In case you missed it, the Southern published the results of a survey by the C'dale Chamber of Commerce of its membership asking "Who do you plan to vote for to be the next mayor of the City of Carbondale?" Of the 59 valid responses, 28 say George Maroney, 17 said Sam Goldman, 10 went for Joel Fritzler and 4 for Steven Haynes (who received Brent Ritzel's endorsement for mayor today). Given that the Chamber has over three hundred members, the puts the response rate at 15-20%, which seems low.
However, one does need to consider that a large number of those members are corporate businesses with headquarters elsewhere (Huck's, Wal-Mart, Kroger, to name a few), business members that do not have a location in Carbondale (Sam's Club, 17th Street Bar & Grill, Trails End Lodge) and a number of locally owned business members with businesses here but live outside of Carbondale (that's a problem both George Maroney and Joel Fritzler have alluded to in their interviews).
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