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Health & Safety: Strategies & Solutions (n=41)

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Participant No. Participant Comment
Fire & Rescue (n=10)
00027 Build a new fire station (in the industrial park) Elliston
00030 Build a new fire station (in the industrial park) Elliston
00045 New fire station in Industrial park
00054 Paid fire and police personnel
00055 Paid firemen
00056 Pay firemen, pay police better - make the job or attractive to get
00057 I think that having paid Fire and Rescuse Personnel is very important. I see no reason that money can't be allocted for these services
00370 Increased funding and training for emergency programs
00527 Fire & rescue services; latest equipment, educating or more involvement with community
00535 Fire, rescue - bonds, grants, etc
Law Enforcement (n=18)
00050 Post more speed limits and enforce them
00126 Low crime rate - this seems to be in effect.
00175 Increase monitary support for community Policing
00177 Court diversion programs for Juveniles & Family disputes
00198 Enforce traffic laws more rigidly
00296 Enforce dog leash laws
00329 More financial support for schools, police
00444 Increase police protection in rural areas
00505 Maintain/increase law enforcement in the county
00527 Police/Sheriff services
00531 use roundabouts instead of traffic lights (congestion)
00589 Better fire & police facilities
00614 More ordinances regarding gatherings
00614 Places for party/game related events
00614 More uniform and plainclothes police at special events
00665 Positive law enforcement against litter & dangerous driving
00773 Making homes more available according to police.
00733 Enforce traffic laws in towns so families with children don’t feel they need to move to country for safety
Health Care (n=8)
00077 Home health services
00110 Expand medical services in specialists - dermo, ENT, ortho
00440 Since it is becoming a retirement community, a new medical center
00444 Improve county hospital
00487 Expand Montgomery Regional hospital
00488 Adequately fund the health department to assist residents and monitor
00493 Needs of the elderly
00535 Health Dept. - use taxes to fund opening or pay Dr. to work in own office
House Numbers (n=5)
00048
Use existing organizations in a countywide effort to place address numbers visable for fire & rescue & police
00050
Do more police patrolling in county if possible
00051
911 Emergency Signs/prot Ruritan Club
00052
Visible house numbers
00053
House numbers for enabling rescue, police & sheriffs dept.

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