Q1 What is your relationship to Swansboro?swansboro-nc.org/vertical/sites/{C7A9863B-59C9-4406... ·...

69.47% 132

3.16% 6

22.11% 42

32.11% 61

4.21% 8

6.32% 12

20.53% 39

Q1 What is your relationship to Swansboro?Answered: 190 Skipped: 0

Total Respondents: 190

# Other (please specify) Date

1 Board Member of a Swansboro Non-Profit

2 Love Swansboro. Live in cape Carteret

3 I live and work just outside city limits but attend church, have family members who attend Swansboro schools, andpatronize downtown businesses.

4 I live in Hubert off Bear Creek Road. I do my shopping, entertainment and go to church in Swansboro.

5 Hubert Resident

6 close resident

7 Live in zip code

8 grew up in Swansboro, live in Stella

Full-timeresident

Part-timeresident

SwansboroRegistered...

Property Owner

Renter

Business Owner

Other (pleasespecify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Full-time resident

Part-time resident

Swansboro Registered Voter

Property Owner

Renter

Business Owner

Other (please specify)

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9 Live in Hubert, shop in Swansboro

10 Emerald Isle resident

11 Bogue

12 Cape Carteret resident

13 Hubert resident

14 work at 1st Baptist Church, live just outside

15 Hubert resident

16 Live in Stella

17 frequent visitor

18 Hubert

19 Hubert

20 visitor

21 Non for profit food trailer

22 Honorary resident

23 Just opened a store front in Emerald Isle (lives in Jacksonville thinking of moving here)

24 visitor

25 visitor

26 visitor

27 visits

28 shopping

29 visitor

30 Shop in Swansboro

31 Visit

32 Emerald Isle part-time

33 Live in Carteret County, but comes often

34 Did not answer

35 Not answered

36 Jacksonville resident

37 Local business owner

38 ETJ

39 Resident on Queen's Creek/1975 SHS Graduate

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6.78% 12

11.30% 20

20.90% 37

42.37% 75

18.64% 33

Q2 How many years have you been aproperty owner in Swansboro?

Answered: 177 Skipped: 13

Total 177

0-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11 or moreyears

Does not applyto me

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


0-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11 or more years

Does not apply to me

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1.06% 2

9.52% 18

17.99% 34

43.92% 83

21.69% 41

5.82% 11

Q3 What is your age?Answered: 189 Skipped: 1

Total 189

Under 18

18-34

35-49

50-64

65-74

75+

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Under 18

18-34

35-49

50-64

65-74

75+

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4.44% 2

6.67% 3

13.33% 6

8.89% 4

66.67% 30

Q4 If not a full-time resident, how much ofyour year is spent in Swansboro?


Total 45

Less than 2weeks

2-5 weeks

6-12 weeks

13-25 weeks

26 weeks+

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Less than 2 weeks

2-5 weeks

6-12 weeks

13-25 weeks

26 weeks+

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40.30% 27

59.70% 40

Q5 Do you anticipate becoming a full-timeresident of Swansboro in the future?


Total 67

# If no, why not? Date

1 Already a resident year round.

2 No, live in county do not want more taxes

3 Own property and live just outside city (Queens Creek area).

4 Already am fulltime.

5 I live right outside of Swansboro but am a downtown Swansboro business owner.

6 Already here

7 Already am

8 I'm a full time resident.

9 Live across the White Oak River already

10 have houses

11 Live near by

12 Taxes too hight, can't burn yardwaste

13 established resident in Hubert

14 Satisfied in Stella

15 Live nearby in Hubert

16 College

17 Live just outside of Swansboro

18 own home in Jacksonville

19 Is possible

Yes

No

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Yes

No

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20 Happy where i live now

21 Live in Stella

22 Home is in Newport

23 Like to visit don't want to move

24 EI property owner

25 Carteret County Resident

26 Own in Jacksonville, NC

27 Homes in Jacksonville and NTB

28 Hubert

29 Moving to Emerald Isle

30 Bad town govermental decisions on Wal Mart! They let a few over ride business! We are selling and moving toCarteret County!

