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<br /> "additional fire station" projects. still, the major <br /> conclusion to be drawn from Tables 6 and 6a is that for all <br /> groups street and traffic-related issues receive the <br /> highest support from San Marcos citizens as possible projects <br /> for the city to pursue. <br /> PREFERENCES FOR PAYING FOR INCREASED COST OF SERVICES <br /> The survey reminded respondents that the cost of <br /> providing city services continues to increase, and asked that <br /> they indicate their preferred mode of paying for these <br /> increases. Responses are shown in Table 7. <br /> [See Table 7] <br /> Respondents were most likely to indicate a preference <br /> for some form of city/county consolidation, presumably under <br /> the assumption that the resulting "economies of scale" would <br /> yield increased service delivery with little or no increased <br /> cost. Respondents were least supportive of increasing <br /> utility rates, or property taxes as Table 7 indicates, but <br /> were most supportive of "bond issuance" as a measure of <br /> direct revenue raising. One explanation for this, perhaps, <br /> is that although citizens are unwilling to support an <br /> immediate increase in taxes, they are willing to defer <br /> paYment through a program of indebtedness. It is significant <br /> 30 <br />