| BALLS CREEK COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING RESULTS |
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Specific
issues that residents
voted on are listed below.
The number beside each
issue indicates the number
of votes it received.
If an issue does not have
a number beside it, the
issue was listed for voting
but no one voted for it. |
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WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT BALLS CREEK? |
| Rural
Setting - 7 Rural atmosphere - 3 Open spaces and farms - 2 Rural farm - open land, nice drives, honest & hardworking people - 2 Rural farmland Rural but close to commercial areas Semi-rural Good mix urban - rural living Good place to live Quiet area Clean and quiet Clean air Heritage
- 1 Community Churches (variety) Churches Churches serve as center of community Opportunity for religious expression People Community committed to schools, churches, children, families Friendly - caring people (family atmosphere) tight knit Small family-type community Family roots Family oriented Good area to live in - good folks to work with Friendly folks Wonderful neighbors Good volunteers Low crime Excellent educational facilities Good schools Schools Schools serve as center of community Low tax rate Fire department Location Residential Transportation Organizations |
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WHAT CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE FOR BALLS CREEK? |
| Public Services - 35 Less control (i.e. government) - 3 County emphasis is on Mountain View - Startown area - new schools - 1 Lack of developmental planning - 1 Where will money come from (State cutting funding)? Will all people (taxpayers) bear burden of providing funding? Being able to use your land the way you want to - family land concerns Restrictive covenants Buffers Configuration of Balls Creek SAP lines - move eastern line east (Little Mountain) Teachers having to spend time teaching English to immigrants - 3 School enrollment (overcrowding) School crowding - everyone wants to live in Balls Creek - shortage of available homes Over crowded schools School overcrowding Parental school involvement Crime Not enough emergency services Response times Not enough police protection Sheriff Department response time Insufficient recreation facilities Want water & sewer for everyone Junk vehicles Inconvenient bottle recycling facility (container too small & difficult to fit bottles into) at landfill Charlotte moving in this direction - will Balls Creek be ready with schools, housing, public infrastructure, can crime remain low? Residential
- 14 Transportation
- 2 Commercial Miscellaneous |
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WHAT IS YOUR FUTURE VISION OF BALLS CREEK? |
Public Services - 36 County water system - 12 Water and sewer for everyone at a reasonable price - 2 Water & Sewer Countywide water system Low crime - 1 Emergency/Fire protection More Schools Provide children (school) with the best technology Stricter School Discipline Continuing Education locally Park/recreation center (all ages) - 1 Community Building Recreational opportunities Community events Public park - walking trails etc. Parks More Cultural Involvements for Diversified Population Lower taxes Better communications between the County & Tax Payers Receive as much attention and funding as Mountain View More County involvement for Balls Creek Community 1 acre lots - 10 No mobile homes - 4 Enforcement of minimum housing standards and restrictions on "temporary" Homes (i.e. campers) being used permanently - 3 High quality development - 3 No more developments like the doublewide community off of St. James Church Road near Prison Camp Road (mobile homes okay but the development is not maintained) - 1 Planned community housing Transportation
- 10 Commercial
- 2 Rural
Setting - 1 Status
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The
Balls Creek Small Area
Plan Committee hosted
a community input meeting
on July 23,2001 at the
Balls Creek Elementary
School. The purpose of
the meeting was to receive
input from citizens about
the future of their community,
which the Committee will
use in the development
of the Small Area Plan.
In addition to the Planning
Committee members, twenty-eight
(28) citizens attended
the meeting. The format
of the meeting included
an introduction of the
Committee members and
general information on
the Small Area Plan process.
Those in attendance were
then divided into small
groups and were asked
three questions: "What
do you like about the
Balls Creek area?; What
concerns do you have for
the Balls Creek area?;
What is your future vision
of the Balls Creek area?"
After the individual small
group comments were combined
into general issue categories,
they were posted on large
sheets of paper on the
walls and attendees voted
for the top five issues
that were important to
them. Attendees were asked
to limit one vote per
issue.
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