New poll shows Tampa citizens want panhandling ban, but are skeptical city council will address the issue

This Thursday the Tampa City Council will hold a workshop on the issue of panhandling in Tampa.

The discussion comes as a new poll conducted of Tampa citizens by the national firm Survey USA says that 70 percent of those polled believe the city should not allow such activities (only 25 percent support the status quo).

But after months of discussion about the issue at the city council, the same poll suggests that city residents don't have a lot of faith that anything will be done about from city leaders.

This article appears in Jun 9-15, 2011.