Group No. Idea No. Idea
1 107839 Vocational training to prepare high school students for the job market.
1 107828 Diversify the economy with a variety of job opportunities, high paying and better benefits.
1 107842 More buses to take people to the national park; mass transit.
1 107840 Constantly review products and services to make sure we're top of the line in all areas.
1 107838 Physical education; more time for this in school.
1 107837 Get word out on kids voting.
1 107836 Get rid of hillbilly image.
1 107829 Improve traffic flow both major and bypass roads.
1 107834 History, trails, hiking and health to be important with all ages.
1 107833 develop some planning and zoning regulations.
1 107832 More funding in our county schools for things other than football; arts, music, science, etc.
1 107831 make band class at least 45 minutes every day.
1 107830 Genealogy.
1 107835 Beautification, take down high signs and put in more trees.
1 107841 Ethics and discipline in schools.
2 107855 Assure good medical and senior citizen facilities.
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Group No. Idea No. Idea
2 107856 More choice in super-markets.
2 107857 More recreational opportunities for area children.
2 107858 Help children address issues of drugs, crime, abuse, divorce, etc..
2 107859 Encourage more community college presence in region.
2 107860 More city/county parks.
2 107862 Take advantage of rich "volunteer worker" base.
2 107853 Utilize battery-powered trolleys.
2 107852 Develop and enforce appropriate zoning.
2 107861 Encourage economic diversity.
2 107845 Improve quality of education at all levels.
2 107854 Maintain more open space and green ways.
2 107844 Relocate "car shows" to dedicated area.
2 107846 Provide/promote public transportation.
2 107847 Consolidate public transportation; locally and regionally.
2 107848 Art museum featuring local artist and others.
2 107849 Maintain our rich, cultural heritage.
2 107850 Ensure water and air quality.
2 107851 Provide variety of cultural attractions; music, ballet, theatre, etc.
2 107843 Improve traffic flow.
3 107893 Increase nursing home and assisted living facilities that provide affordable care.
3 107887 Express the beauty of the surroundings of this county instead of covering it up.
3 107882 More technical skills training for the non-college bound.
3 107883 Reeducate the public on their responsibility to their community and to reestablish a sense of pride.
3 107884 Prevent businesses that promote immorality.
3 107881 Bring festivals in to area and be more sensitive to the region; Shakespeare festivals.
3 107885 Improve existing businesses before bringing in new.
3 107886 Increase affordable housing in order to attract workers to the area.
3 107888 Deal with problems of signage (billboards).
3 107889 Offer landscaped bicycle paths and walking paths.
3 107890 Provide more parks and recreation areas for our children.
3 107892 Continue to improve and expand growth of health care services of the area (Sevier county medical center.).
3 107869 To improve education to be competitive nationally.
3 107894 Provide limited access highway from interstate to park.
3 107880 Improve cultural quality; more museums, theatres, plays, music.
3 107891 Update existing recreation facilities.
3 107868 Keep area clean, uncluttered and unique.
3 107871 Develop a united plan for growth and expansion (vision) within the area including both cities and county.
3 107879 Improve and expand public services such as police, fire, utilities and keep affordable.
3 107864 Clean up rivers.
3 107865 Preserve national parks.
3 107867 Bring more manufacturing businesses to the region; especially those that pay high wages.
3 107863 Improve traffic flow coming in and out of area to permit growth. "Traffic 10".
3 107870 To conserve our farmlands.
3 107876 Offer public transportation that would be aesthetic with the surroundings.
3 107878 More interactive programs for children; camps, young mentors, etc.
3 107866 Become best neighbors to Smoky Mountain National Park that we can possibly be.
3 107877 Raise expectations in our neighborhoods, schools and work places.
3 107875 To provide improvements before developing new areas rather than doing it after the fact. Have a plan!
3 107874 Work towards keeping our region environmentally safe. Have more walking areas throughout the county and protect our green spaces.
3 107873 Better tourism education in the area; perhaps at grade school level.
3 107872 Reduce tourist "junk".
4 107921 Collaboration between governmental entities.
4 107914 Create a development plan (for Wears Valley Road) that preserves the natural beauty.
4 107915 Affordable housing and living wages.
4 107917 Junior college in Sevier county with vocational training in it.
4 107918 All counties should work on or diversify to bring new industry into the 9 counties.
4 107919 Develop a East Tennessee tourism program for the 9 counties.
4 107920 Cultural education to devalue racism for or against.
4 107916 Clean rivers with no sewer pipes running near them.
4 107922 Mentor programs between the affluent and the struggling.