31 Live outside city

32 ETJ

33 Business owner lives Queens Creek

34 husband in USCG

35 moving to WA

36 Town officials are against growth. No forward thinking ideas

37 Moratoriums hurt business owners

38 I'm on a fixed income and can't afford to drive to Jacksonville to shop

39 Live outside city limits/All my business is done in S'boro

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80.22% 146

1.65% 3

18.13% 33

Q6 Would you recommend purchasingproperty in Swansboro to family and

friends?Answered: 182 Skipped: 8

Total 182

# If no, why not? Date

1 Property tax too high, you can find county place within

2 Walmart will change traffic and tone of town

3 I do not like paying town and county taxes

4 Too much development. You are ruining this lovely town with the Walmart and allowing mr pierce to build such smallhomes in the hammocks extension.

5 But you have to make sure they realize the stipulations of ownership of a historic home.

6 It depends on whether it ends up being a town of Super Stores. Which would destroy it's character.

7 Not with the Walmart coming.

8 Expansion out of control

9 With a Walmart, it will look like any other town and no longer have its charm and uniqueness

10 development issues in the town that may make it unfriendly to families and private property owners.

11 Not sure with the Walmart problem now

12 Traffic safety issues and Walmart hurts towns

13 Swansboro does not seem to care about it's citizens.

14 Because the city is not growing in direction the residents would like it's becoming jacksonville north

15 Walmart will destroy the small town charm that attracted me to Swansboro.

16 Not if there's a Walmart

Yes

No

If no, why not?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Yes

No

If no, why not?

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17 The town is developing in such a way that they are losing the appeal for families. It is heading towards a tourist stopand not a family oriented town.

18 Taxes too high

19 Government

20 Live in Newport

21 Probably would

22 the town government is crooked and does not know how to control waste and putting our town into arrears when weshould be in the black! city does not care what the citizens want they do as they wish even when asking for input theydo waht they want no matter that the input says no !

23 Town board and eliest group of closed minded citizens! A mayor who has shady dealings!

24 town not progressive

25 If I would have bought a house outside the city I would pay less taxes

26 Too much growth. No walmart. Poor drainage

27 moved here for quaint quiet town w/o big box stores, taxes are too high for the area

28 Too much expansion

29 Government!

30 Town officials are against growth. No forward thinking ideas

31 They do not respect property owner's rights

32 no economic development/commercial development in accordance with residential development

33 Political/Government "tunnel vision" and exclusion of divergent views

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32.97% 60

24.18% 44

33.52% 61

36.26% 66

48.35% 88

Q7 What do you think should be the five keyareas of interest over the next 5 years in

Swansboro? (select at least 1 response andno more than 5 responses)


Infrastructure(waterways)

Taxes

GatewayEnhancement...

EconomicDevelopment

Parks andRecreation

ResidentialFocus

Fiscal andFinancial...

Police/FireServices

Part-timeResidents

Sidewalk/Multi-Modal Planning

Streets andDrainage

DisasterPlanning

Other (pleasespecify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Infrastructure (waterways)

Taxes

Gateway Enhancement (Improve Highway 24 Corridor)

Economic Development

Parks and Recreation

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27.47% 50

35.71% 65

37.36% 68

1.10% 2

50.00% 91

44.51% 81

19.23% 35

20.33% 37



1 clean up downtown sidewalks make Russell paint buildings

2 Promote natural areas, protect the environment

3 stronger UDO and more government transparency to ensure there isn't a repeat of the Walmart fiasco. For example,the UDO could require that citizens vote in a referendum on any major development projects.

