Sunday, October 10, 2010

Group Brain-storming, Group Two

Preserve and expand essential services to allow people to stay here and ensure year-round economy:
  • Medical health services
  • Fire hall needs expansion
  • Bank, Post Office, grocery store, gas station, pharmacy
  • New Bill's Store or Stedmans (the variety store idea)
Participative Democracy:
  • More access to information and citizen involvement in decisions
  • Make sure decision making processes include component to address sustainability
Becoming a unique model demonstration project of green living initiatives that will attract green businesses, new residents, young families, visitors, etc. using:
  • Alternate energy
  • Use of sludge for greenhouses
  • Urban agriculture
  • Criteria for green buildings
  • Eliminate pesticides and toxic substances
  • Economic development especially housing
  • Rebuild relationship between Council and Chamber
  • Jobs
Preserve, protect, purchase waterfront properties at government wharf for use by citizens for:
  • Recreation
  • Mixed use
  • Development
  • Boat building heritage
  • Related to:  MICA/islands conservation
Seniors:
  • Housing options
  • Assessment of housing needs
  • Supports to aged in place
Preserve historic streetscapes and architectural heritage:
  • Establish criteria scale
  • Bring Irving and SaveEasy on board

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