4 107924 More parent involvement in the schools- volunteering.
4 107925 Dollywood University in the off season to teach recreation management.
4 107926 people more self policing but still need law enforcement.
4 107927 clean up the trash.
4 107929 Remove junk vehicles without license tags.
4 107931 Build recycling facilities that are more accessible.
4 107923 Each high school junior would visit prospective colleges coordinated by a designated person.
4 107913 Make landfills productive and profitable.
4 107930 Instigate a bottle bill and recycling.
4 107899 Better roads.
4 107912 Develop more and better recreation programs.
4 107896 Want to have underground utilities.
4 107898 Zoning regulations that meet the needs of our 9 counties such as; traffic problems, social problems involving congestion.
4 107900 Better planning/zoning roads, residential, commercial and industrial through foresight.
4 107901 Passenger rail-line connecting Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Knoxville, Kingsport, Oak Ridge and Chattanooga and places in between.
4 107928 community interaction in both private sector and business plus governmental.
4 107902 Community based benefits package for the workers including; health, vacation, retirement and education.
4 107895 Need an economic development council instead of economic growth.
4 107909 To have a parent in the home when school is over; no more latch-key children.
4 107897 Stricter regulations on mobile homes outside of city limits.
4 107903 Walking and bicycling trail that would link our communities.
4 107910 Better road maintenance in severe weather; ice, snow, etc.
4 107911 Build bridges where they are needed.
4 107908 Develop a watch committee to monitor youth contest, fairs and events in our county.
4 107907 Configure public schools to serve as community centers for lots of activities in addition to adult education.
4 107906 Retrain the youth/adults to instill community-minded values.
4 107905 Encourage education on all levels.
4 107904 Better communication between county and city officials that is visible to the common people.
5 107946 Bring out more information to the public before there are final decisions.
5 107951 Benchmark the municipalities that have some of the things we want. Nationwide benchmarks i.e.., Disney mass transportation.
5 107948 Develop creative ways to charge for use of our national parks; we are one of the few that don't charge.
5 107949 maintain heritage and history of the area. Keep what people came here for-"quaint" things preserved.
5 107950 Teamwork.
5 107947 Quit talking about traffic problems; implement the actions.
5 107952 Help elderly people so they can have fun.
5 107953 One plan may not fit all.
5 107954 Clean up the litter. Develop pride in our community.
5 107956 Recycle!
5 107945 In the vision, identify our best assets, that actually bring people to the area.
5 107942 Better healthcare.
5 107955 stop violence in our schools.
5 107935 Better education, accountability for parents, teachers, students, administration and community leaders.
5 107944 Treat handicapped people better.
5 107932 Keep our green space, particularly along route 21, so it does not become another #66.
5 107934 Develop more public transportation to help the traffic problem.
5 107936 Before strategies; develop the vision for "9 counties". Vision drives strategy.
5 107937 Preserve our natural beauty for the whole county.
5 107938 Improve existing city parks. Build new ones particularly quality soccer fields.
5 107939 Planned and controlled growth including infrastructure to accommodate people moving!
5 107940 Outlaw tattoo parlors and body piercing shops. (except ear)
5 107941 Better zoning; be specific with districts.
5 107943 Have government officials cooperate across county lines.
5 107933 Bring an end to air pollution to protect the hearts and lungs of residents and visitors. Animals, plants, businesses and economy.
6 107988 Focus on education to have more people get their high school diplomas.
6 107976 Job training programs.
6 107977 Increase technical training in high schools.
6 107978 Individual education for children by computers based on need.
6 107979 Expanded library system.
6 107980 More pedestrian friendly areas downtown.
6 107990 Balance jobs, employee base and pay scales.
6 107981 Control unsightly signs especially through 321 and 66.
6 107982 Ordinances/inspections for construction building codes.
6 107983 Increase government revenues to make improvements.
6 107984 Pet licensing system; revenues to humane society.
6 107985 Improve water and sewer availability to reduce water pollution.
6 107987 Run electric street cars to the park.
6 107975 Continue to preserve family atmosphere.
6 107989 Increase quality teachers by utilizing untraditional teachers. ( retired CPA teaching Accounting, etc.)
6 107965 More funding for teachers aides.
6 107986 Control unsightly development in Gatlinburg.
6 107958 Community planning and cooperation.
6 107967 Alleviate traffic congestion.
6 107974 Better, organized litter control.
6 107957 More interaction between parents, children and schools.
6 107959 Address escalating air pollution problem.
6 107960 Continue to preserve and protect the national park.
6 107961 Water quality programs.
6 107962 Improve infrastructure.
