2010 Constituent Survey for
Delegate Charniele Herring
1. What will be the three most important issues you want the Governor and Virginia General Assembly to focus on?
Please check 3.
Improving the economy
Job creation
Balancing the state budget
Improving access to health care for Virginians
Transportation
Crime
Immigration
Housing
Renewable energy
Education
Other: Please specify:
2. Virginia's budget revenues are expected to be about $2.9 billion less than expected by 2012, requiring expenditure reductions. What area(s), if any, do you believe should be spared from any reductions, if possible?
None
K - 12 Education
Higher education
Correction
Medicaid
Health services other than Medicaid
Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
Police
Transportation
Veterans Services
Economic development programs
Other: Please specify:
3. The Department of Transportation estimates that the address Virginia's transportation needs it will cost at least $1 billion per year. To address transportation would you support:
Redirecting part of the general fund to cover transportation
Raising dedicated transportation taxes or user fees (gas tax, sales tax on cars) statewide to pay for transportation
Raising the sales tax by 1/2 cent statewide to pay for statewide transportation needs
Privatizing ABC stores
Allowing localities to form regional authorities with the ability to raise certain taxes to fund regional needs only
Delaying any action until the state's budget picture improves
4. In your opinion, the one best way for the General Assembly to help jumpstart Virginia's econony would be:
Cutting corporate income taxes for small businesses
Eliminating the sales tax on food (currently 1.5%)
Investing in road, transit, and construction projects that could increase jobs
Cutting income taxes on the middle class by raising income taxes on everyone who makes more than $500,000 per year
Cutting red tape for small business
Do nothing-let the economy take care of itself.
5. Please indicate whether you support or oppose the following:
Support
Oppose
Creation of an independent reapportionment commission to draw legislative districts
Require public colleges to accept military veterans who meet academic qualifications
Require health insurance providers to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism in individuals under age 21 up to a maximum amount
6. In balancing the budget, do you think it is better to:
Cut all agencies by the same percentage
Eliminate some agency or government function
If your answer is "eliminate," what do you think should be eliminated?
The Department of Defense BRAC 133 project at the Mark Center near the Beauregard Corridor is expected to house 6,400 employees and bring more traffic to the area. In order to alleviate the traffic, there may be a dedicated access ramp built off of I-395. However, it is possible that the ramp will encroach upon the Winkler Nature Preserve. How would you like to see the issue of increased traffic from I-305 handled?
Do not build a dedicated access ramp if it results in a loss of all of the Winkler Nature Preserve.
Do not build a dedicated access ramp if it results in a loss of part of the Winkler Nature Preserve.
Build a dedicated access ramp even if it results in a loss of part of hte Winkler Nater Preserve.
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