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| Summary Number: 40 |
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| Improve the quality of the relationship between community and government. Reduce the influence of special interest groups. |
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| | "Community and government need to work together." |
| | "I have never been in a place where more uneducated people feel more entitled to their opinions. And our politicians listen to whomever is loudest, as opposed to listening to reason." |
| | "Being a native Tucsonan, I like being in touch with the community and being aware or have knowledge of what is happening. While there is a lot I would like to change, I know it takes time and all voices need to be considered." |
| | "Increase central Tucson density/disempower obstructive neighborhood associations." |
| | "All communities attract political extremes as a minority of its active leadership but Tucson has surrendered to community apathy that has left its leadership the matter of choice for its political minority voices. This has resulted in good old boy politics driven by a handful of insider businessmen who do not have the full community interests at heart." |
| | "The youth in Tucson should have opportunities to become involved in local and community issues and initiative so they can become more responsible and civically-minded citizens." |
| | "Neighborhood groups drive the agenda at City Hall and it�s bad for business which means bad for jobs and prosperity." |
| | "Everyone loves a good idea, but nobody wants that good idea in their backyard. We need to unify behind a vision for our community, and stop small special interest groups from blocking progress towards that vision." |
| | "Disconnect between local community and county/city representation." |
| | "Community involvement is lacking - officials make decisions in a vacuum." |
| | "This "old boy" network has got to change and go away. We are in a new age but you would not know that in Tucson/Pima County." |
| | "Change the knee-jerk reaction to demands of high profile residents." |
| | "Tucson is a great place to live and the special interests have smeared its image because they don't like those who we elect." |
| | "Unfortunately we do not have a 'culture of engagement' here in the wild west. If we are to expect to have strong leadership, we will need to get involved. It takes an engaged citizenship to elect and support strong leadership. Without strong leadership and an engaged citizenry, we will never accomplish our goals." |
