Group No. Idea No. Idea
1 103807 Better productivity of farms. Better living for farmers.
1 103788 Recreation - youth, adults and children. Recreational trail system - Clinch Mountain -> Federal funding.
1 103812 Education money per student - equitable.
1 103811 Road improvement - 11W 4 lane. Better connecting roads. 92 improved. Joppa Mountain Road.
1 103810 Better community planning. Keep the agricultural base.
1 103808 Daily newspaper.
1 103806 Alternative cash crops - help for farmers.
1 103805 Culture - outside Knoxville
1) Enrichment - summer/after school
2) Singing groups - acting, etc.
1 103804 Bigger variety of vocational classes at the high school level.
1 103803 Understanding/Care/Facilities - special needs folks.
1 103802 Too many "coaches" - need better qualified teachers, especially MATH, stricter guidelines for hiring.
1 103801 More involvement - voting participation/facilities (location district 3)
1 103792 Emergency services - 911/police/ambulance.
1 103809 More participation from businesses and individuals in the GC Tomato Festival.
1 103800 Market system for locally produced products - cooperative.
1 103790 Update and improve GC road system (licensed surveyor - state study).
1 103791 Bigger medical center in GC/walk-in clinic (on both sides of the mountain).
1 103789 Teacher led prayer in school.
1 103793 More money on arts versus all on sports.
1 103794 More industry/jobs within the county (chamber of commerce - funded opportunities)
1 103795 Larger grocery stores/department stores.
1 103796 Cultural diversity - Spanish/English classes.
1 103797 Improved salary scale for teachers.
1 103798 Adults more involved in schools (support groups).
1 103799 Community center - track with lights, pool.
2 103831 Special summer school programs to help our children that need special attention.
2 103837 Need an animal shelter for the city and county - Rutledge.
2 103833 A totally integrated, environmentally friendly mass transit system.
2 103834 Access to preventative medical treatment.
2 103835 More ways for school clubs to raise money…more fund raisers.
2 103836 Run a water line to a safer access point to get spring water on Highway 25E.
2 103832 Develop commercial areas in places other than along Highway 11W.
2 103838 Grocery store competition.
2 103840 County road improvements in Grainger county, widen some of the roads.
2 103842 More community events to show people into the area.
2 103843 Get the toxins out of the schools and homes, which cause cancer and allergies.
2 103844 Regulation on the size of billboards.
2 103846 Utilize school facilities for other community needs.
2 103830 Preserve the farmland, and there are too many houses being built on the land.
2 103839 Pre-apprenticeship programs for juniors and seniors with area crafts and services people.
2 103845 Incentives to encourage recycling.
2 103818 Nicer parks.
2 103829 Preserve the natural and unique qualities of the area without totally changing our area's character.
2 103841 Better industrial improvement - more jobs that pay well.
2 103814 Keeping some kind of control for a clean environment, i.e. water, air and trash.
2 103815 Provide 24 hour community center for our young people and children, and Red Cross to teach swimming and safety programs.
2 103817 World class schools.
2 103819 Zero tolerance law should be strongly enforced.
2 103813 Recreation for young people other than TV, sex, alcohol and drugs.
2 103820 Libraries need to have plenty of children's books so parents can begin reading to their children when they're young.
2 103826 Improve the community festivals.
2 103822 Need activities such as a skating rink or bowling alley, mall, etc. to keep young people off the streets.
2 103823 Something for the children, like a swimming pool, arcade, etc.
2 103828 Diversify agriculture.
2 103824 Marketing co-op for Grainger Co. products.
2 103827 Need handicap accessibility throughout the community and region.
2 103825 Have a facility where medical specialists could see and treat patients in the community.
2 103821 Get children involved in community projects, and get their ideas.
2 103816 Like to see the community grow in a cultural direction.
3 103860 School should involve parents more. Develop programs to motivate, educate and involve parents.
3 103862 Student/Teacher ratio lower in public schools.
