There are a lot of features that are attractive, such as the school district and rural, small town atmosphere. We want to incorporate these features into new development.
We're here to see if budgets add up. After Hurricane Katrina, construction costs have gone up.
I felt a voice saying, 'Hey, I was hungry and you fed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,' ... And he probably said, 'I need a house, too.'
There is a greater level of detail (in the new plan). There is also a section centered on implementation strategy.
Our first priority will be forming a plan for the south central neighborhood conservation and commercial revitalization plan. We are hoping to start with this plan by 2006.
Some have been put in contact with local church groups from contacts back home, some have family members in Arizona; it runs the gamut.
We understand trends change and so can changes to development.
We called it the 'prouds' and 'sorrys'. The meetings were held to get the public's thoughts about township development. We asked them what they thought about the present development and what they would want in future development.
BR-27 is the spine. There is small lot older commercial development on south end, to freeway interchange commercial services at I-69 and then scattered commercial establishments north at Herbison Road.
Even though housing prices have grown significantly, the wages in many cases have remained relatively stable.
Even though it's starting to slow down, it's still at a point where a lot folks are having a difficult time buying a house.
Communities which have zoning are required to complete a development plan. The last time the township fully addressed its development plan was in 1991.
They've focused on the work; the teachers took ownership of the challenge and are meeting it, ... I'm just so blessed with this faculty and staff.
They've been through some pretty traumatic experiences back home. Tucson is probably a community that most of them are pretty unfamiliar with.
It was such a small budget for such a large endeavor. We didn't want to set them up for failure.
It is the people who own businesses here and live here that helped develop our vision statement.