Group No. Idea No. Idea
1 104400 More guidance counselors in middle and high schools to assist students in deciding strengths and interests.
1 104472 Modernization of y-12.
1 104377 More trees and less asphalt.
1 104404 Monorail for Nine County transportation system.
1 104403 Equal pay for all teachers in Nine Counties.
1 104401 Better trained and equipped police service.
1 104399 Make technology assistance available for all.
1 104398 Better fire protection for rural counties.
1 104397 Homeless shelter: short-term and abused.
1 104396 Improvement of existing housing.
1 104395 Cities and counties work together to beautify Union County.
1 104394 One ambulance service for all Nine Counties.
1 104393 Senior center in each community or district.
1 104392 Greenways and trails connecting across state.
1 104381 Parks and recreational areas.
1 104402 Funding for all humane societies.
1 104391 Recreational facility for all such as YMCA for entire family.
1 104379 More opportunities for higher education in entire region.
1 104380 Additional industry.
1 104382 Lobby legislation for qualifying elected office holders.
1 104378 Improve infrastructure: roads.
1 104383 Implement progressive animal control program and shelters.
1 104389 Public transportation for people who don't drive. Transportation into cities.
1 104385 Community hospital for Union County and veterans.
1 104386 Recreation center for young people.
1 104387 Help elderly with low-income housing, low medicine prices, and transportation.
1 104388 More funding for natural resources, conservation efforts.
1 104384 Water and sewer for Nine Counties.
1 104390 Promote Big Ridge State Park and other natural resources.
2 104433 "Welcome to Union County, Where Lakes and Mountains meet." Put this sign in each community.
2 104432 Take care of and improve parks and lakes -- these are our assets.
2 104431 More vocational training for industries that are here.
2 104430 Programs to teach parents to be parents.
2 104427 Senior citizens' activities and facilities.
2 104428 Shelter in Maynardville for abused men and women.
2 104434 Restore personal and community pride to address trash problems, parenting, and other issues.
2 104443 New drivers must spend 200 hours with parents.
2 104429 County should clean and maintain neglected cemeteries.
2 104435 Driver's education for teenagers who have graduated to enable them to get jobs.
2 104436 Remove drunk/drugged drivers from roads and keep them off.
2 104437 School zones marked at Highway 33 from high school and elementary.
2 104438 More child care facilities for working parents.
2 104439 Stricter law enforcement/fines.
2 104440 Everybody would have a home.
2 104442 Program to teach parents to become self-sufficient and teach their children.
2 104444 Test air and water for carcinogens.
2 104426 Encourage environmentally-friendly businesses.
2 104423 Remove old buildings from county -- places where youth hang out and abuse drugs.
2 104441 Portable medical facility that goes to the people.
2 104410 Extend utility water and sewer throughout the county.
2 104425 Encourage schools, businesses, and citizens to RECYCLE.
2 104406 Public transportation throughout the region (busses, better roads).
2 104407 Promote more and better employment so we don't have to travel elsewhere for work.
2 104409 Make high school look good in 20 years.
2 104411 Assisted living facilities for senior citizens.
2 104412 Better police, fire, rescue and EMT services.
2 104413 Fix broken spirited people with programs to help them become self-sufficient.
2 104414 24-hour medical service in Union County.
2 104415 Widen Highway 33 from Halls through Clairborne County.
2 104422 Clean old trees at Veterans Monument area and create memorial park with tables, shrubs.
2 104424 Safe parks, playgrounds, walking trails.
2 104408 Program to help elderly maintain homes they don't want to leave.
2 104416 Promote tourism while preserving our heritage.
2 104405 Prepare schools for growth as farmland changes to housing sites., which will have drastic effects on schools.
2 104421 Construct new roads and improve existing county roads.
2 104420 Restore areas on Norris Lake for retreats.
2 104419 Cleaner environment -- air, water, trash.
2 104418 Cooperation in education: everyone on same page from county to state.
2 104417 Community centers for youth and elderly.
3 104482 Unbiased regional industrial recruiter.
