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2011

Grand Falls Casino

NIELSEN’S RESULTS ON THE GRAND FALLS CASINO

l3wis 6Comments

For immediate release:

Date: 6/8/2011

Subject: Nielson Brothers Polling (NBP) survey of Sioux Falls  — Grand Falls Casino

Contact information:  nbpolling@gmail.com, 605 496-0911

Website: HYPERLINK

As Grand Falls Casino opens, opposition to a competing South Dakota casino stays strong.

In its newest poll, Nielson Brothers Polling (NBP) asked Sioux Falls voters if they plan to visit Grand Falls Casino, opening Thursday near Larchwood, Iowa. Half (50 percent) of respondents said they will visit the new casino within the year, but another half (50 percent) claim they will never make the trip. Of the half who plan to visit the casino, 32 percent say they will go one to three times a year, 10 percent say between 4 and 12 times a year, and 8 percent claim they will make the trip more than once a month.

The NBP survey also asked if respondents would support a competing South Dakota casino if lost revenues lead to a cut in services or tax hikes. While a competing casino is supported by 26 percent, twice that number (53 percent) oppose it and 21 percent are undecided.

“Opposition to a competing South Dakota casino appears entrenched”, Nielson says

“even as a large portion of Sioux Falls residents plan to make at least one trip down to the Iowa casino.”

Age is a factor, as 62 percent of those over 65 years old say they will never visit Grand Falls, and an equal percentage of those over 65 oppose building a competing casino.

NBP surveyed a random selection of Sioux Falls registered voters May 23rd through May 25th.

The question on the likelihood of visiting the Iowa casino drew 510 respondents with a margin of error of 4.3 percent. The question about a competing casino received 482 responses with a margin of error of 4.5 percent. Both question have a 95% confidence level.

Nielson Brothers Polling will release more findings from its Sioux Falls survey in the next few days — including questions on approval ratings for Mayor Huether and city council members, as well as teacher salaries. NBP plans to continue its research and publication of local opinions as a civic resource. Interested parties may contact NBP with regard to questions and answers on past and future surveys. For more information contact nbpolling@gmail.com, or call 605 496-0911.

 

Event Center Sioux Falls

The Events Center Hammer drops

l3wis 6Comments

The council will make there decision on the Events Center location soon;

The location for the Sioux Falls events center could be decided as early as Monday.

Councilors have filed separate resolutions this week – Councilors Greg Jamison and Vernon Brown for a downtown site and Jim Entenman and Dean Karsky for the Arena site.

If the decision is not deferred, they will vote at the Monday meeting. A second and final vote would be held June 20.

I expect some surprises. I hope the council sits down, talks about this in advance, and makes sure at least 5 councilors support one or the other location. It would be a shame to let the mayor pick the location by breaking a tie, it would folks.

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Photography

Finally

l3wis 2Comments

I have been trying to get a closeup picture of this little rascal for the past three days but he usually scoots away before I can nail him. I got him this morning at about 5:50 AM right outside my backdoor.

Sioux Falls

Are our water rates going up to provide better service?

l3wis 19Comments

UPDATE: This is the results of the Argue Endorser’s poll yesterday.

If you read over all the documents when it comes to our water department you will find some glaring facts. While our city would like to proclaim rates need to go up due to the cost of chemicals, they are only telling HALF of the story, literally. Notice from this chart that 51% of expenses are in wages.

We also have a problem with heavy management (see the convuluted document here)

There should be three managers. Director of Public Works, Director of Water and Director of Reclamation (Sewer). That’s it. Wanna know why rates are going up? Too much management. I don’t have a problem with paying management well. That is not the problem here. There seems to be too much management. Take for instance the ‘Residue coordinator’ and the ‘WW super’ and the ‘collection super’ Couldn’t that be one manager? I work in the restaurant business, and management is expected to know every duty, from washing dishes, grilling a steak to waiting on a table. Not sure why in the public sector they need to have so many specialized managers?

Event Center Sioux Falls

BREAKING: NIELSON sends me the results of the recent poll

l3wis 28Comments

For immediate release:

Date: 6/6/2011

Subject: Nielson Brothers Polling survey of Sioux Falls  — Proposed Events Center

Contact information:  nbpolling@gmail.com, 605 496-0911

Website: HYPERLINK

Arena location is supported by a 2 to 1 margin over downtown site for new events center

A new survey by Nielson Brothers Polling (NBP) shows 40% of Sioux Falls registered voters prefer the arena site for the proposed events center. About half that number (19%) support the downtown location. Another 25% say the center should not be built, with 16% undecided.

While opinions differ little by party, age is a factor. Respondents over 65 show higher numbers of both undecided and opposed. For example, 24% of respondents over 65 are undecided, compared to only 10% of those 65 and under. In addition, 31% of those over 65 are opposed to a new center, compared with 20% of those 65 and under. With regard to location, 45% of respondents 65 and under support the arena site, compared with 33% of those over 65. The downtown location is favored by 25% of those 65 and younger, but by only 11% over 65.

“The arena site has more support but still falls well short of 50 percent,” says Paul Nielson, a partner in NBP. “The 16 percent undecided allows some room for movement, but with a quarter of respondents opposed, advocates for the arena and downtown sites may need to collaborate to make the new center a reality.”

For this question, NBP surveyed a random selection of 550 Sioux Falls registered voters over a three day period — May 23 to May 25. The margin of error is 4.2 % at a 95% confidence level.

Nielson Brothers Polling will release more findings from its Sioux Falls survey in the next few days — including questions about the Grand Falls Casino, approval ratings for Mayor Huether, and teacher salaries. NBP plans to continue its research and publication of local opinions as a civic resource. Interested parties may contact NBP with regard to questions and answers on past and future surveys. For more information, contact nbpolling@gmail.com, or call 605 496-0911.

 

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