3 103863 Competitive salaries for teachers.
3 103864 Better places to eat.
3 103865 Better back roads (Improved roads).
3 103867 Recycle programs, convenience centers and landfills (waste management).
3 103858 Build a shelter for tornadoes, storms, etc.
3 103859 Arts & Crafts Council needs to be developed.
3 103868 Boys & Girls Club of America in Grainger County.
3 103866 Bigger grocery stores.
3 103850 Community garden in conjunction with high school - possible farmer's markets. Possibly use welfare to work program to help support labor.
3 103861 Higher paying jobs.
3 103857 TVA needs to keep lakes up to increase tourism and recreation for residents.
3 103849 Multi-use paths that connect the counties - bikes, foot, equestrian, etc. Parks. Abandoned railroad tracks and rivers as examples.
3 103847 Better future for students and better outlook. Better educational programs/computers and vocational opportunities such as drafting and alternatives to welfare and food stamps.
3 103851 Keep as much farmland as possible. Don't turn it into highways or developments. Develop markets for small farmers.
3 103852 Zoning at the county level…plan the county before it's developed.
3 103853 More recreational parks.
3 103854 More after-school recreational activities and community centers.
3 103855 Indoor arena for horse shows and other major events.
3 103856 Humane Society and animal shelter for Grainger County.
3 103848 Better communication through a regional "bulletin board"; through computers and phone lines and regional network of chambers of commerce that would promote recreation and tourism.
4 103902 Job opportunities (industrial).
4 103901 Day center for the aged/handicapped.
4 103900 Medical facility that offers lab work, X-rays, etc.
4 103899 Look at alternative agriculture.
4 103898 Some type of mass transit system planned region wide.
4 103897 Different sorts of clubs for all age groups.
4 103896 Prosperity distributed equally across the county.
4 103903 Protect natural resources.
4 103894 Method to preserve the cultural history of the county so that development does not destroy it.
4 103911 State or federal services available in Grainger County - driver's licenses, Social Security, passports.
4 103895 A way to build community - and to have a sense of community county-wide.
4 103904 A natural setting where you can see animals.
4 103905 Animal shelter - way to control animal population.
4 103906 Establishment of a bicycle route along 11W through the county.
4 103907 Widening of Emory Rd stopped or at least re-designed.
4 103908 Farmer's Market.
4 103910 Quick response emergency service.
4 103912 AQUARIUM like Chattanooga.
4 103913 Community companies provide scholarships for academics as well as sports.
4 103914 Resources for communication of availability of educational opportunities/scholarships.
4 103874 Increase in commerce - only in alignment with our other needs.
4 103893 Closer stores.
4 103909 System of marketing agricultural products.
4 103877 More public libraries.
4 103892 Improve road conditions (back roads that are one lane).
4 103876 Utilize Cherokee Lake - better access, and stable lake levels.
4 103871 Green space maintained - zoning regulations for cities and the county.
4 103872 Better education for children and adults (computers/technology).
4 103873 A recreational community center - like Jefferson County.
4 103869 More recreation for kids.
4 103870 Improve communications (like cable).
4 103878 Animal control of some sort.
4 103879 Consider recreation for young and old.
4 103880 Recreation center with a day care center.
4 103889 11W finished four-lane through Grainger County.
4 103882 Lake cleanup.
4 103883 Public use hiking area - along crest of Clinch Mountain - possible combine with a day-use park - state or county.
4 103884 Assisted living facilities in Grainger County.
4 103885 More seats in Knoxville Center.
4 103886 Better incentive for better doctors to come and stay in neighborhood clinics.
4 103891 Opportunity for community college classes for young and old.
4 103887 More medical facilities.
4 103888 Zoning for mobile home parks.
4 103881 After-school programs.
4 103890 Installing a 911 system.
4 103875 A Greenway, a walkway like Blount County built, for bikes, people who want to walk.
