What changes in the Shoals would you like to see? Better entertainment, better jobs, better schools, better roads, etc. If you were in charged what would you do different? And how would you do it.
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quote:Originally posted by bluesmann:
What changes in the Shoals would you like to see? Better entertainment, better jobs, better schools, better roads, etc. If you were in charged what would you do different? And how would you do it.
quote:Originally posted by Brentenman:
Lord, this has been talked about before...nonetheless, it bears repeating:
1. better jobs....better means jobs that are higher-skilled type. What is NOT needed are jobs such as: burger flipper, hotel cleaning person, "sales associate" aka cash register operator, caddies, etc.
2. better schools...then again, Alabama in general has Miss. and Louisiana to thank for not being at the bottom of the barrel as far as school rankings...
3. Merge Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Florence into one municipality....you either stand together and succeed or stay apart and fail...so far, all 4 have faired worse. Perhaps this is what is needed. Of course, #4 will have to happen FIRST..
4. Get rid of the bickering and fighting and rivalry between Colbert-Lauderdale counties and work together as a team or have the 4 cities mentioned previously merged into a metro area.
5. Better management by city and county governments.
6. When the "Beaver Cleavers" that still live in the 50's and 60's die off, then I see more progress coming..
7. DITCH the "retirement community" mentality...that tells young people who are starting out "you are not welcome here."
8. DITCH "tourist attraction" mentality. Nobody comes to the Shooowwlls to see the likes of Ivy Green..that is a good 4th grade field trip (and the last time I might add I visited was in 1982 when I was in 4th grade).
9. DITCH Bass Pro Shop idea...not feasible...TUNA study said that..
10. Be more friendly to college kids...give them something to do...or face it: TUNA will always be second fiddle to bigger schools if nothing changes for the better.
11. Last but not least: Shoals, esp. Russelville needs an illegal alien roundup, deportation to follow immediately, ASAP.
Those are just a few of many.....I am sure others have more ideas, and some of the same ideas that I didn't list.
quote:Originally posted by mandomama:
Last year I drove home going through Flo Blvd, across O'Neal Bridge, Hatch Blvd into Muscle Shoals. I counted over 30(!!!) Title for Cash stores. I think this is very indictative of the economic climate in the Shoals.
I totally agree with Brent and with Brakefield. The schools here must improve for the sake of our community's longevity. UNA (my alma mater) turns out hundreds of teachers and business majors and not much else. I think it definitely needs some sort of professional school to attract the type of education-minded student that we need here in the Shoals. I think a Pharmacy or Physical Therapy School would be great, maybe even an Engineering school. The Shoals should rally behind UNA and encourage the Trustees and Administration to not accept the status quo, but be proactive and always think 5-10 years ahead of the game. My husband is an AU grad and jokes about not being able to drive down Pine Street without a diploma being thrown at him.
quote:Originally posted by M9Beretta:
6. When the "Beaver Cleavers" that still live in the 50's and 60's die off, then I see more progress coming..
LOL...man for man, woman for woman, I'll take the Cleavers any day.
Must be an Auburn graduate.
quote:I think what brentenman meant was that people who are afraid of progress are hindering this area.
quote:Originally posted by brakefield20032003:
I agree with most of what you said Brentenman. I do think, however, that the Shoals area could be a tourist destination. The new hotel (which is absolutely amazing, and we should be really proud of it) and golf course, along with the beautiful lake and river should be the focus of any campaign to bring in tourists.
We MUST get rid of this retirement community crap. To that end, we should really cater to the UNA students, and give them fun stuff to do. I really wish that UNA offered more graduate programs, maybe even some professional programs, like pharmacy or law. Those students are the ones who are the most mature and who are closest to making a decision on where to work and live. If we had lots of graduate students, and maybe some jobs for them, we could showcase the area while they are in grad school and then they might choose to live here.
quote:Originally posted by bluesmann:
What changes in the Shoals would you like to see? Better entertainment, better jobs, better schools, better roads, etc. If you were in charged what would you do different? And how would you do it.
quote:Originally posted by MADDOG 20/20:
I agree with Brentenman's points and would like to add one: ABOLISH SEDA and fire FORREST (WRONG) WRIGHT! This organizations failure is so obvious I don't even think I need to point it out! Other than RSA in the past 10 years THE ONLY company SEDA has brought to the area is Walgreens Call Center with a 2 million dollar incentive for $8.00 an hour jobs for 200 positions at taxpayer expense. All in the meanwhile on a budget of something like 500K a year! THE DOG BARKS
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Posted 20 January 2007 03:56 PM Hide Post
Get some solid industry in here. Get everybody out of the "great place to retire" mentality