Education is the top concern of Polk residents.
Raising taxes to make it better is another matter. But the poll of 407 registered voters also shows that by a margin of 49 percent to 44 percent they are against a sales-tax increase to pay for school construction. Seven percent are undecided about raising taxes. That only 49 percent oppose a sales-tax increase is actually encouraging to School Board Chairman Bob Macey. The tax question response was within the poll's margin of error of 5 percentage points.