6 107963 More green space for trees, plants and animals.
6 107966 Transportation systems/roads/sidewalks.
6 107968 Advance the construction/completion of Foothills Parkway.
6 107969 Housing affordable for people who work here.
6 107970 Increased expenditures per child for education.
6 107971 Appropriate planning and zoning for the topography.
6 107964 Need an up-to-date 911 system.
6 107973 Broaden the scope of thought by accepting those who are different.
6 107972 More funding for updated materials in schools.
7 108015 Fine tune 9 county's one vision and continue it forever to achieve results.
7 108007 Better control of visual pollution; telephone poles, signs, towers, discs, etc.
7 108008 Expand Pelissippi parkway through Blount to Seymour and into Sevier County area.
7 108009 clean up neighborhoods especially outside town limits.
7 108010 Organization to interact with foreign immigrants in the area; particularly workers.
7 108011 Encourage more comprehensive land use planning on local level.
7 108012 Encourage more community involvement in civic and political organizations.
7 108019 More participation by city/county officials at idea planning meetings like this one.
7 108014 Community commitment to health improvement; drug prevention, affordable dental care, smoking cessation.
7 108016 Support law enforcement and make region drug free.
7 108017 Plan for affordable, nice housing in the region to attract the workforce to our region.
7 108006 Stricter zoning.
7 107996 Develop strong pool of work force with good work ethic development to meet the challenges ahead.
7 108013 Each county preserve some land in natural state to prevent a concrete jungle.
7 108005 Improve the graduation rate in our schools.
7 108004 Develop youth centers that are in addition to school programs that enhance educational process with incentives to encourage youth to use these programs. Addition of youth mentoring.
7 108003 More quality care programs for the elderly.
7 108002 More private sector philanthropy for support of individual public schools.
7 108001 Establish coalition to interface county and city regarding clean-up, etc.
7 108000 Safer roads; wider shoulders, better lines, etc.
7 107999 Good economy providing good jobs with good wages.
7 107997 Strict enforcement of fines for littering. (big fines.)
7 107995 Improve quality of education of youth in regions so all counties compete to be the best.
7 107994 More day care programs with qualified teachers.
7 107993 Stewardship of our bodies of water; lakes, streams, etc. (including the park.)
7 107992 Establish 4-lane access road from I-40 to Smokies.
7 107991 Reduce air pollution.
7 108018 More "neighborhood watch" programs and security systems. Encourage personal
responsibility for the community.
7 107998 A transportation system other than vehicular. (some sort of mass transportation.)
8 108041 Classroom funding for technology.
8 108020 Strive for the betterment of schools.
8 108045 Televise local government meetings; zoning, county commissions.
8 108044 Create walkways, cafes, pedestrian malls and open areas.
8 108042 Expansion of community programs; boys and girls clubs, etc. to provide structured, organized activities for teens.
8 108040 Prohibit and eliminate all billboards.
8 108039 Demand that TVA operate under current EPA guidelines and remove grandfathering clause. Re: fossil fuels.
8 108038 Encourage use of trolleys and inner county buses.
8 108037 Create cable cars to lower traffic and increase green space.
8 108036 Mass transit system; train linking from Knoxville, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
8 108035 Institute a 9 county tree replacement policy.
8 108034 Better communication with elected officials, politicians, for the community's best interests as opposed to special interest groups.
8 108033 Less commercialism with emphasis on preserving the natural beauty.
8 108023 stronger family supports through family counseling centers available locally.
8 108043 Protect property owners rights.
8 108032 Accommodating for tourism growth.
8 108021 Careful in our growth.
8 108022 Being aware of the needs of cultural diversity.
8 108024 Much higher standards for clean water and air.
8 108025 Use tax dollars for green spaces in cities.
8 108026 Use #1101 to set reasonable city growth limits.
8 108027 More street and river clean-ups.
8 108028 Create park camps to provide national environmental education for children, teachers, etc.
8 108029 To be more civic minded and participate more in community meetings and local and state government agendas.
8 108030 Improvement the standard of living. (year long employment, high wages.)
8 108031 Closer cooperation between communities in the county.
9 108066 Community wide mentoring program for two-year-olds.
9 108081 Alternative school completely reworked.
9 108073 Bike and walking trails along roads.
9 108068 A major recycling program in Sevier County to include education.
9 108069 Free counseling for couples divorcing and also for their children.
9 108070 An ordinance to control junk and litter on private property.
9 108071 Adopt performance zoning to protect ridge tops, steep slopes and open space.
9 108072 See area promoted as a place for families to learn about the environment and nature.
