A Salt Lake City poll shows voters are likely to approve a $125 million public-safety bond in November.

Conducted a few weeks after Mayor Ralph Becker scrapped a controversial proposal to place the police-fire headquarters and emergency-operations center on Library Square -- next to downtown's award-winning Main Library -- the poll shows 58 percent of likely voters plan to or are leaning toward endorsing a bond for the facilities.

Becker now recommends that the buildings be placed along 300 East between 400 and 500 South -- across the street from Library Square.

That site had roughly the same level of support (59 percent) as the Chamber of Commerce property at 375 S. State St. and the block of 400 East between 400 South and 500 South.

Opposition to raising taxes was the most commonly sited reason for not supporting the bond (40 percent of those who would vote "No"). The $125 million bond would add $75 a year to the tax bill on a $262,000 home.

Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates surveyed 400 Salt Lake City residents from June 20 to 22. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 percent.

- -- Rosemary Winters