4 bike friendly trails/roads

5 street lights

6 Road widening w/walking paths

7 Traffic control and safety

8 Parking

9 There must be a serious consideration of how to develop the commercial and residential areas without destroying thetown itself, which is what is happening now. suburban sprawl is dangerous

10 Safe dedicated bike paths

11 Halt to housing construction.

12 Traffic studies for correcting dangerous intersections. Making the area more pedestrian and bicycle friendly

13 Less home development and more small business not big box business

14 Overall safety, especially traffic, with the buildup of the area. Hammocks Beach, Queens Creek & Norris Road inparticular

15 Avoiding Walmart

16 parking

17 For low income residents (possibly a co-op)

18 Parking

19 Sidewalk (cut aways); Hammock Beach; Hem of His Garment -great;

20 Activities for family coming in and staying

21 All of them

22 Noted Police/Fire Services as important as growing community

23 Rain runoff and Bob Evans Restaurant

24 Off leash dog park

25 Schools

26 Flooding by my Martial Arts Academy, like it fixed

Residential Focus

Fiscal and Financial Planning

Police/Fire Services

Part-time Residents

Sidewalk/Multi-Modal Planning

Streets and Drainage

Disaster Planning

Other (please specify)

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27 I love walking but have babies and stroller! Would love to be able to walk all along Hwy 24 to the local stores,restaurants, etc but from Hammocks Beach area there are no sidewalks to do so. It would encourage being healthytoo!

28 Lower taxes

29 Swansboro Heritage Museum

30 Dog park

31 No more big box stores!

32 More local businesses

33 Facilities for youth to enjoy!!!!

34 Cycle paths

35 Sidewalk/Multi-modal x 5

36 Please! Please! Please use Social Media to inform citizens - Grapevine, FB - not just periodically but EVERY WEEK!

37 Bike lanes

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Q8 What are the three biggest things thatSwansboro could do to improve your

quality of life? (Rank your 1st, 2nd and 3rdchoices)


More Parks andRecreation

Reduce TrafficSpeeds

MorePost-Disaste...

ImproveCommunicatio...

MoreSidewalks/Bi...

Better ParkingDowntown

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49.02%25

23.53%12

27.45%14 51

38.10%8

38.10%8

23.81%5 21

1 2 3

CrimePrevention

MoreWaterfront...

PublicTransportation

Civic Events

More SeniorServices

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1 2 3 Total

More Parks and Recreation

Reduce Traffic Speeds

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7.69%1

30.77%4

61.54%8 13

36.59%15

36.59%15

26.83%11 41

58.16%57

28.57%28

13.27%13 98

33.33%24

38.89%28

27.78%20 72

20.69%6

44.83%13

34.48%10 29

23.26%10

39.53%17

37.21%16 43

16.67%3

61.11%11

22.22%4 18

15.63%5

25.00%8

59.38%19 32

11.76%4

29.41%10

58.82%20 34


1 The list above is already over done. Identify and improve/maintain what we have. Allow other business in thatsupports besides cars, car ports and fast food.

2 Lower taxes

3 Improve town aesthetics (plantings, flower beds at key locations, encourage better private property maintenance)

4 Stop building and reduce TRAFFIC

5 1) Ensuring a quiet community after 10 pm for residents. For example, in other communities with mixed-usedowntowns, businesses are required to take resonable sound-proofing measures. 3) Rather than courting short-termgains with businesses like Walmart and Taco Bell, support residential and business initiatives that increaseSwansboro's charm, which will increase tourism to the area (read: we'd rather become a Charleston than aJacksonville)

6 Overall, I think the town does well

7 Enforce speed limits!!!

8 Need better and safer traffic flow on 24 corridor, especially in area from Hammocks Beach Road to Queens Creekintersection

9 Controlled development

10 Hwy 24 is so random and now Walmart....it's a shame it doesn't reflect downtown Swb

11 Crime prevention and more waterfront access

12 shopping opportunities and business development

13 All chosen

14 Civic events and more senior services

15 better parking downtown most important

16 All important

17 Added civic events and more senior services

18 Parking/handicap

19 Add more senior services

20 Public transportation and More senior services

More Post-Disaster Planning

Improve Communication with the Town's Leadership

More Sidewalks/Bike Paths/Transportation Planning/Improvements

Better Parking Downtown

Crime Prevention

More Waterfront Access

Public Transportation

Civic Events

More Senior Services

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21 off leash dog park

22 Economic Development Proactive


24 multiple to improve quality of life

25 would love to see a public pool

26 No more big box store!

27 Museum/Culture, the museum sounds terrific

28 more senior services and waterfront access

29 Economic Development #3

30 Equal emphasis on all residential areas #1

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Q9 What is important to you in Swansboro?(Rank your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices)


Tourism andVacation...

