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Meeting 5: Service Delivery |
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Better infrastructure. |
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More community service projects for the whole community. |
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Offer more modern community benefits like recycling pick-up and a digital library. |
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More reach programs for students or people in the community that are less fortunate. |
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Develop method to endure continued electric power service during bad weather. |
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Make cities/countries responsible for their actions and services. |
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Sewer and water expansion. |
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Make underground conduits large enough to accommodate future changes in utilities. |
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Utilize (U.T. Department of Energy/TVA) existing resources to enhance our quality of jobs and life. |
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Require sidewalks in new and old housing areas so people can walk more and safely. |
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Clean up our community. |
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Concentrated effort to move to solar power for electric power, heat, residential, and commercial. |
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Consolidate government-funded programs where there is overlap and duplication of services. |
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Develop a strategy for better voter turnout. |
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Create centers of excellence for entertainment, retail, business industry, education, recreation, so that we prevent suburban sprawling. |
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Improve recycling system. |
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Some parts of East Knoxville need to have storm sewers/drainage system upgraded/installed. |
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Invest more resources in people rather than structures. |
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Making sure that all area streets are wide enough for 2 cars and install catch basins and storm drains where needed. |
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Spend more money on fire departments, firefighters, policemen and on education. |
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Maintain low taxes and no income tax. |
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Control public utilities. |
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County-wide sewer systems. |
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Impact fees for all development. |
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Hold taxes down. |
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Consolidate election dates to save money and raise voter participation. |
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Protect and secure power supply to business, residential and industry. |
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County-wide sewer system. |
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Public referendum before major expansion of thoroughfares/highways. |
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Responsible industrial growth with tight environmental guidelines upheld-no tax benefits without voter input. |
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Establishment of an equitable and sufficient tax. |
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Protect families from being taxed into two wage earner status. |
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Bury the utility lines. |
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Invest in infrastructure before growth (i.e., sewers, utilities). |
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Look for ways to consolidate utility districts. |
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Wheel tax to fix roads. |
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Save ourselves and the Smokies from more pollution (by bringing pressure on elected officials). |
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Review and design solid waste and septic system disposal on a regional basis. |
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A unified school system, Maryville, Blount County, and Alcoa, all working together to solve problems. |
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More innovative ways to raise funds for county services, less reliance on property tax, e.g., build a convention center. |
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As each community grows, have to put in sewers- regional sewer system. |
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Adopt zoning, building, plumbing, electric, gas, consistent throughout region. |
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Harder, smarter and faster government. |
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Inspection for resale homes. |
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Develop regional infrastructure, I.e., utilities, medical (non-duplicated). |
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Ensure the best fire protection we can have. |
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More fire and rescue equipment. |
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Hub and spoke system for coordinated community outreach services, includes individual cultural, civic meeting places. |
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More underground utilities |
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Improve and maintain our infrastructure. |
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Our region to be a great place to grow old in. Access to all kinds of services, especially transportation. |
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Run a water line to a safer access point to get spring water on Highway 25E. |
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State or federal services available in Grainger County - driver's licenses, Social Security, passports. |
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Natural gas pipeline to Grainger County. |
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More services to the area. |
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Gas lines and other utilities expended to all 9 counties. |
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Natural gas in northeast Knox. |
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More centralized post office in THIS community. |
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One ambulance service for all Nine Counties. |
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Building codes. |
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24-hour emergency services (police, ambulances, fire). |
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More access to water (fire hydrants). |
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Emergency service has a minimum standard to be met by all counties. |
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Underground power lines and phone lines. |
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Medical/personal transportation available on a 24-hour basis. |
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Certified sewer system and water system. |
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Public utilities for ALL residents -- water, sewer, gas. |
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Utility facilities like KUB South Central Bell in a central location. |
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Highway patrol office in Union County more than one day a week. |
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Adequate living facilities for our adult mentally ill. |
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Better fire protection. |
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Better utilities, particularly drinking water. |
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Strong infrastructure for transition from poverty to prosperity -- housing, training, transportation, etc. |
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Paid firefighters -- need more than part-time firefighters. |
