Should the City of Columbia buy the McKinney building?

Asked by ABC 17 News

326 Votes

Should the City of Columbia buy the McKinney building?

25%

Yes Yes

75%

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Yes

The purchase would preserve the historic downtown building.

The purchase would preserve the historic downtown building. Show Less

1 Comment

Gregory Thomas

Time has come to recognize contributions of Black Americans in Columbia's history.

75%

No

It would cost the city $1.5 million.

It would cost the city $1.5 million. Show Less

6 Comments

Toasty

When has the city (or any city) ever purchased historical relevant property and done anything worthwhile? Put up a sign and pat themselves on the back? A private org could do a lot better in preservation than this 'make us look good' tax money grab.

Stephen Neumann

The city is not flush with funds. They are looking at a trash/recycle do over that will cost money and benefit all citizens in a real way. This building is not for all nor is it a real, non-illusory benefit.

GEORGE WOLFE

There is no conceivable reason for Columbia to buy this building, it will be a on going cost the city (tax payers) don't need!

GEORGE WOLFE

The city council doesn't care what the voters think, They don't give a crap! The vote was unanimous to purchase the building. 76% of the people said NO on the survey. That tells you all you need to know. Vote them all out of office.

Christopher Watson

tHEY NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THE INFOSTRUCTURE first and fix the holes in our streets, stop the burn outs, hire more police officers and start preventing crime instead of just reacting to it!

GEORGE WOLFE

There is no conceivable reason for Columbia to buy this building, it will be a on going cost the city (tax payers) don't need!

Michael Sykuta

$2 million just to buy it. How much more to remodel it for whatever use they may eventually come up with? Maintain it? How much lost in property tax revenues? Potential sales or other taxes from private use? This seems a gross waste of money. History can be honored other ways.

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

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422 Votes

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

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Yes Yes

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Yes

6 Comments

Carol Thompson

Why are the marines any different than any other branch of service that gets deployed in U.S. As a veteran- I have been deployed for things in U.S. over the years- it’s not just for protecting us in foreign countries Our oath of office says we will protect foreign and domestic

Thomas OSullivan

Newsom, Bass and Waters can't handle the situation. I believe the Marines should be a last resort but certainly an option on the table.

Eric Smith

Maxine Waters face alone should be a warning to the world that a darwinian subspecies has overtaken southern California

Fat Guy Outdoors

What do you do when a foreign body rises up on American soil. You make an example out of it. Never understood the waving of other countries flags in these situations. They are sending you back to the country you are so proud of. Im hoping they're treated like armed combatants.

Belinda Kitchen

Because someone needs to help cause obviously the government in California don't care . The president is doing all that he can to help . I say if ur illegal you need to leave either willingly or by forcing.

Max DeYoung

This is an insurrection, with guns and devastating fires. They should all be arrested and treated with same due process as the Jan 6th people.

Toasty

Would you be saying the same thing if Biden had deployed the Marines on Jan 6th? Even the National Guard seems a little over the top, but Newsom is 100% responsible for the chaos. He needs to be held accountable for not supporting ICE and the arrests of the criminals that broke into our country.

50%

No

3 Comments

Connie Jacobs

This is not an insurrection! The police set their own car on fire from what I heard. These protests were peaceful for the most part until Felon47 got involved. They did cause a lot of damage with the graffiti, but no one was injure bc of it. Maybe Felon47 should have sent 700 Maries like your post o

Fat Guy Outdoors

You heard they destroyed their own police cars. I would suggest you change the place where you get your lies from. They burned they're own cars. Wow. TDS is real.

Lisha Lammers

No, the Marines should NOT be deployed to States against their own people.

Toasty

Not that it may not be warranted, but sets a bad precedence when, not if, a real socialist tricks his/her way into the power and justifies deploying our military against her citizens to 'keep the peace'. I voted for Trump, but lets call 'balls and strikes', he does not get a pass for this behavior.

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148 Votes

Are you tired of the rain lately?

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Yes Yes

53%

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Yes

1 Comment

Eric Smith

The climate is a wreck....it's all Trumps fault!

Max DeYoung

Taxes end climate change.

53%

No

2 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

No just tired of the crime

Max DeYoung

April showers make May flowers and so on

ABC 17 News

Should the City of Columbia buy the McKinney building?

25% Yes Yes

75% No No

25% Yes

75% No

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

50% Yes Yes

50% No No

50% Yes

50% No

Are you tired of the rain lately?

47% Yes Yes

53% No No

47% Yes

53% No

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Yes Yes

75%

No No

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Yes

75%

No

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Yes Yes

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No No

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Yes

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No

47%

Yes Yes

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No No

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Yes

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No