3 104473 Local radio station.
3 104478 Nature conservation.
3 104480 Community calendar.
3 104479 Local farmer's market.
3 104481 Building codes.
3 104477 Better local news reporting.
3 104476 Family life center.
3 104474 Upgraded recreational package.
3 104483 Hotel/motel.
3 104494 Better ambulance service.
3 104475 Youth center.
3 104484 Cleaner roadways.
3 104485 Educational interaction between law enforcement and youth.
3 104486 Encourage more people to be involved in community.
3 104487 Larger libraries.
3 104488 Increase teacher pay.
3 104489 Better cooperation and involvement among teachers, parents, and administrators.
3 104490 Property zoning.
3 104491 Retirement center.
3 104493 Quality veterinarians.
3 104471 Inform and motivate adults toward educational attainment.
3 104495 Cleaner creeks.
3 104470 Larger museum.
3 104492 More deputies and patrol cars.
3 104450 Convention center on Union/Knox County line.
3 104720 Alternative commodity for tobacco farmers.
3 104445 Facility to showcase talents and crafts.
3 104446 Community recreation center.
3 104447 More schools.
3 104449 Upgrade education system.
3 104451 Better education leaders.
3 104452 Youth/elderly care in close proximity to each other.
3 104453 Community college/vocational facility in county.
3 104454 Stop suburban sprawl.
3 104455 Farmland preservation.
3 104456 Better road connections between surrounding counties.
3 104457 Tourism developed.
3 104466 More good paying jobs: industrial, technical.
3 104469 Preschools.
3 104448 Hospital.
3 104458 After-school care programs.
3 104468 Organizations to coordinate and schedule activities specific to region.
3 104467 Recycling program.
3 104465 More land set aside for parks and nature trails.
3 104464 Assisted living for elderly.
3 104463 Clean up and beautify trailer park areas.
3 104462 More job opportunities.
3 104461 Regional mass transit system.
3 104460 County-wide water and sewer system.
3 104459 Lower teacher/student ratios.
4 104514 Clean up our air -- better enforcement of pollution control.
4 104529 Annual major event for the county.
4 104522 Training facility for emergency services for all communities.
4 104516 More full-service grocery stores in the Union/Grainger area.
4 104518 Raise educational level at all ages to raise the system to a higher plateau.
4 104520 Job shadowing for all children.
4 104521 Mandatory business classes.
4 104515 More green spaces.
4 104523 Major county-wide community center.
4 104524 County-wide newspaper.
4 104525 Senior housing for all levels of income and physical needs.
4 104526 Senior housing for all levels of income and physical needs.
4 104528 Centralize commercial growth to preserve farmland.
4 104530 Preserve historical buildings.
4 104513 More "hands-on" activities in school to keep children interested.
4 104517 Stricter control over shooting at night.
4 104527 Individuals have more manners and respect for others.
4 104498 Commuter train linking all counties with Knoxville as the hub.
4 104519 Improve our existing highways.
4 104512 Medical/personal transportation available on a 24-hour basis.
4 104497 Promote lakes and waterways as a tourist attraction.
4 104499 Build an incinerator to convert solid waste into electricity.
4 104500 Construct a multi-use park involving all age groups in the county.
4 104501 Mentoring program in the area with a marriage between industry and education.
4 104502 Eliminate development along lakes and streams.
4 104503 Senior citizen center on North Side Clinic Mountains.
4 104505 More access to water (fire hydrants).
4 104506 Emergency service has a minimum standard to be met by all counties.
4 104507 Underground power lines and phone lines.
4 104508 Litter control.
4 104509 Community college (satellite) for Union/Grainger counties.
4 104511 Parents/children to sign a sportsmanship contract.
4 104504 24-hour emergency services (police, ambulances, fire).
4 104510 Create wetlands for wilderness.
4 104496 Network highways and interconnect all Nine Counties.
5 104556 Preserve area history -- identify, mark, preserve landmarks.
5 104547 Continuing education from cradle to grave.