Downtownand/or Histo...

DedicatedPublic...

NaturalEnvironment

Volunteerism

Safety

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1 2 3

CivicEngagement

Support ofMilitary

Community Pride

GovernmentalResponsiveness

ResidentialCommunity

Affordability

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1 2 3 Total

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28.57%10

37.14%13

34.29%12 35

46.58%34

28.77%21

24.66%18 73

41.86%18

34.88%15

23.26%10 43

34.88%15

37.21%16

27.91%12 43

0.00%0

16.67%1

83.33%5 6

43.08%28

41.54%27

15.38%10 65

26.67%4

33.33%5

40.00%6 15

36.00%9

40.00%10

24.00%6 25

28.00%14

38.00%19

34.00%17 50

35.29%6

11.76%2

52.94%9 17

30.00%12

17.50%7

52.50%21 40

18.92%7

32.43%12

48.65%18 37


1 Eliminate all the fees, remove 'temp' storage on business that are not such and clean up appearance, stop buildingsidewalks to no where and there is more than downtown waterfront and historic area to Swansboro. Refocus!

2 it is important that our Commissioners attend and participate in events!!!

3 others important safety, community pride, residential community

4 Should plan first, then work plan, No reactive Town Management

5 All chosen

6 a lot of these important

7 Parking

8 All important

9 Applied all except Tourism

10 parking; area happenings - type of concert

11 Add Residential Community and Affordability

12 Affordability

13 Environment means "friendly"


15 Economic Development Services for Local Citizens

16 Drainage


18 multiple important

19 All important

Tourism and Vacation Destination

Downtown and/or Historic District

Dedicated Public Officials and Professional Staff

Natural Environment

Volunteerism

Safety

Civic Engagement

Support of Military

Community Pride

Governmental Responsiveness

Residential Community

Affordability

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20 #3 maintaining Swansboro as a small town (or returning to it)

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Q10 What amenities/activities do you mostfrequently? (Select all that apply)


Beachaccess/going...

Downtown/Historic District

The GrapevineNewsletter

Walking,Running

Boating

NC Aquarium

Town-ownedParks

Biking

Town Website

Eateries

CommunityActivities

Fishing

Nature/BirdWatching

River/ICWAccess

HOA Parks andMarinas

Library

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


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59.39% 98

72.73% 120

7.88% 13

44.85% 74

34.55% 57

29.09% 48

37.58% 62

23.64% 39

21.82% 36

76.36% 126

47.88% 79

26.67% 44

18.18% 30

33.33% 55

5.45% 9

35.76% 59


# Other (please specify) and List Town-Owned Parks Used Date

1 Off Main St. Ext.

2 Hammocks Beach State Park

3 Town-owned Parks: Pirate Park, Ward Shore, park with Rec Center

4 Recreation Center

5 Nature trail and rec center. Hammocks Beach State Park

6 Swansboro festivals and music events

7 Swb Soccer Conplex

8 Pirates Den

9 Library needs new CPU's

10 Concerts

11 Ward's Shore

12 Playgrounds

13 Pineland Park

14 Municipal Park

15 All Town Parks

16 Rec. Center

17 Recreation Way, Grapevine important!

Beach access/going to the beach

Downtown/Historic District

The Grapevine Newsletter

Walking, Running

Boating

NC Aquarium

Town-owned Parks

Biking

Town Website

Eateries

Community Activities

Fishing

Nature/Bird Watching

River/ICW Access

HOA Parks and Marinas

Library

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Q11 What amenities/activities do you wishwere available to you that currently are not?


