ST STEPHENS/OXFORD SMALL AREA PLAN COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING RESULTS |
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The St. Stephens/Oxford
Small Area Plan Committee hosted a community input meeting on May 3,2001
at the Riverbend Middle 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 ten Planning Committee members, seventeen (17) 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 St. Stephens/Oxford area?;
What concerns do you have for the St. Stephens/Oxford area?; What is
your future vision of the St. Stephens/Oxford 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.
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
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WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT ST STEPHENS/OXFORD? |
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Rural Setting - 10 Rural setting (away from congestion) - 6 Great place to raise a family - 2 Rural setting - 1 Small town atmosphere - 1 Privacy Peaceful Country atmosphere Open Spaces Quiet atmosphere Topography (trees/lakes) Closeness/Comradeship Independent people/great people Local Church Family ties Transportation - 2 Transportation - 2 I-40 Convenience road Easy access to highways (shopping) Low traffic Close to Lake Close to Church Commercial/Industrial - 1 Limited industrial - 1 Diversified businesses Public Services Water Good fire department (volunteer) Less crime New schools Schools Community schools (short commute) Neighborhood schools Low property tax Affordable |
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WHAT CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE FOR ST STEPHENS/OXFORD? |
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Public Services - 20 County - 10 Lack of long range planning - 9 Litter - 1 Over regulation Plan before growth Lack of consolidation of county services Equal taxing for renters like owners Lack of Water county wide - 4 Lack of sewer Utility funding Schools - 4 School consolidation - 4 Recreation - 2 Lack of recreation for teens -2 Greenways (taxes)
State buffer/watershed Watershed Police Public Safety County law enforcement (crime on the rise) City Annexation Residential - 8 Rapid housing on small lots - 5 Too many rental mobile home parks - 3 More permanent homes Larger lot sizes for homes Over growth Overcrowding Property development Affordable Housing (sewer) Commercial - 6 Recruiting businesses w/ tax incentives- 5 Keep shopping in commercial district - 1 Pollution regulation (business) Transportation - 4 Traffic congestion (CB Farm Road & Highway 16) - 2 Traffic - 1 Speed limits - 1 Stop light at River Bend & Bunker Hill |
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WHAT IS YOUR FUTURE VISION OF ST STEPHENS/OXFORD? |
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Preservation of farmland - 10 Subdivisions regulated to build community atmosphere - 2 Housing maintained - 1 Affordability - 1 More trees (no clear cutting) - 1 Planned development Cow pastures Clean rural area Commercial - 8 Controlled industrial growth in restricted zones - 7 Neighborhood business & schools - 1 Keep retail away from residential Trash clean up along lake Boat landing regulations Public Services - 8 Increased water & sewer - 5 Adequate schools - 1 Street lights (Highway 16 to Oxford School) - 1 Need more police protection - 1 Need more daytime patrols More County water Rock Barn Road and Riverbend area Transportation - 1 Paving of Gravel Roads - 1 Turning lanes Bus turning lanes Public transportation Highway 16 to be widened (turn lanes) |
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