Conrad Community Input
Economic Development (private business)
- More grocery stores and gas stations
- More food places
- More stores, competition
Employment
- Provide better conditions for teachers
- Better training for public servants
- More jobs so more people can live here comfortably
Energy
- Energy and more windmills
- Better energy—have been noticing power glitches
Environment
- Clean environmental area
Education
- Educational funding in science and art programs
- More class options, experienced teachers, college credits
Health
- Have more local medical care
- More affordable dentist
- Better medical care
- Shorter travel distance to emergency health care
- More medical supplies so we can have more accessible medical service
Housing
- Create more low-income housing
- More affordable housing
- Don’t raise rents due to oil rigs
- We need better housing
- Renovate old, decrepit, and decomposing houses
- Housing isn’t working because it is getting expensive and there isn’t a lot of options either; find a way to build a well affordable building house
Recreation & Parks
- Dog park; community activities; need more social activities, increase programs
- More recreational opportunities for children and families, particularly after school
- Some form of youth and family entertainment other than just the theater and museum
- New buildings and new activity centers to improve look of town
Transportation
- Improve street conditions
- Improve snow removal so driveways aren’t plowed in
Other Ideas
- Another Head Start program
- More local healthy food choices
- More healthy restaurants
- More youth involvement in community
- Less bars; more social events for students; stricter law enforcement
- Increase community involvement/interaction
- More local activities for adults and children, such as pool, basketball court, weight/exercise room
- More support for food pantry during holiday season
- Repair broken sidewalks
- Improve infrastructure—our buildings are old and don’t look good
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