2022 06 21 City Council

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building permit 
process 
5th Priority – Improve 
Marketing & 
Communications to 
Make Residents more 
aware of events and 
festivals. 
 
• Diversify jobs  • Diversified, well-paying job opportunities, 
industries that attracts and retain younger 
people (IIII) 
• More CEOs, leaders living in Athens 
 
• Keep the 
momentum with 
EDA projects-
signage and site 
ready 
  
  • More recognition, better marketing and 
branding, awareness, communications, 
capitalize on Battle of Athens (II) 
  • Younger primary-care physicians 
  • Tournaments at Regional Park every 
weekend (e.g.  Emerson GA) 
  • Fairs and festivals downtown that promote 
importance of agriculture 
  • Artist communities 
   
6. STRONG TOWN & 
GOWN 
  
No Top 5 Priorities 
• Continue to 
invest in higher 
education  
 • More town & gown interaction, share 
resources and programming 
• Support and 
promote 
enrollment at 
TWU, CSCC, TCAT 
  
• Improve 
partnership with 
TWU 
 • More support for TWU sports, community 
spirit 
   
7. STRONG PRIMARY 
EDUCATION SYSTEM 
  
No Top 5 Priorities 
• Continue to 
improve and 
expand schools 
• High School  
 
• New/excellent/ vibrant schools (IIII) 
• Clear plan on the next phase of schools, 
how do we deal with buildings that we’re 
vacating (II) 
• High School 
• Every student graduates from high school 
with a degree that enables them to work, 
verbally and numerically literate 
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