Infrastructure and transportation are major concerns in this month’s survey of community leaders.
Power Poll: Justifying Tax Hikes
A majority of survey respondents say city employee pay increases and county infrastructure upgrades are sufficient reasons to raise property tax rates.
Power Poll: Of Bridges, Budgets and Masks
Respondents weigh in on a proposed pedestrian bridge, city pay, school system litigation, and their own views on masks.
Power Poll: Uncertainty About the Pick
Nearly half the respondents to this month’s survey said they are unsure about the finalists to be the next Knox County Schools superintendent.
Power Poll: Police Chief Search
A majority of respondents to this month’s survey want a person with leadership experience at a larger agency to be KPD’s next leader.
Power Poll: A Year of COVID (and Baseball)
Pandemic turmoil in local schools and government marked 2021, according to poll respondents. But a new downtown stadium ranked, too.
Power Poll: COVID Special Session Gets Low Marks
Survey respondents also believe progressive Democrats are primarily responsible for recent party losses.
Power Poll: Schools Superintendent Search
A majority of Power Poll members want the next superintendent to have a mix of classroom and administrative experience.
Knoxville Power Poll: Partisan Local Elections
The vast majority of area decision-makers prefer keeping nonpartisan city and school board elections.
Power Poll to Nation: We Are In Decline
Survey respondents from across Tennessee give a decidedly pessimistic forecast.