5 103948 Dedicate certain areas that may NEVER be subdivided.
5 103947 More services to the area.
5 103946 Industry to provide items/units to vocational system and expand building. Where budget stops, industry begins.
5 103945 Scholarship for vocational education students.
5 103944 Support proposed state resort park.
5 103943 Improve current park/recreation facilities and add additional ones for al citizens of Grainger County.
5 103941 Let's not let our reliance on computers replace our common sense.
5 103940 Encourage community activities: build things together (i.e. swimming pools!)
5 103949 A thorough and ongoing survey of water quality with published results.
5 103942 Modern waste disposal including recycling pickup system.
5 103950 Unite not only for this cause, but for many others.
5 103951 Some forms of entertainment: movie theaters, skating rink, pool hall, tennis courts.
5 103952 Make it as easy as possible to get through Knoxville.
5 103953 More law enforcement in public schools: protection, so parents place more confidence that their children are in good hands on school property.
5 103954 More centralized programs for poor people in Grainger County - ex: food pantry.
5 103955 Community centers on the north side of the mountain in Grainger county.
5 103956 More parents involved in schools.
5 103957 Let's not forget who our Maker is.
5 103939 Information to allow/enable us to move away from unprofitable farming on marginal land to some kind of eco-tourism.
5 103959 Ensure our forests are not bulldozed in the name of progress.
5 103926 More classes for computer illiterate people, publicized more.
5 103960 Make money from garbage, use it to lower taxes.
5 103958 More access for handicapped/handicapped children.
5 103925 Preserve open areas to avoid being "eaten" by unregulated growth.
5 103962 Job market for graduating students.
5 103963 Support Grainger's renovation of old high school.
5 103915 Natural gas pipeline to Grainger County.
5 103916 Preserve and improve Smoky Mountain National Park - whatever it takes!
5 103917 Youth Community Center in Grainger County.
5 103918 Preserve agrarian nature of Grainger County.
5 103919 Require all students to at least have a GED.
5 103920 Have self esteem in the vocation - either self-employment or as an employee.
5 103921 Offer more sports, music and arts in public schools.
5 103922 Parenting classes for parents with troubled children.
5 103928 Prevent compact housing developments to help prevent crime.
5 103924 More industry in the region: hospital.
5 103938 Local phone calls among the 9 counties.
5 103927 Zoning to prevent agriculture from being destroyed.
5 103929 Keep the government out as much as possible.
5 103930 Adequate law enforcement system, including adequate jail, appropriate facilities!
5 103931 Computer centers open to general public.
5 103932 Improve infrastructure in Grainger County. Sewer and water systems improved, widen roads (11W, Rte 131, Rte 92).
5 103933 Have a 911 system.
5 103934 More variety in industry for the county; advisory committee.
5 103935 Rutledge HS - have a plot of land reserved for agriculture department teachers.
5 103936 More scholarships for poor areas.
5 103937 Ensure that industry moving into the area is compatible with the rural nature of our county.
5 103923 Make sure that Knox County does not dictate the future of the area.
5 103961 Advertise trout farm as a money making business.
5 103978 Ensure scenic ridges are pristine.
6 103992 Another nursing home in Grainger County.
6 103984 Better protection for individual land owners against commercial interest.
6 103985 Maintain the status quo of state parks.
6 103986 No income tax.
6 103987 Better bus driver supervision. Better supervision of kids.
6 103988 More and better paying jobs for people in Grainger County.
6 103989 Improve highways and roadways for safety.
6 103983 More quality housing and a community setting for low income families (Habitat for Humanity).
6 103991 Money for maintaining historical sites, preserving homesteads.
6 103994 Establish a group home for disabled and/or mentally ill who can't live alone.
6 103993 Drug store in Washburn.
6 103995 Mass transit connection in Knoxville.
6 103997 Education for sustainable agriculture in Grainger County.
6 103998 Dry cleaner in town.
6 103999 Aqua. Greenhouse in Grainger County.
