HOW ABOUT THE BEST USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS?

It was a repeat performance for MacArthur Boulevard and Southwind Park on the list of worthy publicly funded projects, but IT readers are also very happy about the investments made to preserve the Interurban Bike Trail and are equally encouraged by the planning that may expand and connect the city’s bike trails. Also-rans on the praise side included filling potholes and funding the living history program. But in the interest of full disclosure, the highest number of voters actually suggested in one way or another that there has been little or no “good” use of taxpayer funds.

THE MOST UNDERREPORTED NEWS STORY?

OK, so maybe it was our news nerdiness that caused us to ask this question. Hundreds of voters weighed in with dozens of topics on their list of news stories they’d like to read. The top vote getters: Racism, bed bugs, the rash of break-ins, robberies and murders in Springfield, the “crooked” city government and unemployment compensation fraud. Hmmm….we’ll see what we can do.