# Responses Date

1 sidewalks, biking/walking/running trails

2 bike/walk park and trails

3 public transportation

4 Sidewalks on Mt. Pleasant and Main St. Extension

5 More senior center activities - Richlands much too far!

6 Boat launch Theater Walmart

7 A bike path off the road that connected downtown to Hammocks Beach State Park. Please reference Greenville SouthCarolina, for how important a downtown with walking and neighborhoods could be interconnected more easily.

8 Bike Path to Hammocks Beach from downtown Library Branch within walking distance of downtown

9 1) Connect Ward Farm to downtown (with at least a nice walking path). From the looks of it, this developer is focusingon quality over quantity in terms of housing, so anything we can do to try to encourage that mindset would be great.Connecting those two zones would also enlarge the feeling of downtown. 2) More attractive shopping centers (similarin style to downtown) to house more locally-owned businesses and boost tourism. Our UDO should enact stricterbuilding codes for businesses in terms of aesthetics. 3) Better restaurants. Whenever I visit towns like Charleston andeven Fayetteville, I am amazed at the quality of food available for comparable cost (e.g.,http://www.blackmagicfb.com/ and http://www.dinewithsal.com/mustard). Swansboro really has not tapped into thispotential avenue of tourist revenue. Perhaps the town could contact great eateries like those above and see if theirowners are interested in expanding to Swansboro?

10 The Parks and Recreation programs for kids are extremely limited. I think that money spent on that department toincrease those programs would be great.

11 Specialty stores like Trader Joes.

12 farmer's / vegetable market

13 Splash park or community pool

14 Sidewalks on Hwy. 24 that extend all the way to the library

15 More safe walking areas and well lit streets!

16 Public boat access

17 Outback Steakhouse on HWY 24.

18 Better Shopping choices... Brand name dept. stores! More access to putting in boats into waterways

19 DOCK TRAFFIC ALONG WATERFRONT. Look at other waterfront communties that have day AND night traffic.Downtown businesses need to stay open later for tourism traffic in evening.

20 Activities for seniors with transportation provided. Elderly parent would benefit from this service.

21 More medical facilites, doctors closer than jacksonville or Morehead.

22 A dog park located at the municipal park.

23 I wish the town had purchased the land for a park that the future Walmart will be built on.

24 none

25 Free activities for seniors

26 Dog park

27 tailored men's clothing stores.

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28 I'd love to see more sidewalks! If we ever wanted to add more to our charming town, a drive in movie theater would beneat, a community pool would be nice as well.

29 Love this area. Maybe small theater for plays etc.

30 More sidewalks on 24.

31 Bike paths

32 Outdoor concerts/events

33 Bike paths and/or sidewalks all the way down Hwy. 24. Either a Bojangles, Chick Fil-a, or Smithfield's.

34 More places to launch kayaks into the river. Bike paths along roads, especially hwy 24- too dangerous to ride my bikeanywhere outside of the downtown Swansboro area.

35 More bike/pedestrian paths, especially to Hammocks Beach State park!

36 Large Pool..improve tennis courts

37 After the fire and police departments are sufficiently staffed and sidewalks are in place, a public, pay-to-use swimmingpool

38 Local college access, theater.

39 Bike paths (the sad excuses for "bike lanes" on roads do NOT count), and sidewalks. I could and would happily livewithout a vehicle in Swansboro if there were adequate means of getting around without fearing for my life.

40 Dog Park

41 Community indoor basketball court

42 A community pool/park Outdoor movies during the summer - maybe an amphitheater that could also be used formusic Dog Park

43 Sidewalks and greenways.

44 Parks and Rec has done a PHENOMENAL job supporting the community. The summer camp and after schoolprograms are very appreciated. Any further programs are an added bonus. The more we can do downtown, thebetter, but there's already a lot. Focus on Hwy 24!!!!

45 Water park and Walmart

46 shopping opportunities Walmart, Petsmart, Home Depot

47 public transportation

48 more things for teenagers

49 something for kids

50 skating rink - parks

51 A frisbee golf course would be cool

52 Sidewalks all the way down Hwy 24 on both sides

53 A Performing Arts Center to go to the ballet, concerts, musicals, etc.

54 swimming pool,sidewalks from downtown to the library on both sides of hiway! boys and girls club ! a wal martstore!!!!!!


