1. Rt 8 (Not suited to more development, too fast, unsafe)
2. Need Speed Checks in School Zones (25 mph); not done on Rt 8--Camp Carysbrook (40 mph)
3. Lack of affordable housing for young people
4. Gov. Gilmore
5. USA--low flights/ Jets
6. No enforcement of zoning laws
7. No Riner Local Rescue Squad
8. Lack of rules on car lots and salvage yards
9. Stronger zoning ordinance, even for pre-existing uses.
10. Tired of being governed by Blacksburg’s wants/desires
11. Not being heard by Government (particularly local gov.)
12. Mont. Co.’s increased involvement in the Commerce Park
13. Roads--lack of maintenance; traffic; lack of funding; secondary road upgrade
14. Unattractive Gateways to Community (County)
15. Lack of recognition; Positive Image
16. Lack of governmental cooperation (B & C’burg, MC, Rad)
17. Lack of cultural/social life for those over 40
18. Growth--too rapid, not taking into account impact on infrastructure
19. Septic tank/ well requirements with new developments; lack of public water/sewer...no tie between growth and the provision of utilities/services...too many septic tanks.
20. Lousy secondary roads
21. Inconsistency between comp plan and zoning...lack of consistent planning
22. Neglected rural roads, lack of maintenance (from mowing to major work); trees left untrimmed.
23. Services not proportional to tax rate; farther away from population areas...less services; rural tax payers don’t get what they pay for.
24. Lack of equitable distribution of county resources
25. Potholes
26. Lack of progressive leadership (schools, government, etc.)
27. Lack of accurate and complete information ...public not kept informend about rezonings and SUP from Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

Issues

Government Services/Planning

1. Provision of services to new developments. Different rates depending on use (Industry v. Residential).
2. NIMBYism (Everybody wants it, not next door)..prison, sawmill, waste management sites, concrete plants
3. Communication.
4. Government Outreach
5. Developers driving planning and landuse (should be other way around)
6. Encourage public input
7. Need for better planning: re: placement of new developments in rural areas; lot size.
8. Need for more regional view in planning

Solutions

Government Services/Planning

1. Balance cost of services...ability to pay.
2. Incentives for some industry; fees for others.
3. Improve citizens’ understanding of the issues.
4. Improve citizen education programs
5. Improve listening ability of gov. officials
6. Improve citizen participation
7. Improve public information--newspapers.
8. Government needs to keep promises to residents

  Rural vs. Farming/ Open Space

1. Conflict between new rural residents and farms
2. Demise of family farms
3. Onslaught of new residents
4. Open Space
5. Groundwater supply/ Quality
6. Farm land preservation
7. Need for more open space (both public and private---re: parks)
8. Preservation of Green Space, Open Space, and View Sheds

  Rural vs. Farming / Open Space

1. Incentives for open space preservation
2. Maintenance of tree cover throught the provision of public utilities (will remove fewer trees to run sewer line than to place all the new septic systems)
3. Provision of economic incentives for open space preservation (purchase of development rights)
4. Conservation Easements
5. TDRs
6. Improve public’s knowledge and education on issues.
7. Assessment of groundwater quality
8. Assessment of stormwater runoff
9. Make zoning laws/landuse compatible with Ag/For Districts (Not compatible currently)
10. Encourage Cluster Development

Development

1. Impact on existing uses; cost of the provision of services
2. Development w/o public utilities
3. Leapfrog developments
4. Sporatic Development
5. For focused development of infrastructure, tie development to infrasturcture (developers to carry cost of expanding w&s for developments)
6. Development Costs & Access to Utilities

Development

1. Impact Fees for Development
2. School impact fees
3. Limit development in Riner area and other areas w/out public utilities; require provision of public utilities to new developments.
4. Impact Fees
5. Cash Proffers

1. Diversity of the workforce
2. Socio-economics
3. Finding balance between economic development and planning
4. Spot industrial zoning
5. ? Who pays for stores to move from one stripmall to the next? Problem of Planned Obsolecense and abandoned stripmalls.
6. Impact of economic development on development costs and costs of infrastructure (who carries cost?)

1. Recruit industries that meet needs of people in community
2. Limit retail and commercial areas; Encourage clustere development of retail/commercial areas.
3. Evaluate Roads to determine whether they will, in fact, adequately meet needs.
4. Provide assistance to existing and compatible businesses.
5. Impact Fees
6. Cash Proffers

1. Commerce drives traffic (C-Bburg)

1. Lack of Low/Moderate Housing
2. Lack of decent housing
3. Too much reliance on mfg. housing