1. Do you feel there is a vibrant future for your and other Eastern Shore towns? What are the strongest forces influencing?
- Expansion of local businesses draw people in
- Larger size attract mores new people, has infrastructure and a vibrant future
- Planning efforts is one of the strongest forces influencing vibrant towns
- A growing awareness of growth control and getting the right people elected with a strong downtown are strong forces influencing the vibrant future of the Eastern Shore
- Strong downtowns are defined by no empty stores with diverse stores that cater with a range of affordability
- Vibrancy is not sprawl, it is what brings the community together
- Long term Sustainability
- Home ownership is a strong force on a vibrant future
- Connection to landscape
- people
- life style
- community events
- architecture
- scale
- water
- natural history
- Being Local
- artistic community
- friendliness
- historic buildings
- safety
- wildlife
- diversity
- recreational opportunities
- economic diversity
- isolation
- mom and pop stores
- resource based economy
- farming
- strong preservation ordinances
- regional vision
- Diversifying farms
- consistency in vision
- Educate outsiders on the principles of the community
- Building a New Economy
- focusing on assets and building on them
- more political weight
- people need to know how to get involved
- leadership with vision
- Engage the public
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