56 Indoor Pool big shoping area

57 More waterfront access

58 Don't know

59 More sidewalks/bikepaths

60 Senior activities


62 primitive campsite and primitive hike trails

63 Dog park

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64 Senior activities

65 More eateries - affordable

66 More local businesses

67 Access to the beach

68 More public boat ramps

69 Museum

70 Get a Kayak Fishing Guide to work out of the Downtown Waterfront

71 Walmart

72 Bicycle paths

73 Senior assisted living facility

74 Biking and walking trails

75 dog park, water park, shopping, economic development

76 Peace, quiet and open government

77 Bike paths

78 Sidewalks along Old Hammocks, Bike Trails

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Q12 Comments:Answered: 46 Skipped: 144

# Responses Date

1 The creation of a town manager was very unnecessary and cost a lot in money and trust as was the arbitrary changingof the mayoral term w/o a vote of the people. The debits of the budget should be published in the paper and postedonline with quarter updates. The purchase of the catholic church in an already crowded area makes no municipalsense. Sell and move out into greater Swansboro. Too much focus on water access., historics and non-tax bikes onhighways. Much of this has resulted in massive congestion and traffic reports. This is not why we moved here.

2 Roads are too narrow in most places, not enough public parking near old town

3 Roads are too narrow, safety while riding/running

4 I am deeply disappointed with the discussion of a boat ramp at Hammocks Beach State Park. Knowing a bit about thehistory of that area and what makes it so special, I feel that Dr. Sharpe, John Hurst and Gertrude Hurst would be upsetwith the destruction of the natural environment necessary to build a parking lot and to dredge to make Queen's Creekaccessible to motor boats. If the Town wants to see economic development of the area, the natural beauty of those289 acres could be much more of a tourist draw with careful planning than building a boat launch so that real estateagents can just have another selling point.

5 Last recommendation: Better communication between government and townspeople. For example, this survey was notwidely publicized. We need an improved digital newsletter and meeting agendas. Frequently what is provided on theagendas is jargon that makes it impossible to figure out how each item might affect a regular resident. Or, a seeminglysmall agenda item will lead into important decisions being made on larger issues (zoning, UDO, etc.) before residentseven know what happened. The bottom line is that people should be able to access an agenda and get a good enoughsense of the issues being discussed, and how those issues impact them, so that they can contact their commissionersbefore the meeting, or in lieu of attending the meeting, and express their wishes as to how the commissioner shouldvote.

6 Swansboro's needs to keep its charm to attract tourists, and that means that big box stores and chains need to bemore carefully controlled. No one comes to Swansboro to eat at a McDonald's so we need to protect our locally ownedbusinesses. I think that chain stores have their place in our community but they need to follow building codes thatmake them more appealing, and they cannot simply crowd 24 until nothing else is left.

7 Town government needs to listen to its residents, not special interest groups. It also needs to balance growth whileprotecting and maintaining its heritage.

8 Like the leadership and communications of Scott Chase

9 Better sound system in Town Hall. Awareness of vacant property and plans for development. Clean up of vacantproperty. Brittany Shipp and Scott Chase are doing a great job for Swansboro.

10 We love Swansboro and support positive Commissioners That work to make our town an even better place. Becauseof my membership in SADF and SAYDF I can't become even more active in town activities, etc!!!

11 Promoting responsible growth is important but traffic/highway infrastructure must be addressed before futuredevelopment.

12 As a past resident and a current property owner in Swansboro, I enjoy the local downtown atmosphere. I plan onmoving back to Swansboro in the next 2-3 years. I believe that improvements can be made on the waterfront nearHighway 24 bridges.