9 108067 Maintain higher water levels of TVA lakes.
9 108074 Multi centralized program to provide more complete assistance than food; jobs, education, training, transportation and counseling.
9 108075 county wide zoning.
9 108076 Underground utilities.
9 108077 More understandable communication between citizens and government.
9 108078 More aggressive support for children at risk by family services.
9 108080 County detention center for juveniles.
9 108082 Recruit good teachers from outside county.
9 108065 Wildflowers planted everywhere.
9 108059 Revision of Grandfather Laws (especially to eliminate or reduce the size and/or height of billboards.)
9 108079 Tough laws for repeat offenders; more education and rehabilitation for juveniles.
9 108052 Put Godly, moral standards in our government for state, local and schools.
9 108046 Set of regional policies and plans concerning responsible growth management.
9 108061 Improve the quality of education.
9 108064 Control lights at night to protect the night sky. (especially near the Park boundary: the Cutsy Winter Lights).
9 108048 Linear and pocket parks; green ways along rivers.
9 108049 completed network of greenway system.
9 108051 More strict controls in residential areas-county zoning.
9 108047 Planned development with open areas.
9 108053 Slow the pace of growth and development.
9 108054 Funding for cultural education: A; regional. B; arts. C; Classical Music.
9 108062 Reduce noise pollution. (helicopters).
9 108056 Improved air quality in our 9 county region.
9 108057 Eliminate billboards.
9 108058 An appropriate and effective transit system to connect Seymour and Gatlinburg. (all 4 cities.)
9 108060 A limited access highway from I-40 to Gatlinburg.
9 108055 Maintain the water quality in the rivers coming out of the park to the county, including Riparian zones.
9 108050 Plan for planting trees, especially native trees, along roadways and in parking lots. Many destroyed that need to be replaced.
9 108063 Complete the Foothills parkway.
10 108109 Mandate good quality water.
10 108108 Mandating all new construction, incorporate underground utilities.
10 108107 Affordable day care.
10 108106 Work to improve waterways by cleaning up rivers.
10 108103 Develop a state-of-the-art integrated green way and light rail network throughout the region.
10 108104 Improve health care availability, in particular for the young and senior citizens.
10 108110 Establish land use regulations.
10 108105 Greenways/bike paths outside of the park (like Colorado).
10 108111 Make our region the technology center of the southeast.
10 108112 A regional transportation authority to oversee mass transit, including light rail and other transportation issues (requires state legislation).
10 108113 Build schools with available knowledge and insight of current/future growth.
10 108114 Promote harmony between city/county governments.
10 108116 Replace trees that are cut down.
10 108118 Promote economic diversification.
10 108120 A private foundation to support innovative approaches to education throughout the nine county region.
10 108115 Establish better landscaping codes for new development and maintenance standards.
10 108102 Preserve adjacent land to GSMNP, no ridge top development.
10 108119 Link our region for communication through fiber optic networks and toll free calling.
10 108087 Revitalize and restore our historical areas.
10 108101 Build an interlocking overhead electrical monorail system.
10 108083 Prayer back in school.
10 108084 Protect the scenic beauty of the mountains by law.
10 108086 Reduce billboard/visual pollution.
10 108117 Much stronger litter laws and enforcement including a bottle deposit law.
10 108088 Stop more helicopters.
10 108089 The establishment in Sevier County of a locally controlled private collage.
10 108090 Finish up our road system.
10 108091 Establish magnet schools in the nine county region.
10 108098 Each neighborhood have park for children.
10 108085 Protect our present natural resources.
10 108092 Establishing emission controls from TVA and vehicles (mandatory vehicle inspection).
10 108099 Privatize TVA.
10 108100 Constructive extra curricular activities for youth.
10 108097 Encourage more underground utilities.
10 108096 Encourage public transportation between communities to reduce traffic and pollution, especially for workers.
10 108095 Increase early childhood education opportunities.
10 108094 Build neighborhoods with sidewalks with shopping and services within walking distance.
10 108093 Make our region a garden "city/region" internationally renowned.
11 108135 Better education for our children. Why do we have to sell candy and coupon books for the things our schools need?
11 108140 Green space - protect and provide.
11 108137 Metro-government.
11 108138 Improve street lighting.
11 108139 Shorten Winterfest season.
11 108136 Change work ethics. "Mindset" of work force.
11 108141 Diversify the economic base.
11 108142 Provide more cultural activities.
11 108143 Transportation into Knoxville (not auto).
11 108145 More daycare for children - affordable.
11 108134 Community centers and libraries. Places where people can go in our community.