5 104548 Certified sewer system and water system.
5 104549 Study tax base -- identify sources of funding.
5 104550 Libraries: promotion and development.
5 104551 Zone to protect mountains, hills, waterways; establish green belts and flood plains.
5 104552 Media responsibility to take role in promoting positive elements of the community.
5 104553 Better equipment in schools for band and orchestra.
5 104555 Cooperation among political bodies to accomplish ideas. Not fighting over jurisdiction.
5 104558 More industry with higher paying jobs.
5 104546 After school care for children.
5 104539 Better public transportation.
5 104706 In-county ambulance service.
5 104554 Academics before athletics.
5 104533 Clean, fix, get rid of junk cars and litter and trash.
5 104531 Plan for preservation and best use of the natural resources and beauty of the area.
5 104541 Balance industrial growth with assurance that recreational, health, environmental, and residential needs are met.
5 104532 Continue to improve the educational system, especially early education.
5 104545 Checks and balances to keep law enforcement in control.
5 104534 More people involved in family, community, education.
5 104535 Plan for adults and children -- recreational centers.
5 104536 Seek dreams of youth, i.e. questionnaires in schools.
5 104537 More parent involvement in schools.
5 104538 Exposure to cultural opportunities at early age.
5 104540 More emergency medical access, like walk-in clinic.
5 104542 Vocational training centers.
5 104543 Promote existing areas for recreation -- lakes, hills, state park, and other parks.
5 104544 Promote natural resources -- for example, creating retirement villages.
6 104559 Better state roads.
6 104560 Public transportation for rural counties.
6 104561 Public utilities for ALL residents -- water, sewer, gas.
6 104562 Community park playground.
6 104563 Progressive animal control and animal licensing for health and safety for citizens.
6 104564 Expanded living and recreational facilities for senior citizens without restricted income.
6 104567 A local remote medical facility from one of the major hospitals.
6 104557 Little league ball fields for baseball and football for boys and girls.
6 104584 Keep state highway department in the county and preserve parks.
6 104565 Lower cost of medicine for everyone hurt, especially seniors.
6 104566 100% literacy so that every citizen can read and write.
6 104591 Neighborhood watches.
6 104590 Local day care services.
6 104589 More public input on clear cutting on TVA properties.
6 104588 Adequate living facilities for our adult mentally ill.
6 104587 More entertainment in county, especially for children. Local theater.
6 104585 Actively support tourism in Union County and get a bigger tax base and more local jobs.
6 104583 Suggests need to be Nine Counties One Vision -- not eight counties. Union County has supported Knoxville County with labor for years.
6 104582 Hurry up road work on Emory and Tazewell (in Knoxville County).
6 104581 Teach kids where food comes from (many think from cans).
6 104580 Better education on recycling and emphasize not littering.
6 104571 Keep current rural atmosphere with more developments taking place. Farming has been the backbone of families.
6 104568 Find local funding for local emergency providers -- ambulance, rescue squad, and fire.
6 104586 Interfaith religious council of churches, mosques, temples, synagogues to educate the community.
6 104570 More opportunities for young to interact with elderly -- i.e. schools near facilities for elderly.
6 104579 Find things for farmers to grow in place of tobacco.
6 104572 Better facilities and communication for veterans.
6 104573 Historic preservation of cemeteries in Union County.
6 104575 Utility facilities like KUB South Central Bell in a central location.
6 104576 Uniform regulations and governments for Tm. schools and that those regulations be
compiled in current handbook and available to all who need it.
6 104577 Highway patrol office in Union County more than one day a week.
6 104578 Attract high-tech -- i.e. computer and electronic companies -- to the area (low pollution and high-paying).
6 104574 More emphasis from elementary level and up on our multicultural history.
6 104569 Small college or technical school.
7 104613 Adherence to the golden rule.
7 104604 Regional arts focus, arts swap, play workshops, and Mountain Arts Community built on Clinch Mountain.
7 104605 Increase spending for schools to help increase level of teaching to achieve higher, better education for all students.
