Quickie: Survey says..., more dog park news

* The survey has closed and the part of the blogosphere that voted predicted Tom Kenville will win the Grand Forks City Council Ward 2 seat and Art Bakken will win in Ward 6.

The City Beat is surprised Mike McNamara isn't doing better given the name recognition. Why doesn't the blogosphere rank him higher? For that matter, why'd the blogosphere predict as it did? Anybody?

* The Herald editorial board has analyzed the Ward 2 race. Pros and cons for everyone except Cameron Stewart, who didn't participate. He told me he couldn't find the time. Note that the board was interviewing candidates for an entire month in May.

* Dog park update: The Herald's Ryan Bakken reports on the proposed site south of Lions Park here.

Dakota says pay for that $80,000 dog park with dog license fees.

GrandForksGuy says the same thing, but he wants the dog park out at Ulland Park.

* The City Beat wasted time on Google, which has that creepy feature that tells you how often people around the world has searched for a certain term.

"Dog park" was a natural. Top 5: Jacksonville, Fla.; Pleasanton, Calif.; Denver; Orlando; and Richardson, Texas. What's the matter with you Forkers?? All this discussion and we didn't even make the list! I bet we'd kick -ss per capita.

How about "binge drinking"? Top 5: Leeds, U.K.; Brisbane, Australia; Edinburgh, U.K.; Perth, Australia; and Sheffield, U.K.

"Property tax." Top 5: Honolulu; Tampa, Fla.; Minneapolis; Raleigh, N.C.; and Charlotte, N.C.

But we rocked with "Fighting Sioux." Top 5: Grand Forks, Bismarck, Fargo, Sioux Falls and Winnipeg.