|
Challenges |
Location |
|
Friction between north and south areas of county |
PM |
|
Need to improve volunteerism |
WP |
|
Lack of involvement by minorities |
PM |
|
Rampant roadside litter |
PM |
|
Quality recreation for young/all people |
H |
|
New leadership development |
H |
|
Lack of quality child care and elder care |
H |
|
Lack of community involvement by "bedroom community
folks" |
PM |
|
Step-child syndrome of West Point re: HC |
WP |
|
No college in our county |
H |
|
No unified county voice |
PM |
|
No labor force (local) to support new resort |
PM |
|
Community / city segregation |
F |
|
High teen pregnancy |
PM |
|
Schools in central locale (lack of local schools) |
WH |
|
Mindset that the economy is “too good” |
F |
|
Youth development (schools provide more activities) |
WP |
|
Busing (time) to schools |
WP |
|
Negative attitudes about growth |
WP |
|
Need more active leadership program |
WP |
|
Poor communication among business owners (not
united) |
PM |
|
Need more culture |
PM |
|
Lack of training and education |
WP |
|
Lack of trained workforce |
PM |
|
County-wide communication issues-hard to have county
vision |
H |
|
Apathy |
F |
|
Weak high schools |
PM |
|
Bedroom community apathy |
F |
|
HC 2020 Goals |
Location |
|
Performing arts facility in county |
H |
|
HCHS named a Georgia School of Excellence |
PM |
|
High school course on "living law" what they can and
can't do |
H |
|
25 pupils per classroom |
H |
|
Be a stronghold for family values |
H |
|
Build “Oxbow Meadows” for Harris County |
H |
|
Educational opportunities |
PM |
|
Performing Arts Center in Mountain Hill School |
PM |
|
Vocational education (high school and/or tech
school) |
PM |
|
Local public schools within community |
WH |
|
Citizens truly involved in city/county government |
WH |
|
Higher learning institutions |
WH |
|
Industry Wanted |
Location |
|
Jobs that provide skills for employees (OJT) |
H |
|
Museum / historical centers |
F |
|
Educational institutions |
PM |
|
Issues |
Location |
|
Get past the difference/needs of "new" and "old"
citizens |
H |
|
Need a long-range plan |
H |
|
Unify entire community (county) |
PM |
|
Strong elected leaders with more accountability and
accessibility |
H |
|
Cooperation regarding growth (NIMBY) |
WH |
|
Deal with lack of trust with neighbors and leaders |
WH |
|
Continuation of leadership |
H |
|
Effective leadership |
PM |
|
More awareness of citizens "we're okay mentality" |
WP |
|
Educating public on what it takes to have a
community they want |
H |
|
Harris to continue growing leaders and champions |
H |
|
Bridge gap of pro-growth and anti-growth faction |
WP |
|
Training the unemployed – add to workforce |
PM |
|
We must be educated about what we’ve got |
PM |
|
Strengths |
Location |
|
School system |
H |
|
Great newspaper |
PM |
|
Better educated population than comparable
communities |
H |
|
Schools |
WP |
|
Close to institutions of higher learning |
H |
|
Institutes of higher learning are close |
PM |
|
Good schools / teachers |
WH |
|
Education / schools |
F |
|
Excellent school system |
PM |
|
Good Leadership |
H |
|
Good bedroom community for Columbus |
WH |
|
Leadership with vision |
WH |