7 104606 Circle road around the region. 4-lanes.
7 104607 Planned land use harmony and environmental consideration/sensitivity to development.
7 104609 Natural gas, public water and sewer systems need to be improved for commercial and residential use.
7 104612 Building inspection for new construction.
7 104608 Buy & promote local produce.
7 104603 Bridge across Norris Lake to open up Sharp's Chapel.
7 104611 Fine in Smokies to stop air pollution.
7 104593 Start with young children to teach family values and provide.
7 104602 County and municipal governments develop golf courses and promote use by teens and
elderly and provide "price-breaks."
7 104610 Animal Humane Society and Shelters.
7 104594 Regional organization such as Boys & Girls.
7 104596 Historical preservation on a regional level.
7 104597 Highway 33 4-laned to north of Maynardville onto Claiborne County onto US 25.
7 104592 Programs that would encourage family values (Character Counts, Big Brothers/Big Sisters) that would end discrimination for youngsters.
7 104598 Litter control/waste management -- recycling.
7 104599 Community centers that are multi-use (wellness, daycare, elder care, technology center for public access, playground).
7 104600 Expose children to a future that there are better jobs, better ways to lead prosperous lives with computer training.
7 104601 Public transportation, independence for the elderly.
7 104595 Higher paying jobs and job growth.
8 104638 Evening vocational training
8 104631 Benefits for county employees, especially health insurance.
8 104627 Water quality -- residential, recreation, commercial -- declined due to uncontrolled residential development; geology cannot support it.
8 104629 Strong infrastructure for transition from poverty to prosperity -- housing, training, transportation, etc.
8 104630 County-wide water and sanitation system. Springs and water system have not been cared for.
8 104632 Paid firefighters -- need more than part-time firefighters.
8 104633 Developmental agency that can assist with grant funding, small business, and non-profit.
8 104634 Apartments and housing for moderate income people just starting out. Broader spectrum of housing options other than trailer parks.
8 104635 Animal shelters.
8 104637 Teach tolerance and diversity in education.
8 104626 Conservation of the lake with restrictions on building and controlled and maintained public access.
8 104636 Decentralized development, as opposed to strip development.
8 104617 Places for kids to go after school, like work or recreation.
8 104628 Public transportation.
8 104625 Something done about litter.
8 104616 Preserve rural setting, natural beauty, farms, lakes, and the culture.
8 104614 Keep jobs here, and make jobs in Union County.
8 104618 Jobs that pay a living wage.
8 104619 Better roads, better highways connecting to other counties.
8 104620 Stricter zoning laws/building codes.
8 104621 Chamber of commerce in Union County.
8 104622 Better fire protection.
8 104623 Better utilities, particularly drinking water.
8 104624 Higher education facility.
8 104615 Fully utilize schools 12-16 hours per day, 6 days a week.
9 104656 Long range plans for education and environment.
9 104652 Water and sewer county-wide.
9 104653 More multicultural, ethnic restaurants.
9 104654 A festival (like Roane Mountains' Rhododendron Festival) to draw people into the area.
9 104655 Educate saving energy and not polluting the air so much.
9 104657 Children's museum.
9 104658 Better qualifications for people serving public offices.
9 104659 Control growth to maintain rural character.
9 104660 More police officers on duty at night -- but sensitivity-trained.
9 104651 Garbage pickup for every household.
9 104661 School zoning enforced.
9 104639 4-lane highway from Kentucky to Knoxville.
9 104650 Help children in crisis.
9 104640 Deal with domestic violence.
9 104641 Provide community center with child care, senior care.
9 104642 Get industry which pays good wages.
9 104643 Vocational/technical school teaching trade skills (refrigeration, electrical, etc.).
9 104645 Plant more trees.
9 104646 Something for kids to do during days off school -- at community center.
9 104647 Planned urban development.
9 104648 Prepare students and schools to teach social skills.
9 104649 Library for whole community.
9 104644 More emphasis on education.
10 104689 Voting drives.