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Developmental agency that can assist with grant funding, small business, and non-profit. |
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More police officers on duty at night -- but sensitivity-trained. |
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Better utilities. |
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Closer hospital facilities. |
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Accessible and working pay phones. |
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Ambulance station in every community. |
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Improve emergency dispatch system. |
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Emergency services. |
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Create full-time building inspector position in Roane. |
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Start a second water system. |
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Underground utilities. |
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List ecological research and application in our area: basic landscape ecosystem research; renewable energy, i.e. thermal, biomass, solar, and how to use them. |
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Develop modes of services and functions and access between those places. |
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One phone system. |
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Regional calling zone (phone) for all nine counties. |
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Unify services of local communities. |
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Develop strategic plan for infrastructure development and maintenance. |
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Educate region as to importance of spaying and neutering. Low cost or free services. |
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Consolidate public services. |
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Greater municipal cooperation. |
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Finance differently -- pay as you go, rather than bond issues. |
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More local control of public utilities and services. |
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Longer hours for dumpster stations to return bottle deposits. |
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Need to improve infrastructure -- sewer, water, etc. -- to handle growth. |
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Work with TVA to improve lake levels. |
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Create private foundations to fund public projects. |
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Better libraries. |
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Water and sewage throughout the county, and improve existing systems. |
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Increase money for government services, such as police department and other government employees -- more people and better pay/benefits. |
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Eliminate as many overhead power lines as possible. |
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More economical phone service extended to entire area. |
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Emergency alert system that gets to each resident in county. |
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Law enforcement with emphasis on public service, not swat-team mentality. |
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Infrastructure: sewers, water, roads, bridges. . . Plan for it. |
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Expand infrastructure -- water and sewer services. |
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Safe communities with adequate fire, police protection. |
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Phones that work in rainy season. |
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De-regulate electrical power. |
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Everybody has equal services, gas, water, cable, and fire protection. |
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Bury utility lines. |
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After-school bus. |
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Reduce utility usage. |
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Promote English only in government, schools, industry, and businesses and have no requirement in school for any specific language. No government or quasi-government funds permitted for translating, print or speaking for any language. |
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Not to undertake so many visions that would cause an increase in my taxes. |
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Consolidate government services to avoid duplication of effort. |
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More responsibility of developers for drainage. |
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Determine ways to improve quality of life for needy people in community. |
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Services for adults under one roof; centralized public service. |
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Supply utilities with more coordination. |
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Larger number of well facilitated public libraries. |
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Improve recycling programs in the area. |
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Bury powerlines. |
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Limit telecommunication towers. |
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Equal access to highest quality education, health care and support services in 9 county region. Especially transportation for elders. |
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Equitable, efficient tax structure. |
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Intake center not justice center. |
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Offer green power as an option to subscribers. |
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Keep taxes low by responsible spending. |
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Underground utilities. |
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Better accessibility to medical care and fire protection. |
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Underground utilities. |
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Money for enforcement of the many laws we have. |
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Government support for alternative energy systems. |
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Improve and expand public services such as police, fire, utilities and keep affordable. |
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Want to have underground utilities. |
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Improve infrastructure. |
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Increase government revenues to make improvements. |
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Underground utilities. |
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Encourage more underground utilities. |
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Privatize TVA. |
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Improve street lighting. |
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Create a network of quality library services. |
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Develop better county library system. |
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Make federal government honor its obligation to Oakridge. |
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Combine city county government and schools. |
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Green power; alternative power/ energy. |
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Coordinate use of resources, education, business, childcare. |
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Make voting easier. |
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Power lines and utility underground. |
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Cleaner streets. |
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Use passive solar energy on all new construction. |