6 104000 Bigger and better cross for veterans at the Look Out.
6 103990 Pre-school in this area.
6 103968 Funding for small farms.
6 103996 Stopping one county from claiming land in another county.
6 103982 Art educational center, similar to that in Arrow Mount.
6 103965 Like to see TVA keep lake levels up.
6 103967 Improve educational opportunities. Better facilities.
6 103964 Not enough health facilities.
6 103969 County/area hospital.
6 103970 911.
6 103971 After-school for latchkey kids.
6 103977 Recreational department, like a Boys and Girls Club.
6 103980 A farmer's market in Washburn.
6 103966 Like to see a community center.
6 103972 Establish quality, well-maintained recreational facilities.
6 103981 New justice center.
6 103979 Allow for growth but maintain the integrity of rural/farm areas.
6 103976 Recreational and/or state parks.
6 103975 Less governmental intrusion into personal lives.
6 103974 Future traffic control problems on Highway 25, north-south.
6 103973 To have tighter environmental controls of industrial pollution affecting the Smoky Mountains.
7 104031 Grainger County to provide health insurance for it's employees.
7 104039 Sewer system for the county.
7 104040 More jobs for young people.
7 104037 Make county more accessible for the handicapped - public buildings, lake, parks.
7 104036 More funding for literacy.
7 104038 Craft center for the county.
7 104035 Grainger County Habitat for Humanity.
7 104034 More funding for screening of pre-school children for child health and development.
7 104032 School farm like at UT.
7 104041 More money in school system.
7 104030 Medical facilities to accept all types of insurance.
7 104029 Four lane 11W.
7 104033 More sporting activities in the school.
7 104042 Better restrictions on junkyards and car lots.
7 104043 Planning commission.
7 104044 911 phone systems.
7 104045 Better fire protection.
7 104046 2-term limit for those elected to any public office.
7 104047 More counselors and nurses in school system.
7 104048 More transportation services to medical services outside the area.
7 104052 Extend senior nutrient services to all areas.
7 104053 More supermarkets and drug stores.
7 104054 Provide a farmer's market.
7 104055 Political leaders become involved in community.
7 104028 More recreational facilities for young people.
7 104049 More and better libraries.
7 104050 Maintenance of all recreation facilities in the county.
7 104006 More industry.
7 104027 More funding for historic society.
7 104051 Need golf courses and other kinds of recreation facilities.
7 104001 Need a community center for young and old.
7 104002 Additional public recreation areas.
7 104003 Clean up the litter.
7 104005 Good ambulance service.
7 104007 Better communication from local officials.
7 104008 More help for seniors in their home.
7 104009 Recycling center in every city or county.
7 104010 More learning centers.
7 104011 Better road systems.
7 104012 New justice center for this area/county.
7 104013 Update school facilities such as furniture and fixtures.
7 104022 Update dumpsters with trash compactors.
7 104026 State park for mountains and lakes.
7 104004 Refine the natural areas such as Indian Cave.
7 104014 More places to eat out.
7 104024 School and community safety.
7 104025 Better restrictions for subdivisions; larger lots.
7 104023 Recognition for veterans for the county.
7 104021 See the 9 counties trade the fine arts within the 9 counties.
7 104020 New ways to make electricity such as windmills.
7 104019 More doctors offices and better health care.
7 104018 Holding Cherokee Lake levels up.
7 104017 Put God back into the schools.
7 104016 More child day care centers.
7 104015 Farm preservation.
8 104077 Improved communication with TVA on lake usage. More local say-so!
8 104076 Managed growth to control/maintain natural beauty.
8 104091 Develop a mind set to agree to pay for the things we want.
8 104079 Respect and restore our heritage.
8 104080 People need to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Increase action.
8 104081 Increase eco-tourism.
8 104083 Control of our own destiny? We need to keep control locally.
8 104078 Improvement in schools. Keep kids here for leadership.