10 104679 Closer hospital facilities.
10 104681 Accessible and working pay phones.
10 104682 Clean up the water.
10 104683 Protect natural environment from air/water/visual pollution.
10 104684 Professional fire departments.
10 104685 More money for law enforcement.
10 104686 Zoning ordinances.
10 104662 Educational opportunities.
10 104688 Improve emergency dispatch system.
10 104677 Preserve individual community identities and way of life.
10 104678 Better child care and after-school programs.
10 104687 Ambulance station in every community.
10 104668 Select 5 students from each high school to express ideas.
10 104664 Preserve historical buildings/sites.
10 104680 Clean up tacky car lots.
10 104676 Recycling centers.
10 104665 Sensible growth, less sprawl.
10 104667 More public transportation to less populated areas.
10 104669 Cleaner community environment.
10 104670 Better competing jobs in rural communities.
10 104671 Manned and cleaned trash drop-off locations with recycling bins.
10 104672 Better help for homeless & needy families.
10 104673 Establish humane society.
10 104663 Better utilities.
10 104674 Youth recreation centers.
10 104675 Protection/preservation/improvement of urban forests.
10 104666 Literacy campaign, young and old.
11 104723 More support for youth sports, more places to play.
11 104714 Fitness facility for all ages (YMCA) teaching fitness, nutrition, etc.
11 104710 Hip hop party where whole town can get together.
11 104709 More classroom and higher standards for teachers.
11 104711 Better supplied schools and class materials.
11 104712 Stop tearing down historic places.
11 104713 Better phone system.
11 104715 More greenways.
11 104716 Fewer junk cars/trucks.
11 104717 Control strip development to move business back from the highway.
11 104718 TVA review lake draw-down policy and watersheds; water taken down too soon, too far.
11 104719 Independent regional water pollution monitoring for creeks, along with public disclosure of findings.
11 104722 More strict penalties for crime.
11 104708 Improve adult education to develop job skills.
11 104702 Mentoring programs for children.
11 104721 Animal shelter funding.
11 104694 Information in writing from local government about current projects.
11 104704 Landfills for use only by our county.
11 104690 Litter control -- educate people.
11 104691 Maintain and control public access to lakes.
11 104707 More jobs into the area, not just city.
11 104693 Create centers where people of all ages can work and learn together.
11 104695 Try to avoid congestion.
11 104696 Closer hospital services.
11 104697 More funds for local firefighters.
11 104698 Mass transportation to cut pollution and traffic.
11 104699 Street signs on back roads.
11 104700 Quality child care options and enrichment programs.
11 104701 Assist in entrepreneurship training in whole region to help control growth. Local people should develop local properties/resources.
11 104703 Zoning laws to improve housing. Recycling programs.
11 104705 Information at public meetings when change is planned.
11 104692 Stronger focus on education.
12 104756 Multi-county planning for schools.
12 104743 Public transportation.
12 104744 Alternative programs for youth offenders, as opposed to jail.
12 104745 Animal shelter.
12 104746 Education regarding animal rights.
12 104747 More government support.
12 104748 Zoning.
12 104749 More planning of Norris Lake.
12 104750 Improve lake water quality for residential and general use.
12 104751 Ban commercial fishing.
12 104752 Quality housing (private and rental).
12 104753 Waste convenient centers.
12 104742 Programs for senior citizens.
12 104755 More home school support.
12 104732 Public water and sewage for all residents.
12 104754 Better family planning.
12 104733 Better roads -- 4-laned.
12 104724 Plan for land use.
12 104725 Share schools.
12 104726 More shopping available.
12 104727 Smaller roads made safer.
12 104728 After school child care and programs.
12 104729 Increase number of businesses.
12 104734 More recreational facilities.
12 104731 All weather road system.
12 104741 Health education.
12 104735 Less industry.
12 104736 Emergency services.
12 104737 Vocational/technical school.
12 104738 Community college branch.
12 104739 Crack crime.
12 104740 Better infrastructure.
12 104730 Raise and improve the importance of education.