Community Pride

“Nonprofit community partnerships do well.”

In the area of community pride, responses were split relatively evenly between strengths/opportunities and weaknesses/threats—which is a good place to start from, knowing that there’s a lot to be proud of but also being aware that there is work to be done.

Strengths and Opportunities

• Economic development is done well
• Good access to I-85 for industrial development
• Jolly Park
• National battlefields
• Downtown is key! Good!!
• Cava Heritage and Art Chaps
• Knowing what the problem is!
• Small businesses
• Neighbors helping neighbors
• Nonprofit community partnerships do well
• A rich history

Threats and Weaknesses

• More areas for arts, music, theater in the school system
• To focus on more areas—arts, music, theater in the school system
• Communication
• Empty real estate
• Unkempt properties
• Parks and Recreation needs expanding
• Community needs a new BRAND
• Punitive culture of law enforcement and courts
• Update downtown
• Green spaces
• Eating/dining