Although the Gazette already offers numerous ways for you to express your opinions, like writing a letter to the editor or calling us with feedback, we’re now going to offer another way for your voice to be heard — by using an online poll.

You can find these polls at www.thecharlottegazette.com in the bottom right-hand corner.

Our anonymous polls will offer questions about various subjects, including local government, sports, lifestyles and anything that affects our community.

Each week’s poll results will be showcased on this page for readers to view. This will not only be a way for readers to air your opinions, but it will also serve as a litmus for how our community feels about issues and topics.

We believe that this will be a great opportunity for you to understand how your neighbors and fellow citizens think about certain matters, which will better enable us to work together as a community to address issues that arise.

So the next time you visit our website, make sure to check out our poll section, cast your vote and make your opinion known.

Hannah Davis is the editor of The Charlotte Gazette. She can be reached at hannah.davis@thecharlottegazette.com.