2022 06 21 City Council

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• Continue to improve fire and 
police service   
• Less Crime 
 
 
• Expand Eureka Trail to Tellico 
Plains 
  
• Continue to improve and 
expand access to parks  
 • Expanded dog park 
 
• Don’t forget the By-pass   
  • Affordable tax rate 
  • Expanded recycling 
  • Environmental action plan to address climate 
change, water, wastewater, infrastructure, equity 
  • Reliable broadband internet 
   
3. STRONG INTERNAL CULTURE   
• Continue to win “Excellence in 
government award” for 
engaging citizens 
  
• Take care of OUR employees   
   
4. THRIVING DOWNTOWN   
• Continue to facilitate 
downtown improvement 
• Healthier downtown, 
nightlife 
• Better design aesthetic 
• Thriving downtown, vibrant, revitalized, 
destination for dining, night life, living, shopping, 
entertainment (IIIII IIIII) 
• D owntown streetscapes, greenspace (II)  
• Tour busses going to downtown 
 
• Review commercial land use 
and zoning policies to preserve 
and promote downtown shops 
and restaurants 
• More restaurants 
• Chic Fil-A 
• Mid-priced restaurants (City-wide) (IIII I)  
• Chic Fil-A 
 
• Capital improvement plan for 
downtown buildings 
 • Old Robert E. Lee hotel redeveloped  
• Newman building redeveloped as mixed-use  
• Renovate old, rundown buildings 
  • Expanded Arts Center 
   
5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 
BUSINESS-FORWARD CULTURE 
 Need to be more proactive, have some early 
infrastructure such as Main Street, façade 
improvement grants, incubator.  Branding, brochure, 
marketing, tell your story. Lack of interest from 
County, Chamber. Need a toolbox 
• Continue to facilitate the 
building permit process 
  
• Diversify jobs  • Diversified, well-paying job opportunities, 
industries that attracts and retain younger 
people (IIII) 
• More CEOs, leaders living in Athens 
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