8 104085 Join Rutledge and Washburn via tunnel or new road.
8 104086 Concern for clean drinking water -
1) Protect wells, underground water
2) Extend city water
8 104087 Need fire protection - none in south end of county.
8 104088 Attract local retail.
8 104090 Talk to legislators to push county needs.
8 104092 Wheel tax to fund county works.
8 104075 Renovate auditorium and add more places so young people can perform and participate. Expression of young talent.
8 104082 Plan to control urban sprawl. Protect what we have while meeting needs.
8 104093 Workforce training to target higher paying industry and jobs.
8 104089 4 lane 11W through Grainger County.
8 104058 More medical facilities, more doctors.
8 104074 Need GOOD job opportunities for young people. Losing to much brain power - brain drain.
8 104084 Get people working together to accomplish goals.
8 104057 Stress education to improve adult literacy.
8 104059 More industry in county to raise per capita income.
8 104060 Zoning - if junk yard, be zoned.
8 104061 Install 911.
8 104062 Increase taxes with better industry (increase income for county).
8 104063 Apprenticeship program for a semester in lieu of school (freshman or sophomore year).
8 104064 Additional parking regionally!
8 104071 Community center for indoor recreation (clubs, community theater, etc).
8 104056 Vocational/Technical education to help utilize our resources in the county.
8 104065 Better recycling capabilities.
8 104072 Youth centers for after school.
8 104070 Increase recreational and employment opportunities for young people.
8 104069 Emphasize funding for local road system.
8 104068 Keep lake levels up.
8 104067 Increase funding for county education.
8 104066 Provide college classes locally.
8 104073 Eco-tourism - job creation with earth in mind. More parks to go along with this (state park).
9 104108 Zoning regulations in rural areas.
9 104118 Modernization and upgrading of county offices for Grainger County.
9 104112 Improved and additional fire, medical and law enforcement personnel with better
compensation. 911 implemented.
9 104109 Public transportation for the area, specifically in Grainger County.
9 104110 Stronger litter control.
9 104111 More jobs for younger people.
9 104113 Garbage disposal from a regional perspective.
9 104114 Senior services/people services for the region.
9 104115 Child care availability at schools.
9 104117 County-wide recycling program for Grainger County.
9 104119 Improve our art educational opportunities for the region.
9 104120 More shopping opportunities.
9 104105 Hospital facility for Grainger County.
9 104116 Hotline services and shelters for battered spouses, children and runaways - possibly United Way.
9 104096 Child care.
9 104107 More governmental support for our family farmers.
9 104106 Input directly from the people in Nine Counties One Vision directly to the 17 member TVA Committee.
9 104095 Additional recreational/community centers and facilities.
9 104097 Pre-school programs for all 3 and 4 year old children.
9 104098 More emphasis on lake management for recreational uses.
9 104099 Humane society facilities.
9 104100 Security risks in our schools.
9 104101 Sewer systems other than septic tank systems.
9 104102 Promotion of industry and jobs in Grainger County.
9 104103 Satellite college/adult educational classes available in communities particularly Grainger county.
9 104104 Decent roads - specifically in Grainger county from Rutledge to Washburn.
9 104094 Higher pay scale for the educators of this region.
10 104122 Recreational Center for youth and seniors.
10 104130 4 lane road - 11W through Grainger County.
10 104136 Lake level, clean up water quality (garbage streams).
10 104135 More public housing.
10 104134 Think together as a whole.
10 104133 Improve utilities for region (landfill, water, sewer).
10 104132 Balance between farmland and industry.
10 104131 Develop local source of food supply and storage.
10 104129 Better drug program for county.
10 104128 More funding and scholarships for youth.
10 104127 Historical museum for Grainger County.
10 104126 Technical education/training.
10 104125 Preserve the region's farmland.
10 104123 More industrial jobs for region.
10 104121 Recycling Center
10 104137 Promote tourism more.
10 104124 Environmental improvements.