It's a worry on the minds of local business owners. But, unless local businesses open their books and share that information with us, we don't have any specific data available.

Our economy runs on the backs of low-wage workers. This is a chance for them to earn a little bit more and have a better chance of survival here.

It's a community with big-city housing costs and small- town wages. Because it's a fairly trapped community, in terms of limited job opportunities, employers have been free to suppress wages.

The rate at which the community is signing the petition is steady and doesn't vacillate. It's strong and will stay strong all the way through to the end.