Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Marana Public Community Conversation | ||
| Wheeler Taft Library, Marana | ||
| Date of Conversation: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Patrick Hartley Recorder: Lindsey | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 7 | ||
| Theme 1. Government | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| More civil-mindedness | ||
| Leaders with vision | ||
| Proactive intelligent growth | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Been here since 1973, can remember the idea of putting a freeway up. Someone needs to own it | ||
| Having a clear vision and doing what needs to be done | ||
| Everything's based locally just to do same old same old | ||
| Very little ownership in the town, branch town | ||
| No leadership that is willing to take the risks, move forward, be progressive | ||
| "Rio Nuevo" unfortunately went badly | ||
| A lot of caretakers but no one a/ a big idea | ||
| Because of economics (developers need to make profit) | ||
| Things seem haphazard. Slap development up here/there | ||
| Tucson native - not enjoying this place upon coming back here | ||
| If no one is paying attention you get what you deserve | ||
| Population needs to invest in what's going on | ||
| Theme 2. Leadership | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Local government excluding City of Tucson and Pima County | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| 9 month cycle because people who can bail in summer | ||
| Less regulation | ||
| Poor traffic plans | ||
| Less indecision - more action | ||
| Traffic | ||
| Government greater fiscal responsibility | ||
| Local government infighting | ||
| Improve the flow of traffic (It is happening). | ||
| Create more base, good-paying jobs. | ||
| Create more certainty in state government, to include taxation & provision of services. | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| No meetings in summer months (ex. ADOT) | ||
| We do stuff that leads to development b/c something needed to happen. Gobbly gook instead of plan from leaders | ||
| We don't have a goal but we need to break and eat everyday | ||
| Need a vision and outline !?end. Won't make everyone happy - need a positive spin to sell it | ||
| Just like it marketing, need a vision or you're dead in the water | ||
| Vision to see it done. We don't have that vision | ||
| Theme 3. Culture | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Really big small town | ||
| People quality people | ||
| Small town | ||
| General friendliness | ||
| Cultural opportunities & history | ||
| Diversity | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Limited retail shopping | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Diversity issue: 1070 (gorilla in the room) | ||
| History of how we got to this point ? good to know before we move forward | ||
| Marana culture is farming - Natives farmed by the river | ||
| Might have different knowledge from other areas | ||
| Tucson Meet Yourself a huge festival that is a positive step | ||
| Intrinsic bond, transient population | ||
| Can shoot yourself in the foot with this small town outlook | ||
| Can be across town and run into someone you know. How does that happen? Very unique to Tucson. One of the biggest reasons that someone might stay here | ||
| Theme 4. Sustainability Conservation Water "over arching" topic | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Green jobs | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Foods Access | ||
| Resource use energy | ||
| Smarter planning>development | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| We have people in this region that can answer that (about solar) - local organizations, nonprofits, individuals. Groups here are heavily involved in education to help create local abundance. | ||
| Want to hear in unbiased way the technical components of possibilities and problems with solar energy. Want this discussion . Maybe it's beyond our capacity. Is it doable? | ||
| Movement towards becoming a base for solar. Seems like a no brainer | ||
| Theme 5. Weather and Climate | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Climate | ||
| Weather | ||
| Weather | ||
| The weather's OK, most of the time | ||
| Weather | ||
| Theme 6. Desert & Mountains | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| I like the mountains, the desert and the outdoor opportunities they offer | ||
| Desert mountains | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| This is good because focus on doing things in own neighborhood bands neighborhoods (response to previous statement) | ||
| Things are regional now instead of mountain top to mountain top | ||
| Fundamental shift after 2000 away from 9 month cycle, now it's back | ||
| People from U of A leave for summer | ||
| Family parks, recreation, ? Trails, bike lanes tie us together and unique to Tucson. Goes into desert, mountains "big small town", friendliness | ||
| Tourism/retiree? attracts ? people (snowbirds) (drawing of saguaro and mountains) | ||
| Quality of life issues: attract families because of hikes and parks | ||
| Leadership could lessen our opportunity to enjoy this | ||
| This is our personality that's bigger than us. | ||
| Such an asset | ||
Tuesday, December 07, 2010