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Stephen Grant sgrant@jacksonfire.org Jackson's Comprehensive Plan 1/10/2010 5:25:30 PM
City exspansion/infrastructure my concern, as well as other city employees is the growth to infastucture ratio that has been outran for many years, and how can we keep good dedicated city employees on the payroll, when they can find the same job elsewhere for better money. Is our view just to say bye, and keep hiring young less experienced employees, or do we consider longevity as an item to be complimented and rewarded to maintain experience and the best customer service we can offer. We are becoming a stepping stone for those who need schooling and training, and then losing these individuals to other cities or businesses, its jumping from one department to another, its obvious to see. How do we retain the skill and expierence here at home so we all benefit? Submitted By: Stephen Grant

Angela Fields angelaflds@yahoo.com Jackson's Comprehensive Plan 4/14/2009 9:25:39 AM
As a person who was born and raised in Jackson, moved away and decided Jackson was the best place to raise my family, I am disappointed with Jackson's ability to grow. The population has boomed, but city services, recreation and shopping has declined. I feel that what Jackson really needs is to feel like a community again. We have a great park system if you want to play ball, but our swimming pool is very outdated, there is no community center, the services that are supplied are inadequate. We need to think about how to bring the small town feel back to a town that isn't so small. We need shopping centers, more restaurants, entertainment. When the city ignores it's residents, we go to Cape. We shop in Cape, we eat in Cape, we entertain ourselves in Cape and we sleep in Jackson. We have great bones, we need to build on what we have. We need to get our uptown stores going again, we have a train in the middle of town that struggles because the City provides nothing to promote it.

Linda Pietreface lindapietreface@yahoo.com Jackson's Comprehensive Plan 4/6/2009 9:49:29 PM
Water Lines I reside at 1687 Deerwood Dr. About a month ago, my husband came home to find the city digging up our front yard. He was told by the workers that the city was updating water lines, to improve pressure, and that a landscaper would come in after them and fix our yard. Well, this has yet to happen. Also, there is air in our lines or something, because when the water is run in our house, you can hear a loud squeekin noise. Also, our water pressure is worse than when you started! I would like to know exactly what this project is, what it entails, and if you are finished? If, in fact, you are finished, I am not happy with the results. I would also like to know when a landscaper is going to come and repair my front yard. I also think in the future, you should let residents know that such work will be done, as we were not informed that this would happen. We are taxpayers of this city, even for a school tax in which we have no children attending, and demand adequate service for taxe

Tim Goodman tgoodman@bhinv.com Jackson's Comprehensive Plan 2/18/2009 3:23:38 PM
E. Main / I-55 Commercial District My company owns in excess of 50 acres within 1500 feet of the I-55/E. Man interchange including two corners at proposed Old Orchard Road interchange and both corners west of I-55. I was unable to attend the meeting last week due to previous commitments. The design of E. Main with a center median makes th corridor very unfriendly to commercial development, City leaders continue to tell me that retail development and the related sales tax revenue is essential to the future of Jackson. There is no plan to extend utilities past the Old Orchard Road intersection other than a TIF district designation and all properties are not covered by the District which further complicates the development of parcels for sale. The recent introduction of the overlay district put more restrictions on development and a potential buyer has recently rejected development based on the severity of these restrictions. Their comment was "how can the City dictate that all utilities must be underground and there

David Murphy murphynascar@yahoo.com Jackson's Comprehensive Plan 1/5/2009 1:38:41 PM
Let downtown Jackson merchants fix their own area up. As a resident of Jackson, I agree change and progress are necessary. Downtown Jackson however is and always will be a poorly thought out area of crumbling buildings that have businesses that no one needs or frequents. To affix a bandaid in an attempt to somehow make it seem quaint is a total waste of tax dollars. Let the businesses there show some sort of attempt to salvage their area, It wo'nt happen so lets be realistic here. On the other hand, the Main Street west of I-55 area holds unlimited potential to do it right and do it right the first time. Lets concentrate on this area as the Jackson we can all be proud of, easy access to shoppers from other areas, user friendly roads, adequate parking, new businesses designed to withstand the test of time, creating jobs and tax revenues. It appears to be a no-brainer, move forward to create a new and BETTER Jackson, or wait for the bandaid to fall off in downtown Jackson when the poorly maintained businesses there ultimately crumble! I app