GoLocal Benchmark Poll: RIers Overwhelmingly Oppose Public Funding for the PawSox Stadium

Over the past two years, the PawSox have proposed more than a half dozen different deals for taxpayers to fund a portion of their new proposed stadium.

Presently, legislation pending before the legislature calls for a combined financing deal with the owners, the City of Pawtucket's Redevelopment Agency, and Rhode Island taxpayer dollars all going in on the funding.

The structure of that deal was recently questioned by Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. And, recently, Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello has offered that one possibility is to put the question of public financing on the ballot.

Regardless of the structure, Rhode Island taxpayers will have a moral obligation to pay off the bonds.

In keeping with the recent changes, Socialsphere, GoLocal's polling partner asked the following question:

"Recently, a proposal has been made to permit the issuance of $81 million in bonds by the State to build a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox. If there was an election today on this issue, would you vote to approve or reject issuing $81 million in financing supported moral obligation bonds to build the stadium?"

Approve........................................... 28%

Reject.............................................. 67%

Don't know........................................4%

SEE DAY ONE POLLING RESULTS BELOW

The GoLocalProv.com Benchmark Poll was conducted by Socialsphere -- founded by John Della Volpe, the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.

Related Slideshow: GoLocal: Benchmark Poll, October 2017

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