recommended strategies - Hardee County
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o RV/hook ups, horse/trails opportunities<br />
Opportunities for children/children’s activities<br />
Spend more (personal) dollars in <strong>Hardee</strong> <strong>County</strong> and build it up<br />
Preserve Peace River/Eco-Tourism opportunities<br />
o Enhance waterways<br />
o River front activities/businesses (hotels, restaurants, retreats)<br />
More festivals (orange blossom festival)<br />
More parks/recreational assets/camping/canoeing<br />
Public and/or private incentives to (re)locate to the <strong>County</strong><br />
ATV Park using state funds?<br />
What components would you not like to have in the community?<br />
• Phosphate mines (leaves a ghost town)<br />
• Adult entertainment<br />
• Casino<br />
• Destruction of the natural environment<br />
• Empty buildings downtown<br />
• What are the costs to start/stay in business in the community? Process and fees are too high including fire fees<br />
What is your Vision? What are your ideas of where you want to go in the future, looking forward?<br />
• Stable growth with opportunities to grow<br />
• Maintain the inviting small town feel<br />
• Secure, family oriented community<br />
• More opportunities for residents to spend their money in the community<br />
• Opportunities/job growth<br />
• Controlled growth<br />
• Vibrant downtown with more activities (build on Friday Night Live and similar events)<br />
• Protection of agricultural resources and opportunities<br />
• Market the <strong>County</strong>’s beauty<br />
• Develop an image to provide a consistent message to those looking to come to <strong>Hardee</strong> <strong>County</strong> with information<br />
on the community<br />
• Review the regulations to encourage growth (less red tape, more hospitable to business and people going<br />
through the system)<br />
• Lessen the cost of doing business<br />
• Cycle of prosperity – “housing/schools” brings people which creates the need for more businesses/services<br />
(jobs) which brings more people to the community<br />
Community Comment (received prior to the Focus Group Meeting)<br />
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Need additional funding for primary care network – primary care for uninsured indigent patients to avoid<br />
unnecessary ER visits<br />
Also need transportation to/from for this population<br />
Previously funded by a grant but no longer available<br />
Need for additional physicians/medical services<br />
Community Comments and Ranking of Priorities March 7, 2011<br />
Following a brief introduction and review of the first Quality of Life Focus Group community and stakeholder<br />
comments, the consulting team asked the focus group participants to provide a listing of desired quality of life activities<br />
(short or long term). Each of the 21 participants was given the opportunity to vote for two activities they would like to<br />
see for <strong>Hardee</strong> <strong>County</strong>. The activities included:<br />
• Sidewalks – improved transportation and connectivity<br />
• High speed internet/continued technology improvements<br />
• Impacts of/perception of illegal aliens, immigration (i.e., <strong>Hardee</strong> <strong>County</strong> viewed as a sanctuary)<br />
• Enhance/create a vibrant downtown<br />
• Planning for mining reclamation – including <strong>County</strong> benefits/uses<br />
• Community beautification/code enforcement/improve image<br />
• Opportunities for youth/family recreation<br />
• Diversify restaurants/evening entertainment<br />
• Celebrate/provide faith based activities<br />
• <strong>Hardee</strong> Lakes – continued improvement<br />
• Aviation Business/Services (improved/expanded – general aviation, commercial, international)<br />
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