13 It would be sad to see corbett turn into a "western blvd".

14 If development continues unabated, some people will gain financially and others will lose a slice of Heaven.

15 This town will not survive an expansion that does not seriously invest in more "urban" or downtown spaces. A townlike Swansboro will fall apart and become just another speed bump on the highway if it does not address seriously thenature of what it means to be a town and how that can not be achieved with large box stores, widespread spec homecommunities and the occasional park.

16 There's really not much I don't like about Swansborough since I've lived here for 30 years it's just a wonderful place inthe waterways beautiful with the dolphins every day we watch them!

17 Needs to be more focus on improving look of NC 24 at west end of town.

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18 I am interested in Walmart coming to Swansboro. I believe the proposed location is terrible, and that it would hurtsmall local businesses.

19 Parking and trafffic patterns in old town are horrible. With a planned traffic pattern employing one way streets, youwould solve two problems. 1) parking could be allowed on both sides of the street without having to play chicken withon coming traffic. 2) traffic flow through the town would flow much more smoothly making it more "visitor friendly".

20 No Walmart.

21 I have rented a small upstairs unit in downtown Swansboro for over 2 1/2 years. I know how important tourism is formy local businesses in my area. I also know traffic is an issue in my area. Has there every been a traffic study onmaking this downtown area a one way traffic pattern? Many time cars come head to head on Front St and then one carhas to back up down the street to make way for oncoming traffic.

22 Not enough sidewalks or pedestrian and bicycle friendly routes throughout city limits. Hwy 24 as well as HammocksRds are scary for someone walking or especially biking.

23 Swansboro is making great strides in communication, reworking the ordinances, etc since the new commissioners,town manager, town planner, and planning board members have come together. Communication is #1 on my listbecause there is a segment of the population who are determined to spread rumor against anyone and anything theydisagree with. If you put the facts in writing, sooner rather than as a response it will go a long way. We need to do abetter job and not rely on the Tidelands because once a week may not be enough, especially when somethingimportant happens at a meeting and it isn't reported on until the following week. Look at how Emerald Islecommunicates. Thank you for what you do and keep Swansboro safe, healthy, and vibrant.

24 This town needs to pull its head out of its ass. The community feeling this town had, the family oriented appeal, thequiet peaceful safe lifestyle is quickly diminishing. Even in the last 4 years. We are NOT a beachside community. Stoptrying to increase tourism. If you want to preserve the history of this town then do so. But bringing in more tourism. IsNoT going to do that. If you would like to see a town that started small and is now one of the nicest places to visit thenlook at Rochester, Mi. And follow their model. Keep the neighborhoods separated from the businesses. Give thepeople access to the town by sidewalk.

25 More economic development!! in outlying areas. Preserve downtown and Historic District

26 Need handicap parking during festivals close to downtown

27 Love Swansboro!

28 Love living here!

29 Very friendly town, very beautiful

30 Love Swansboro

31 A pleasant small town

32 Would love to see more youth invited and active in town planning

33 Swansboro is a great place to live, but certain town leaders need to understand the importance of the free market andrespecting property owner's rights. Moratoriums bring lawsuits. Answered Yes to question 8, however "understand avocal minority in town doesn't think property owners have rights"

34 Leaving here to a county that has a good track record! You need to get tid of the mayor!

35 Keep on working hard like you do - Thanks!

36 I do love Swansboro!

37 Parking for events/festivals especially for elderly

38 Keep up the good work!

39 Water draining in Deer Run still an issue. Dug out ditches/seeded and straw rolled into ditch. Water still standing

40 Very disappointed that Walmart is being put where it's going

41 Love living here

42 Music downtown is a fantastic way to spend a Sunday night.

43 Swansboro is a Wonderful "Friendly City by the Sea"! We need to work to stay positive with growth!

44 Its a great town!!!

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45 The town will not and cannot flourish when run by a small group with its own agenda. Swansboro must put the bestinterests of ALL its citizens first. Fewer grants and tax-money spent to benefit a few individuals or small groups.

46 As a long time resident living just beyond city limits, the primary concern is ease of access to downtown facilities tosupport businesses and community activities - i.e. Pug's gazebo events

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