of the sales tax referendum NO.....................430 this November? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 1% The City will ask voters to approve two questions for a new local HALF cent sales tax increase for up to twenty years. For your information, a HALF cent sales tax increase would be 5 cents on every $10 of taxable purchases in the City of Roseville. The local sales tax would expire once the approved projects are fully funded. 9 Page 25 of 46