Has 'Stop the Lens' Momentum Stopped?

According to results from a new survey from StPetePolls, opposition to the "Lens" pier design saw a more than 14-point drop from a May 1 poll. 

In the poll, 52.6 percent of respondents answered yes to the question of whether the "city should terminate the contract with Michael Maltzan Architecture for design and construction services for the new Pier."

That percentage was 67.2 percent May 1. 

According to StPetePolls, the scientific results have a sample size of 744 and margin of error of 3.6 percent at a 95 percent confidence level. The poll was commissioned by Saint Petersblog. 

Other results from StPetePolls newest survey:

• 70 Percent said once the pier is demolished a new pier should be built, with 18.5 percent saying no. 
• 15.3 percent said the city should build a flat wooden fishing pier with basic amenities. 
• 40.6 percent of respondents said they would support the city instituting universal residential curbside recycling with an initial $3 increase in sanitation charges for all residential customers. 

Earlier this month Stop the Lens turned in its successful petition drive to the city. Mayor Bill Foster said a vote on the "Lens" pier design would happen on the Aug. 27 primary. 

According to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, at the end of the day Tuesday, it has processed more than 12,000 of the 20,458 Stop the Lens petitions. Of those processed, 92 percent have been found as valid.

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