11 108130 Litter in all counties. Stiff penalties, enforced penalties.
11 108144 Take care of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
11 108125 Zoning regulations and enforce them.
11 108121 Insurance for workers under alliance.
11 108132 Rehabilitation or half-way house for drugs and alcohol.
11 108133 Preserve our heritage.
11 108122 Promote better teacher salaries.
11 108124 Highways and transportation is obsolete.
11 108126 Improve air and water quality.
11 108127 Provide environment that instills value system in our children and adults.
11 108128 Daycare facility for senior adults.
11 108129 Encourage people to use public transportation.
11 108131 Cooperation between government agencies and emergency agencies.
11 108123 See shelters for homeless people. Be fed and clean. (Paid for) larger facility.
12 108174 Affordable housing for minimal wage earner.
12 108167 Place a moratorium on new road construction until a mass transit system has been designed, including a funding program.
12 108164 Make a bridge by Lowes so local people do not have to fight traffic to get to the back roads.
12 108175 Require a parade permit for special events which use federal highways (Rod Run).
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Group No. Idea No. Idea
12 108165 Create a network of quality library services.
12 108163 Continue development of greenways, bike paths and pedestrian-friendly areas.
12 108166 Clean our air and water.
12 108168 Clean up the schools - gangs, drugs, knives, guns, everything.
12 108169 Not allow commercial development in already well-established residential areas.
12 108170 Establish free telephone calling between adjacent counties.
12 108171 Continue and augment means of helping disadvantaged children.
12 108173 Have better trained officers in law enforcement.
12 108155 Have more community centers for the children so they will have something to keep them busy.
12 108162 Community leaders need to look at all groups equally.
12 108172 Take down the billboards.
12 108149 In the schools, train school bus drivers to deal with students in an appropriate manner.
12 108161 Get an all-around building programs.
12 108157 Speed up road development (finish each project faster).
12 108146 Need better leadership in higher officials in each county.
12 108148 Define role of politics as it applies to the region with possibility voting - education in the schools.
12 108150 Continue to improve public education and strive for national excellence.
12 108151 Put in place a mass transit system for the region.
12 108153 Tidy up the entire area.
12 108154 Work at putting prayer back into the schools.
12 108160 Change our way of thinking about roads.
12 108156 Develop awareness in school children of responsibilities to environment, proper and aesthetic progress.
12 108158 Expand continuing education opportunities in the region.
12 108152 Minimize sprawl by mandating cluster development rather than strip development.
12 108159 Create more parks and open spaces.
12 108147 Better transportation to clean up pollution in the air.
13 108195 Anti-discrimination groups for people of different races and religion.
13 108200 Develop ways for nine counties to achieve ideas above.
13 108199 Maintain pride of local heritage, encouraging newcomers to become a part of this heritage.
13 108198 Develop affordable housing.
13 108196 More publication of local achievements.
13 108201 Diversify economy/industries.
13 108209 Close off certain sections of road for open markets.
13 108197 Preserve hospitality of area.
13 108202 System for better utilization of charitable resources of area (checks and balances).
13 108203 More isolated residential locations.
13 108204 Extended local benefits (I.e., locals only lanes)
13 108205 More effort to clean up rural areas.
13 108206 Eliminate disagreement among county and cities - possibly metro government.
13 108194 Provide a safe area for skateboarding, bicycling and skating.
13 108208 Consider land use planning for county.
13 108185 Preserve natural resources, especially the Smokies.
13 108210 Keep bureaucracy under control - encourage citizen involvement.
13 108207 Train citizens in methods of crime prevention and protection (I.e., firearms training and self defense).
13 108183 Enhanced law enforcement to minimize crime.
13 108211 More screening of police officers.
13 108176 World class educational opportunities for all ages.
13 108177 Affordable health care.
13 108178 Make more chances for youth to get involved in government.
13 108179 Places for youth to go after school.
13 108180 Find a way to generate more interest in education system.
13 108187 More natural places for recreation.
13 108182 Develop better county library system.
13 108193 Concentrate on recycling more.
13 108184 Develop a knowledgeable work force through training seminars and better education system so everyone can have a good job.
13 108186 Community buildings offering help and resources, I.e., food, spiritual needs, health care, job search, clothing, etc.
13 108188 More emphasis on fine arts, music, acting, etc., instead of tourist traps.
13 108189 Programs set up for older folks to pass on knowledge, lore.
13 108190 Recruit year-round jobs that pay a fair, living wage.
13 108191 Limit areas of commercial growth.
13 108192 Welcome the world to this beautiful area.
13 108181 Develop better roads, transportation system.